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About the Role
This is a high-visibility role supporting an established Workday practice. The selected consultant will work alongside existing leadership and provide deep payroll expertise to guide solution design, client education, and overall implementation strategy. The role is remote, with limited travel to the client site in New York.
Responsibilities
- Serve as the Payroll SME and solution architect for a complex Workday Payroll implementation
- Provide strategic guidance on Workday Payroll configuration, design, and best practices
- Partner with implementation leadership to support payroll design decisions and solution architecture
- Translate complex, highly customized legacy (PeopleSoft) payroll processes into scalable Workday solutions
- Advise on payroll operations within a multi-organization / state-level structure
- Facilitate client discussions, workshops, and design sessions
- Identify process improvements and opportunities to streamline manual or customized payroll processes
- Support integration touchpoints and downstream payroll impacts as needed
- Provide mentorship and knowledge transfer to client stakeholders
Requirements
- Active Workday Payroll Certification (Required)
- 8+ years of payroll experience with significant Workday implementation exposure
- Proven experience serving as a Payroll SME or Architect on at least one full-cycle Workday Payroll implementation
- Experience migrating from PeopleSoft to Workday strongly preferred
- Strong background in SLED (State, Local Government, or Higher Education) environments
- Experience supporting complex, multi-entity or state-run payroll structures
- Excellent client-facing communication skills — ability to explain Workday functionality to stakeholders accustomed to highly customized legacy systems
- Ability to operate strategically while also supporting detailed configuration discussions
- Candidates must be U.S. Citizens or Green Card Holders
- Candidates must be able to pass the client’s background check
Skills
- Workday Payroll
- Payroll SME
- Solution Architect
- PeopleSoft
- SLED (State, Local Government, or Higher Education)
- Client-facing communication
Location
- New York
Work Type
- Remote
- Limited Travel
Experience Level
- 8+ years of payroll experience
- Significant Workday implementation exposure
- Full-cycle Workday Payroll implementation experience
Benefits
- Competitive pay
- Multi-year projects
- List of exciting clients
About the Company
- The Squires Group is seeking a Workday Payroll Lead to support a large-scale Workday implementation within a highly complex public-sector environment.
- This engagement will support a major university system operating within a state-governed payroll structure and migrating from a heavily customized PeopleSoft platform to Workday.
- We offer competitive pay, multi-year projects, and a list of exciting clients.
- We work hard; we work smart and have quality time for family and "life."
- We treat our consultants the way we want to be treated: with integrity, professionalism, and trust.
- We help you meet your career goals and continuously support your efforts in the field.
- Check out our Referral Program!
- The Squires Group will pay you for every qualified professional that you refer and we place.
- If you see a position posted by The Squires Group and know the perfect person for the job, please send us your referral.
- For more information, go to https://bit.ly/squiresreferral.
Equal Opportunity
- The Squires Group, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.