Senior Workday Payroll Delivery Leader

Armanino LLP; Chicago, Northern (IL, KY); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 204,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision insurance

PTO and paid sick time

401K with Profit Sharing

Wellness program

Parental leave

11 paid holidays

Job summary

Armanino LLP is seeking a Workday Payroll Consulting Manager to lead end-to-end Workday Payroll implementations in the U.S., including Time Tracking, Scheduling, and Absence. You will mentor teams, drive delivery quality, and grow Armanino’s Workday practice across multiple concurrent engagements.

You will manage scope, timelines, and resources while translating complex Workday functionality into clear business outcomes, and you will participate in pre‑sales, scoping, and client presentations to

Qualifications

• Active certification in Workday Payroll and either Workday Time Tracking or Absence.
• Minimum of 5 years architecting and delivering Workday implementations with a proven record of on‑time, on‑scope delivery.
• Strong understanding of Workday deployment methodologies (Launch, Launch Express, or partner‑adjacent approaches).
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple concurrent projects without compromising delivery quality.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to engage executive stakeholders while coaching delivery teams.
• Proven leadership capability and genuine investment in developing other consultants.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end Workday Payroll implementations, including U.S. Payroll with Time Tracking, Scheduling, or Absence.
• Own the full project lifecycle from discovery through deployment, architecting solutions and proactively identifying delivery risks.
• Serve as a workstream and project lead, guiding cross-functional delivery teams through configuration, testing, and deployment.
• Manage timelines, dependencies, and resources to maintain delivery excellence across multiple concurrent engagements.
• Bring rigor to requirements definition and project scoping.
• Proactively manage scope, mitigate risk, and uphold project boundaries to ensure on‑time, on‑budget delivery.
• Build trusted client partnerships by translating complex Workday functionality into clear business outcomes.
• Facilitate workshops, gather requirements, and provide strategic guidance that positions Armanino as a long‑term advisory partner.
• Mentor and develop junior and mid‑level consultants through hands‑on coaching, delivery reviews, and knowledge sharing.
• Strengthen team capability and confidence, enabling consultants to grow into independent project leaders.
• Support pre‑sales efforts by contributing to project scoping, proposals, and client presentations.
• Apply delivery experience to help win the right work and set engagements up for success from day one.
• Provide ongoing support to Managed Services clients post go‑live, including system optimization, audits, and enhancements.
• Extend client value beyond implementation and cultivate long‑term advisory relationships.

Skills

Workday Payroll

Workday Time Tracking

Workday Absence

Delivery leadership

Client relationship management

Cross-functional leadership

Job description

Armanino LLP is seeking a Workday Payroll Consulting Manager to lead end-to-end Workday Payroll implementations in the U.S., including Time Tracking, Scheduling, and Absence. You will mentor teams, drive delivery quality, and grow Armanino’s Workday practice across multiple concurrent engagements.

You will manage scope, timelines, and resources while translating complex Workday functionality into clear business outcomes, and you will participate in pre‑sales, scoping, and client presentations to