Workday Payroll Strategy & Transformation Lead

Attain Partners; Oregon; Hybrid; USD 175,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive benefits

Generous 401(k) match

Flexible career paths

Wellbeing and growth programs

Job summary

Attain Partners in the United States is seeking a strategic Workday Payroll and ERP transformation lead to guide clients through readiness, strategy, and implementation planning. You will shape vision, advise on options, and drive program execution across configuration, integration, and reporting while managing stakeholder expectations.

Join a flexible, growth-oriented consulting firm offering strong benefits, opportunities to influence Workday programs, and a focus on mission-driven sectors.

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.
• Strong analytical and communication skills with the ability to synthesize complex information into clear recommendations.
• Ability to lead client engagements independently and collaboratively.
• Bachelor's degree required.

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 configuration

Workday HCM modules

Agile release management

Client relationship leadership

Strategic advisory

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Attain Partners in the United States is seeking a strategic Workday Payroll and ERP transformation lead to guide clients through readiness, strategy, and implementation planning. You will shape vision, advise on options, and drive program execution across configuration, integration, and reporting while managing stakeholder expectations.

Join a flexible, growth-oriented consulting firm offering strong benefits, opportunities to influence Workday programs, and a focus on mission-driven sectors.