Workday Payroll Architect: Modernize & Optimize Payroll

Thornton Tomasetti; Illinois; On-site; USD 99,000 - 199,000; Full time

Job summary

Abbott Park, IL is hiring a Workday Payroll Architect within the CHR Corporate Human Resources division. This role leads the design, governance, and modernization of Workday Payroll, owning end-to-end payroll architecture, integrations, and audit-ready compliance to deliver a frictionless employee experience across pay cycles.

You will drive payroll modernization, reliability, and strategic roadmap delivery, guiding associate architects and other leads while ensuring alignment across projects

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree required.
• Master’s Degree preferred.
• 7-10 years of experience in Technology required.
• 4+ years of Workday experience required.
• HR Information System background and cloud-based HR systems background preferred.
• Workday US Payroll experience is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead HRTS projects and provide expertise to associate architects with timely, well-documented delivery.
• Own the Workday Payroll architecture across configuration, integrations, reporting, security, and data governance.
• Design scalable gross-to-net processing, taxation, garnishments, pretax/post-tax deductions, and year-end processing.
• Work with Sr. Architects to identify opportunities to enhance the customer experience.
• Review proofs of concept and new methods to deliver system data.
• Ensure cross-HRTS alignment on priority initiatives.
• Define project scope and manage timelines for projects their team handles.

Skills

Bachelor’s Degree

Master’s Degree

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s in Computer Science, Information Technology Management, Business Administration or in a highly related field of study

Tools

Workday

Job description

Abbott Park, IL is hiring a Workday Payroll Architect within the CHR Corporate Human Resources division. This role leads the design, governance, and modernization of Workday Payroll, owning end-to-end payroll architecture, integrations, and audit-ready compliance to deliver a frictionless employee experience across pay cycles.

You will drive payroll modernization, reliability, and strategic roadmap delivery, guiding associate architects and other leads while ensuring alignment across projects