Global HRIS & Workday Payroll Lead - Transformation

World Kinect Corporation; Miami (FL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

World Kinect Corporation is seeking an HRIS Payroll Lead with deep expertise in Workday Payroll to drive the evolution of our global payroll technology ecosystem. This role will own the global Workday Payroll landscape, lead enterprise-wide initiatives, and collaborate across HR, Finance, IT, and executive stakeholders to transform payroll processes.

The ideal candidate will support US, UK, and international payroll operations, partner with vendors, and mentor a team while focusing on data

Qualifications

• 5+ years of hands-on Workday Payroll experience.
• Experience supporting payroll in multinational environments.
• Strong consultative, problem-solving, and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary subject matter expert for Workday Payroll and related payroll technologies.
• Lead payroll configuration, enhancements, integrations, testing, and release management activities.
• Partner with HR, Finance, IT, and external vendors to design scalable solutions and improve payroll processes.
• Support payroll operations across the US and UK while enabling integrations with global third-party payroll providers.
• Lead requirements gathering, solution design, backlog prioritization, and Agile delivery activities.
• Ensure data integrity, compliance, security, reporting accuracy, and system performance.
• Mentor team members and provide technical leadership for complex projects and enterprise initiatives.
• Influence the future roadmap of HR and payroll technology at World Kinect.

Skills

Workday Payroll

Payroll integrations

Business process configuration

Security administration

Reporting & analytics

Testing & release management

Vendor management

Job description

World Kinect Corporation is seeking an HRIS Payroll Lead with deep expertise in Workday Payroll to drive the evolution of our global payroll technology ecosystem. This role will own the global Workday Payroll landscape, lead enterprise-wide initiatives, and collaborate across HR, Finance, IT, and executive stakeholders to transform payroll processes.

The ideal candidate will support US, UK, and international payroll operations, partner with vendors, and mentor a team while focusing on data