Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. UST is a technology company that delivers digital transformation and human-centered solutions for clients and partners. The company is seeking a Workday Global Payroll Consultant to lead the design and deployment of international payroll solutions integrated with third-party providers. The role translates business requirements into payroll processes, supports Workday configuration and integrations, leads testing, advises on operating models, and provides post-go-live support.
Responsibilities
- Serve as the functional lead for global payroll design, defining how Workday supports payroll processing through third-party providers
- Translate business requirements into end-to-end payroll process designs spanning Workday and external payroll systems
- Configure Workday Payroll components where required to support third-party payroll models, including:
- Payroll inputs and outputs
- Pay groups and payroll calendars
- Earning and deduction structures aligned to vendor requirements
- Data structures supporting outbound and inbound integrations
- Define and document:
- Payroll data flows (Workday → vendor → Workday)
- Country-specific payroll considerations and dependencies
- Roles and responsibilities across HR, Payroll, and vendor teams
- Partner with integration teams to ensure interfaces are designed and built in alignment with payroll requirements, including:
- Worker and organizational data exports
- Compensation, benefits, and time data feeds
- Payroll results inbound integrations
- Collaborate directly with global payroll vendors (ADP, CloudPay, etc.) to align on:
- File specifications and data mapping
- Payroll calendars and cutoffs
- Data validation and processing expectations
- Support global payroll testing cycles, including:
- Parallel payroll testing
- Payroll input/output validation
- Issue triage across Workday, integration, and vendor teams
- Identify and resolve gaps between Workday configuration and vendor payroll requirements
- Advise clients on global payroll operating model decisions, including:
- Centralized vs decentralized payroll
- Standardization vs localization
- Governance and ownership across regions
- Provide post-go-live support, helping stabilize payroll operations and optimize integrations
- Contribute to development of global payroll accelerators, templates, and best practices
Skills
- 5–10+ years of experience in global payroll, HCM consulting, or payroll transformation initiatives
- Hands-on experience supporting Workday deployments integrated with third-party payroll providers (e.g., ADP GlobalView, ADP Celergo, CloudPay, Safeguard, etc.)
- Experience configuring Workday Payroll components in support of third-party payroll integrations (not full in-country payroll processing)
- Strong understanding of:
- Payroll inputs, outputs, and data dependencies
- Payroll calendars, cutoffs, and processing cycles
- Multi-country payroll considerations
- Experience working with:
- Global payroll vendors and service providers
- Integration teams (functional collaboration, not development)
- Data mapping and payroll file validation
- Experience supporting:
- Payroll testing (parallel runs, reconciliation)
- Multi-country or global deployments
- Strong client-facing communication skills and ability to manage multiple stakeholders
- Experience with ADP GlobalView, ADP Celergo, CloudPay, or similar platforms
- Workday HCM or Payroll certification
- Experience supporting global Workday deployments across multiple regions
- Understanding of integration concepts (e.g., EIB, PECI) without being a technical developer
Benefits
- Remote-US work arrangement
- Full-time, regular employees accrue a minimum of 10 days of paid vacation per year
- Full-time, regular employees receive 6 days of paid sick leave each year (pro-rated for new hires throughout the year)
- Full-time, regular employees receive 10 paid holidays
- Full-time, regular employees are eligible for paid bereavement leave and jury duty
- Full-time, regular employees are eligible to participate in the Company’s 401(k) Retirement Plan with employer matching
- Full-time, regular employees and their dependents residing in the US are eligible for medical, dental, and vision insurance
- Full-time, regular employees receive Company-paid basic life insurance, accidental death and disability insurance, and short- and long-term disability benefits for employees only
- Regular employees may purchase additional voluntary short-term disability benefits
- Regular employees may participate in a Health Savings Account (HSA)
- Regular employees may participate in a Flexible Spending Account (FSA) for healthcare, dependent child care, and/or commuting expenses as allowable under IRS guidelines
- Part-time employees receive 6 days of paid sick leave each year (pro-rated for new hires throughout the year)
- Part-time employees are eligible to participate in the Company’s 401(k) Retirement Plan with employer matching
- Full-time temporary employees receive 6 days of paid sick leave each year (pro-rated for new hires throughout the year)
- Full-time temporary employees are eligible to participate in the Company’s 401(k) program with employer matching
- Full-time temporary employees and their dependents residing in the US are eligible for medical, dental, and vision insurance
- Part-time temporary employees receive 6 days of paid sick leave each year (pro-rated for new hires throughout the year)
- All US employees who work in a state or locality with more generous paid sick leave benefits than specified here will receive the benefit of those sick leave laws
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