Director of Payroll & AI-Driven Process Transformation

Addison Group; Chevy Chase (MD); Hybrid; USD 170,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

401(k)

Job summary

Addison Group is seeking a Director of Business Process Transformation to modernize critical operations across Finance and Human Resources, starting with payroll and expanding to Workday-driven redesigns, automation, and practical AI applications.

This hands-on leader will own end-to-end transformation, maintain uninterrupted payroll, ensure control and compliance, and scale the methodology across expenses, procurement, accounts payable, onboarding, benefits, and compensation.

Qualifications

• Must have led end-to-end business process transformations.
• Owns and redesigns critical operational functions without disrupting operations.
• Hands-on experience using AI, automation, or AI agents in Finance, HR, or payroll workflows.
• Deep Workday experience: workflows, configurations, integrations, and data.

Responsibilities

• Lead the payroll team and maintain accurate, timely, and compliant payroll processing.
• Ensure strong payroll controls, tax compliance, audit readiness, and operational continuity throughout the transformation.
• Evaluate how payroll currently operates, including undocumented processes, spreadsheets, workarounds, manual interventions, and system limitations.
• Design and implement a future-state payroll operating model.
• Determine which activities should be completed through Workday, automation, AI agents, or employee judgment.
• Identify practical opportunities to use AI for reconciliations, exception management, routine employee inquiries, and other repeatable operational activities.

Skills

Leadership

Transformation

Payroll leadership

Operational ownership

End-to-end projects

Tools

Workday

Automation

AI in payroll

Job description

Addison Group is seeking a Director of Business Process Transformation to modernize critical operations across Finance and Human Resources, starting with payroll and expanding to Workday-driven redesigns, automation, and practical AI applications.

This hands-on leader will own end-to-end transformation, maintain uninterrupted payroll, ensure control and compliance, and scale the methodology across expenses, procurement, accounts payable, onboarding, benefits, and compensation.