Global Workday HCM & Payroll Lead

Carta Healthcare; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 153,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Carta is seeking a Workday Payroll/HCM Manager to shape how 2,000 employees experience Workday globally, ensuring pay is accurate, compliant, and delivered seamlessly. You’ll own the Payroll module configuration and build scalable integrations with Core HCM, Time Tracking, Absence, and Benefits.

You’ll partner with the People team and HRIS, lead testing and releases, and ensure governance and documentation are maintained as the system scales across US, EMEA, and LATAM.

Qualifications

• 6-8+ years of hands-on Workday Payroll configuration experience.
• Strong background in Core HCM, including organizations, staffing, and business process configuration.
• Solid understanding of payroll fundamentals: earnings, deductions, tax setup, and pay calculation.
• Experience partnering with cross-functional stakeholders, especially the People/HR team, to translate business needs into system configuration.

Responsibilities

• Own Payroll Configuration: lead the configuration, maintenance, and troubleshooting of the Workday Payroll module, ensuring accurate and compliant calculations, earnings, deductions, and pay results every pay cycle
• Build Scalable Integration: design payroll configuration that integrates cleanly and scalably with Core HCM, Time Tracking, Absence, Compensation, and Benefits, partnering with HRIS and Integrations teams as needed
• Own the Stakeholder Relationship: serve as the primary liaison between Payroll and People teams, owning the payroll stakeholder relationship and translating business needs into Workday configuration
• Anchor in Core HCM: maintain a strong working knowledge of Core HCM — organizations, staffing, and staffing — to ensure Payroll decisions align with the broader HCM foundation
• Drive Testing & Releases: lead payroll-impact analysis, regression testing, and validation for Workday releases and configuration changes before they reach production
• Troubleshoot & Resolve: serve as the escalation point for payroll configuration issues, partnering with Payroll Operations to diagnose root causes and implement fixes
• Document & Govern: maintain clear configuration documentation and governance practices so payroll setup stays auditable, consistent, and easy to hand off

Skills

Workday Payroll configuration

Core HCM

Payroll fundamentals

Cross-functional collaboration

Testing & validation

Release management

Regulatory compliance

Tools

Workday integrations (EIB, Core Connectors)

Job description

Carta is seeking a Workday Payroll/HCM Manager to shape how 2,000 employees experience Workday globally, ensuring pay is accurate, compliant, and delivered seamlessly. You’ll own the Payroll module configuration and build scalable integrations with Core HCM, Time Tracking, Absence, and Benefits.

You’ll partner with the People team and HRIS, lead testing and releases, and ensure governance and documentation are maintained as the system scales across US, EMEA, and LATAM.