Manager, Workday HCM - Payroll Module

Our Deloitte Human Capital team helps organizations create value through people performance. We work with clients to reimagine work, the workforce, and the workplace across the enterprise and to transform their HR functions with AI and emerging technology. With the rapid pace of change in today's world, you will help clients answer questions like: How do I access, develop, and motivate my workforce? What should my AI strategy be for the HR function? Do I have the right organization and culture to enable performance? Join our team to make work better for humans and humans better at work.

Recruiting for this role ends on 07/15/2026.

Work You'll Do

As a Manager on the team, you will be responsible for:

• Leading functional activities for the Workday Payroll workstream, including planning, process design, configuration, testing, and deployment oversight, while driving timely delivery and issue resolution
• Advising clients on complex business challenges by optimizing Workday Payroll capabilities through forward-looking systems, streamlined processes, and practical operating model improvements
• Defining, designing, and implementing Payroll process and structure enhancements that better align with business objectives, improve operational effectiveness, and support measurable business outcomes
• Coordinating across project workstreams to shape integrated solutions, ensuring dependencies, risks, and design decisions are aligned and resolved effectively
• Coaching and mentoring junior team members, while reviewing deliverables for quality, consistency, and alignment to project standards and client expectations
• Leading delivery of services across complex projects, managing priorities, stakeholder needs, and execution to achieve high-quality outcomes

A successful candidate would possess these skills:

• Ability to work independently and collaborate as part of a team
• Effective written and verbal communication skills
• Meticulous attention to detail and quality of work product
• Ability to build and sustain professional relationships
• Ability to lead projects or workstreams
• Ability to manage and prioritize multiple tasks in a fast-paced and dynamic environment
• Strong interpersonal skills and professional demeanor
• Ability to meet deadlines
• Ability to mentor and provide clear guidance to others

The Team

Deloitte's Government & Public Services (GPS) practice - our people, ideas, technology and outcomes - is designed for impact. Serving federal, state, & local government clients as well as public higher education institutions, our team of professionals brings fresh perspective to help clients anticipate disruption, reimagine the possible, and fulfill their mission promise.

Our HR Strategy & Technology offering develops leading global HR strategies and implements HR technologies that drive transformation, maximize the workforce experience, and sustain HR effectiveness and value while navigating a world of disruption.

Qualifications

Required:

• 7+ years of experience delivering Workday HCM solutions
• 3+ years of experience implementing and configuring Workday HCM Payroll
• Experience leading at least 1 full life cycle implementation of the Workday HCM Payroll module
• Actively Workday US Payroll certified
• Bachelor's degree
• Ability to travel up to 50-75%, on average, based on the work you do and the clients and industries/sectors you serve
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without the need for employer sponsorship, now or at any time in the future

The wage range for this role takes into account the wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including but not limited to skill sets; experience and training; licensure and certifications; and other business and organizational needs. The disclosed range estimate has not been adjusted for the applicable geographic differential associated with the location at which the position may be filled. At Deloitte, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range for their role and compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. A reasonable estimate of the current range is $128,000 to $252,500.

You may also be eligible to participate in a discretionary annual incentive program, subject to the rules governing the program, whereby an award, if any, depends on various factors, including, without limitation, individual and organizational performance.