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About the Team
Workday’s Financial Services and Insurance (FSI) and Professional Services (PS) Industry team’s main purpose is to deliver Workday’s consulting services and build an outstanding customer experience by delivering engaging and innovative consulting services. In addition to bring leading practices to our customers, partners, and employees make the most of the Workday system.
About the Role
Job Description
The Payroll Senior Consultant will be responsible for ensuring the successful implementation of Workday’s Payroll solution for our Financial Services, Insurance (FSI) and Professional Services (PS) customers and help establish and champion best practices for all deployments. The ideal candidate for this position should have experience within the Payroll area in the FSI or PS Industries.
Key Areas of Responsibility:
- Become an expert in the Workday Payroll product suite
- Provide FSI and PS industry perspective for customer business requirements
- Ensure FSI and PS best practices are maintained to reflect new industry requirements and trends
- Perform the following on an engagement: understand client business requirements, configure the Workday solution, demonstrate the configurations through the development of prototype systems, assist the client in testing the Workday solution
- Serve as a mentor for new Payroll Consultants
- Ensure the client takes advantage of Workday FSI and PS best practices
- Ensure the client is referenceable once the client is in production
- Participate in update training and other events that help share one’s product skills with other consultants
About You
Basic Qualifications
- 5+ years of functional implementation experience in Payroll software solutions or systems
- 3+ years Consulting experience
- Workday Deployment Experience
- Ability to travel up to 50% of the time
Other Qualifications
- Experience implementing Workday, SAP, Oracle, PeopleSoft, Ultimate Software, ADP, Ceridian or similar applications
- Bachelor's degree preferred or equivalent work experience
- Strong background in Workday consulting is a plus
- Ability to build strong customer relationships
- Ability to learn technology quickly through instruction and self-training
- Passion for customer service.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills and the ability to manage multiple projects at a time.
- Strong presentation skills, with proficiency in communicating across internal teams and customers through executive leadership
- Experience with multiple HCM, payroll and/or financial applications a plus
- Resourceful and adaptable; you'll be comfortable working in a new role, using a variety of tools with a high degree of autonomy
- Strong industry knowledge is essential, including staying abreast of current trends, competitive landscapes, and regulatory environments to contribute to strategic planning, risk management, and identifying new opportunities.
- Strong influencing skills, including persuasive communication and the ability to drive consensus and effectively collaborate with stakeholders,
- Exceptional relationship management skills are crucial, with a focus on building and maintaining strong relationships with clients, partners, and colleagues to foster collaboration, loyalty, and a positive work environment.
- Proven mentorship skills, with the ability to foster individual growth and development through effective communication, constructive feedback, and goal setting, are highly valued
- Proven ability to effectively gather and analyze requirements through various techniques, ensuring project clarity and alignment with stakeholder needs, is critical.
- Strong solutions design skills, with the ability to analyze business challenges and develop effective solutions that leverage technology and optimize resources, are highly desired.
- Expertise in strategic business consulting, including market analysis, financial acumen, and strategic planning, to drive organizational growth and performance, is strongly desired.
- Excellent task management skills, with a proven ability to prioritize, organize, and execute tasks effectively to enhance workflow and productivity, are essential.
- Exceptional teamwork skills, including collaboration, communication, and contributing to a positive and productive work environment, are vital.
- Excellent time management skills, with the ability to prioritize, organize, and effectively manage workload to meet deadlines and enhance productivity, are key to success in this role.
This position can be remote. Preference will be given to people located near Workday offices.
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Workday Pay Transparency Statement
The annualized base salary ranges for the primary location and any additional locations are listed below. Workday pay ranges vary based on work location. As a part of the total compensation package, this role may be eligible for the Workday Bonus Plan or a role-specific commission/bonus, as well as annual refresh stock grants. Recruiters can share more detail during the hiring process. Each candidate’s compensation offer will be based on multiple factors including, but not limited to, geography, experience, skills, job duties, and business need, among other things. For more information regarding Workday’s comprehensive benefits, please click here.
Primary Location: USA.IL.Chicago
Primary Location Base Pay Range: $122,800 USD - $184,200 USD
Additional US Location(s) Base Pay Range: $111,000 USD - $197,300 USD
Additional Considerations:
If performed in Colorado, the pay range for this job is $117,000 - $175,400 USD based on min and max pay range for that role if performed in CO.
The application deadline for this role is the same as the posting end date stated as below:
05/31/2026
Our Approach to Flexible Work
With Flex Work, we’re combining the best of both worlds: in-person time and remote. Our approach enables our teams to deepen connections, maintain a strong community, and do their best work. We know that flexibility can take shape in many ways, so rather than a number of required days in-office each week, we simply spend at least half (50%) of our time each quarter in the office or in the field with our customers, prospects, and partners (depending on role). This means you'll have the freedom to create a flexible schedule that caters to your business, team, and personal needs, while being intentional to make the most of time spent together. Those in our remote "home office" roles also have the opportunity to come together in our offices for important moments that matter.
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Workday is an Equal Opportunity Employer including individuals with disabilities and protected veterans.
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