Senior Payroll Systems Analyst

Rivian; Plymouth Charter Township (MI); On-site; USD 63,000 - 79,000; Full time

Job summary

Rivian is seeking a Payroll Systems Analyst to strengthen and scale payroll systems, reporting, and processes across Workday Payroll, ADP SmartCompliance, ADP Workforce Now, Deel, and related tools. You will collaborate with HR, Finance, Tax, IT, and vendors to deliver data-driven, compliant payroll operations at Rivian’s growing scale.

You will translate business needs into practical system enhancements, support testing and releases, and help build a scalable payroll foundation for domestic and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience.
• 3+ years supporting payroll systems, HR tech, or related business systems.
• Experience supporting Workday Payroll or Workday HCM.
• Strong understanding of payroll operations, payroll data, controls, and compliance.
• Experience creating reports and analytics in Workday or other HRIS and payroll applications.
• Ability to translate business requirements into functional system needs.
• Experience coordinating UAT, business validation, defect tracking, and readiness activities.
• Strong analytical, organizational, troubleshooting, and stakeholder-management skills.
• Clear communication skills and a commitment to data accuracy, confidentiality, and inclusive collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a functional subject matter expert for Workday Payroll, ADP SmartCompliance, ADP Workforce Now, Deel, and related applications.
• Gather and prioritize requirements, resolve issues, and recommend enhancements with Payroll and Enterprise Systems.
• Maintain process documentation, standard operating procedures, user guides, and training materials.
• Support implementations, upgrades, integrations, releases, and continuous-improvement initiatives.
• Partner with Payroll, HR, Finance, Tax, IT, HRIS/Systems, and vendors through design, validation, and post-release support.
• Assess system changes for business impact, data integrity, compliance, and operational readiness.
• Develop recurring and ad hoc operational, tax, compliance, workforce, and executive reporting.
• Analyze data across Workday, Deel, ADP, and other platforms to identify discrepancies, trends, and improvement opportunities.
• Support tax reporting, agency notices, wage attachments, unemployment claims, year-end processing, audits, and international payroll reporting.
• Coordinate Payroll participation in system releases and regulatory updates.
• Create and execute UAT and business-validation plans; document results and track defects through resolution.
• Identify opportunities to automate manual processes, strengthen controls, and improve system utilization.

Skills

Workday Payroll

ADP SmartCompliance

ADP Workforce Now

Deel

Payroll reporting

Data analysis

UAT coordination

Regulatory compliance

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Job description

Rivian is seeking a Payroll Systems Analyst to strengthen and scale payroll systems, reporting, and processes across Workday Payroll, ADP SmartCompliance, ADP Workforce Now, Deel, and related tools. You will collaborate with HR, Finance, Tax, IT, and vendors to deliver data-driven, compliant payroll operations at Rivian’s growing scale.

You will translate business needs into practical system enhancements, support testing and releases, and help build a scalable payroll foundation for domestic and