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Kainos · 1 week ago

Workday Payroll Senior Lead - Emerging Markets

United States

Full-time

Remote

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

5+ years exp

Kainos is a company focused on creating real impact through innovative digital services and Workday solutions. They are seeking a Senior Lead for Workday Payroll to manage payroll delivery for small and mid-sized customers in Emerging Markets, ensuring successful implementations and high customer satisfaction.

ConsultingFinancial ServicesHealth CareInformation TechnologySoftware

Growth Opportunities

Responsibilities

Lead Workday Payroll implementations for small and mid-sized customers using Kainos’s rapid Spark & Grow methodology, guiding them from discovery through go-live with a focus on rapid, repeatable delivery and high customer satisfaction

Configure complex payroll calculations; handle scenarios such as multiple positions and multiple FEINs; apply strong knowledge of Workday Payroll and interdependencies with Time Tracking, Absence, and Benefits

Navigate regulatory and contractual complexity (e.g., tax, garnishments, Common Pay Master, retirement plans, union/CBAs, payroll accounting) across applicable markets

Partner with Sales on qualifying opportunities, running discovery, shaping the solution approach, and producing right-sized estimates/SOW inputs; participate in client-facing demos and orals

Translate business needs into clear scope, assumptions, risks, and resourcing appropriate for compressed timelines and lean budgets, balancing outcomes with commercial considerations

Establish repeatable delivery by creating and maintaining localization checklists, configuration templates, testing packs, and knowledge articles tailored to smaller customers

Codify best practices into accelerators that improve quality, predictability, ramp time, and cost-to-serve; measure adoption and iterate

Manage ambitious timelines through pragmatic, MVP-first approaches, crisp decision logs, and time-boxed design

Design creative, right-sized solutions that maximize delivered value within tight budget constraints (e.g., templated configurations, phased scope, standard integrations)

Agreeing, setting and reviewing your and your team’s goals aligned to Kainos, Workday BU and your Capability

Providing support so that your and your team’s goals can be achieved

Reviewing and refining goals for relevance and to keep performance on track

Reviewing performance against goals and provide feedback

Conducting 1:1 monthly and/or project completion feedback meetings

Requesting and providing regular feedback in Workday

Completing End of Year reviews and agreeing the outcomes for the year

Identifying training to support your and your team’s development

Pursuing and supporting your and your team members’ career paths and progression

Reviewing weekly workload forecasting (staff allocations and timesheet checks) and utilization

Actively being involved in recruitment/interviews

Reviewing attrition and retention metrics

Qualification

Workday Payroll implementationComplex payroll calculationsWorkday Payroll knowledgeWorkday HCM certificationsConsulting toolkitCommercial awarenessProject managementTeam leadershipCommunication skills

Required

5+ years Workday Payroll implementation experience, including 3+ years leading end-to-end implementations recently with hands-on configuration; certification in at least one Workday Payroll country plus one additional Workday module

Proven ability to build complex payroll calculations; experience with multiple positions and multiple FEINs

Deep knowledge of Workday Payroll and interdependencies with Time Tracking, Absence, Benefits; solid understanding of tax/garnishments, Common Pay Master, retirement plans, CBAs/unions, payroll accounting

Consulting toolkit: lead workshops, present to senior audiences, and guide design trade-offs under tight deadlines; strong commercial awareness and project fluency

Geography-specific fluency (as applicable): Canada: T4, RRSP, ROE, CPP; U.S.: state/local taxes, FLSA calculations