Workday Payroll & Integration Lead

Kforce has a client in Atlanta, GA that is seeking a Workday Payroll & Integration Lead responsible for configuration support and implementing part or all of the Workday payroll solution in accordance with an agreed Functional design. Responsibilities:

• Support the Workday Payroll solution during Hypercare and post go-live of the Project
• Work with the implementation partner and internal business partners on detailed functional design for payroll solution
• Work on System Performance management, planning and monitoring of maintenance strategies for the cloud solution
• Provide educated inputs on lifecycle sourcing needs, including contract negotiation, training services, restructuring activities, and program planning
• Improve process efficiencies, enhancing cost savings, minimizing operational risk exposure, controlling critical vendor relationships, and handling vital software assets
• Recommend and implement testing plans (A/B) to understand drivers of response and value
• Participate in meetings and build trust with internal business customers, understand business objectives and seeks alignment
• Define and implement interfaces to upstream and downstream systems
• Manage and understand functional architecture analysis, research, design and development of new functionality and integration with key applications and services
• Monitor Risks/Issues and prepare appropriate mitigation plans
• Ensure best practices are followed and required processes and specifications are documented
• Support to sign-off/change management process on technical changes proposed to responsible systems
• Design, develop, and support of technical integrations to both Workday Payroll and Benefits and Workday HCM according to KGIT standards
• Bachelor's degree or higher
• 8+ years of experience delivering large-scale engagements with a combination of Workday Payroll, Time Tracking and Absence Management with leadership responsibilities
• Serve as the senior Workday representative for product and solution issues on large scale, sophisticated deployments
• Responsible for the high-level design and end-to-end solutions based upon product strategy and functionality and relevant risk mitigating strategies
• Collaborate with Global payroll team and Workday product management in conversations to understand the strategic direction of Workday's Global Payroll solutions
• Identify design, deployment obstacles and opportunities to optimize current functionality and integrate with third party solutions such as UKG Workforce management
• Experience working with UltiPro Payroll system and Integration with SAP is a plus
• Strong track record of implementing operational improvements to support strategies, able to influence organizational change
• Proven results in working within a high-performance work team and gaining credibility
• Knowledgeable in current practices, trends, and information; stays on top of industry and market trends; is aware of how strategies and tactics work in delivering value
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to simplify complex concepts, and tailor messages to the higher levels within an organization
• Ability to work independently and lead multiple customer projects simultaneously
• Experience identifying and addressing client needs, actively participating in client discussions and meetings, managing engagements including preparing concise, accurate documents
• Experience with engaging partners to gather and prioritize business needs
• Strong oral and written communications with excellent partnership and interpersonal skills
• Experience in Workday Payroll, Time Tracking
• Willingness to travel up to 10% in US and EMEA