Lead Workday HCM Implementation Consultant, Payroll

Why You'll Actually Care

District Partners is exclusively representing a global technology and consulting organization expanding its Workday delivery capabilities across North America. The team supports complex Workday implementations for enterprise customers and is adding experienced, client-facing consultants who can take ownership of critical HCM workstreams from discovery through go-live.

This is a hands-on implementation role for someone with deep Workday Payroll expertise who has successfully led customer implementations from the Workday or Workday Services/Supplier side.

The Basics

The firm helps organizations modernize how they manage their people, operations, and enterprise systems, combining technology consulting with a substantial Workday services practice. Its engagements span implementation, optimization, and ongoing support, offering exposure to varied customer environments and business challenges. These opportunities combine the resources of an established global firm with hands-on ownership of customer delivery.

What You'll Be Owning

• Lead Workday Payroll workstreams across the full implementation lifecycle, including discovery, requirements, design, configuration, testing, deployment, go-live, and stabilization.
• Serve as the functional lead and trusted advisor to customers throughout implementation.
• Translate complex business and payroll requirements into scalable Workday solutions.
• Remain hands-on with configuration, troubleshooting, testing, and solution delivery.
• Lead customer workshops and guide stakeholders through design decisions, dependencies, and implementation tradeoffs.
• Partner across Core HCM, Time Tracking, Absence, integrations, and other dependent workstreams.
• Identify risks and dependencies before they impact delivery.
• Provide functional leadership and mentorship while remaining directly involved in the work.

The Environment

The HCM consulting team is being reorganized, with multiple senior hires needed to strengthen delivery across priority functional areas. You will work on billable customer engagements supporting clients across North America, collaborate across specialties, and mentor junior colleagues. These are visible, client-facing roles requiring polished communication and a professional, composed demeanor; prior people management experience is not required.

What You Bring To The Table

• 8+ years of relevant Workday HCM consulting and implementation experience preferred, with significant depth in Workday Payroll.
• Current Workday certification aligned to the role is required.
• Workday HCM/Core HCM and Workday Payroll certifications strongly preferred, with U.S. Payroll certification particularly relevant.
• Must have personally led Workday implementations from Workday or a Workday Services/Supplier organization.
• Customer-side implementation leadership alone does not satisfy this requirement.
• Demonstrated ownership of customer-facing implementation workstreams from discovery and design through configuration, testing, deployment, and go-live.
• Strong recent hands-on Workday Payroll configuration and troubleshooting experience.
• Strong understanding of dependencies across Payroll, Core HCM, Time Tracking, Absence, integrations, and related Workday functionality.
• Executive presence and polished client-facing communication skills.

A Few Things Worth Knowing

• Openings: Multiple opportunities for senior payroll consultants.
• Compensation: Full-time base salary targeted around $150,000 - $200,000, with flexibility for the right experience.
• Location: Must be based in the United States, supporting clients across North America.
• Work Model: Fully remote within the United States. Customer-requested travel is possible but uncommon.
• Engagement Type: Full-time preferred; contract and contract-to-hire considered.
• Benefits: Full-time health coverage and paid vacation, holidays, and sick leave.