Remote · 1 month ago
Senior Workday Implementation Specialist
United States
Full-time
Remote
Senior Level
£64K/yr - £72K/yrRemote is a company focused on solving global employment challenges. They are looking for a Senior Workday Implementation Specialist to implement and integrate new customers onto their Global Payroll platform, ensuring compliance and seamless delivery.
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Responsibilities
Lead end-to-end Workday payroll integrations for large and complex customers, ensuring successful setup, data migration, and go-live
Serve as the primary technical and functional point of contact for customers implementing Remote’s Global Payroll integrated with Workday
Analyse customers’ Workday environments to understand data structures, configurations, and dependencies for integration into Remote’s systems
Manage the data extraction, transformation, and validation processes between Workday and Remote’s Global Payroll platform
Partner closely with customers’ HRIS, Payroll, and IT teams to align HCM-to-Payroll data flows, ensuring accurate configuration and compliance
Configure Remote’s Payroll system on a customer-by-customer basis, ensuring adherence to local regulations and tax requirements
Coordinate and validate parallel payroll runs, reconciliations, and year-to-date adjustments to confirm setup accuracy
Oversee payroll go-live readiness, ensuring all integrations, validations, and compliance checks are complete
Transition customers to Payroll Operations teams with complete and accurate configuration documentation
Provide training and guidance to customers on Workday integration processes, data mapping, and payroll best practices
Maintain strong customer relationships to drive satisfaction, adoption, and retention
Contribute to continuous improvement by identifying opportunities for automation, scalability, and process optimisation
Maintain the confidentiality and integrity of customer and employee data at all times
Participate in quality assurance reviews of peer implementations to ensure consistency and compliance with Remote’s standards
Support the creation and maintenance of Workday integration playbooks and internal process documentation
Qualification
Required
Proven experience implementing or integrating Workday HCM, ideally within a global payroll or HRIS context
Strong understanding of Workday modules including Core HCM, Compensation, Absence, Time Tracking, and Integrations
Experience delivering end-to-end payroll implementations leveraging Workday as the source of truth for HR and employee data
Demonstrated ability to map and validate data between Workday and external payroll systems, ensuring compliance and data accuracy
Excellent and proficient understanding of global payroll operations, statutory compliance, and multi-country payroll setup
Strong customer onboarding and project management experience for complex, multi-entity implementations
Advanced data management and analysis skills (Google Sheets or Excel)
An analytical, detail-oriented mindset with strong problem-solving abilities
Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, international environment with multiple stakeholders and competing priorities
Strong communication and relationship-building skills with a customer-first mindset
Self-starter, comfortable working independently and asynchronously across time zones
Fluent in English (written and spoken)
Preferred
Experience working remotely is a plus
Familiarity with Monday.com, Notion, Slack, and Salesforce is a plus
Knowledge of other payroll platforms is a plus
Benefits
Work from anywhere
Flexible paid time off
Flexible working hours (we are async)
16 weeks paid parental leave
Mental health support services
Stock options
Learning budget
Home office budget & IT equipment
Budget for local in-person social events or co-working spaces
Company
Remote
Remote is an employment, payroll, and HR platform for modern, distributed businesses.
Founded in 2019
1001-5000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$496MKey Investors
SoftBank Vision FundAccelIndex Ventures
2022-04-05Series C· $300M
2021-07-13Series B· $150M
2020-11-01Series A· $35M
Leadership Team
Job van der Voort
CEO
John Kelly
Chief Revenue Officer
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