Workday Payroll Consultant

Kainos; Newry; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology consultancy in Northern Ireland is seeking a Workday Payroll Consultant to implement enterprise-scale Workday solutions. The role requires strong expertise in Workday Payroll, excellent customer focus, and the ability to guide junior consultants. You will work closely with clients, ensuring solutions meet their needs while supporting broader technical and consulting services. This position also emphasizes a strong commitment to diversity and inclusion within the team.

Qualifications

• Strong understanding of Workday Payroll and other specialist capabilities.
• Excellent customer focus and relationship management.
• Strong communication skills for remote working environments.

Responsibilities

• Implement and configure Workday solutions for global customers.
• Lead project workstream and support junior team members.
• Provide excellent customer guidance and support.

Skills

Understanding of Workday Payroll

Excellent customer focus

Strong communication skills

Commercial awareness

Consulting skills

Education

Workday HCM, Financials or Payroll Certification

Job description

Join Kainos and Shape the Future

At Kainos, we’re problem solvers, innovators, and collaborators - driven by a shared mission to create real impact. Whether we’re transforming digital services for millions, delivering cutting-edge Workday solutions, or pushing the boundaries of technology, we do it together.

We believe in a people-first culture, where your ideas are valued, your growth is supported, and your contributions truly make a difference. Here, you’ll be part of a diverse, ambitious team that celebrates creativity and collaboration.

Ready to make your mark? Join us and be part of something bigger.

MAIN PURPOSE OF THE ROLE & RESPONSIBILITIES IN THE BUSINESS:

As a Workday Payroll Consultant in Kainos, you’ll work in a team to implement and configure enterprise‑scale Workday solutions for our global customer base, typically leading a project workstream. You will build relationships with our customers, shaping and delivering solutions that are aligned to customer needs, fit for purpose and commercially viable. You’ll provide excellent guidance to customers, understanding their business and requirements.

You’ll support more junior members of the team and share your knowledge with them.

What we are looking for:

• Strong understanding of Workday Payroll as well as any other specialist Capability
• Excellent customer focus, able to assess customer needs, build relationships and manage customer expectations. You will know when to push back, when to escal…
• Strong communicator, able to communicate with customers and colleagues with impact, credibility and empathy, including in a remote working situation. Sound ability to formally present to senior Client audiences
• Strong commercial awareness and full understanding of project and business dynamics
• Broad business and technology understanding and a good awareness of industry trends in either Human Resource management, Financials or Enterprise Resource Planning or Payroll
• Ability to work to tight deadlines and make sensible decisions under pressure taking a balanced view of Customer demands and Kainos commercials
• Ability to widen and maintain a network of external contacts
• Strong consulting skills e.g. presenting, leading workshops, demonstrating and explaining complex functionality or solutions to customers
• Able to lead a functional workstream on a prime implementation throughout the full project lifecycle
• Able to become an acknowledged subject matter expert e.g. Workday Product Lead
• Willing and able to act as a role model within the capability and mentor and/or line manage more junior consultants
• Willing and able to support the sales process including the production of estimates for the delivery of work packages
• Able to implement improvements in tools and/or processes to help the practice
• Commercial understanding of utilisation within a services organisation and the importance of these targets
• Able to rotate through various Workday delivery services, specifically Consulting and Application Management Services
• Able, if required, to travel to customer sites in the same region (minimal out of region travel may also be required)

Nice to have:

• Workday HCM, Financials or Payroll Certification
• Workday Irish Payroll Experience

Embracing our differences

At Kainos, we believe in the power of diversity, equity and inclusion. We are committed to building a team that is as diverse as the world we live in, where everyone is valued, respected, and given an equal chance to thrive. We actively seek out talented people from all backgrounds, regardless of age, race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, religion, disability, or any other characteristic that makes them who they are. We also believe every candidate deserves a level playing field.

Our friendly talent acquisition team is here to support you every step of the way, so if you require any accommodations or adjustments, we encourage you to reach out.

We understand that everyone's journey is different, and by having a private conversation we can ensure that our recruitment process is tailored to your needs.