Workday Payroll Strategy Lead — ERP Transformation

OpenKrill; United States; Remote; USD 175,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive benefits package

Generous 401(k) matching

Unlimited time off

Job summary

Attain Partners is seeking a strategic thinker to lead ERP and Payroll transformation engagements focused on Workday implementations and advisory services. You will shape vision, guide readiness, and coordinate cross-functional teams to deliver value across payroll and HCM programs.

The role emphasizes client relationship management, project governance, and continuous improvement, with a competitive salary in the range provided and a comprehensive benefits package. Travel is periodic.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of hands-on configuration experience in Workday payroll as a Workday customer or systems implementor.
• 3+ years of product ownership experience in Workday payroll and other Workday HCM modules as a Workday customer or consultant.
• Experience defining and managing execution of agile release management processes including backlog management, roadmap definition, prioritization, sprint planning and change control.
• Demonstrated knowledge of Workday payroll solution and Workday ecosystem.
• Workday customer or implementor certification in payroll.
• Strong functional knowledge of payroll business processes, including upstream and downstream impacts across Workday functional areas, common challenges with Workday solutions, and leading practices.

Responsibilities

• Guide ERP Readiness and Advisory: Conduct assessments, develop roadmaps, and advise clients on ERP-related decisions within broader transformation efforts.
• Shape Client Strategy: Collaborate with client leaders and practitioners to define vision, evaluate options, and align technology investments with mission outcomes.
• Facilitate Stakeholder Alignment: Lead daily meetings, workshops, interviews, and executive briefings to surface priorities, drive program execution and build consensus.
• Advise with Leading Practice: Help our clients contextualize their Workday challenges and decisions, bringing relevant experience, Workday product expertise, and practical solutions.
• Provide Operational Leadership: Facilitate the end-to-end product lifecycle for Workday Payroll solutions, including roadmap definition, backlog prioritization, and delivery across configuration, integration, reporting and technical teams.
• Direct Workday Releases: Provide framework and tactical support for our clients to manage biannual releases and routine system enhancements, ensuring platform stability while driving continuous improvement across payroll processes.
• Drive Sustainment Planning: Facilitate planning of an effective future state Payroll organization that adapts to Workday HCM and Payroll functionality, and provides the client with the opportunity to make organizational changes that will positively impact their payroll capacity and capability.
• Collaborate Across Workstreams: Partner with delivery teams across large complex Workday programs including program management, change management and training, HR, Finance and IT towards a shared vision of success, and greater ROI for our Workday customers.
• Contribute to Practice Growth: Support methodology development, proposal writing, business development, thought leadership, and internal capability building.

Skills

Workday payroll

Product ownership

Agile release management

Workday ecosystem

Client engagements

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Workday

Job description

Attain Partners is seeking a strategic thinker to lead ERP and Payroll transformation engagements focused on Workday implementations and advisory services. You will shape vision, guide readiness, and coordinate cross-functional teams to deliver value across payroll and HCM programs.

The role emphasizes client relationship management, project governance, and continuous improvement, with a competitive salary in the range provided and a comprehensive benefits package. Travel is periodic.