Workday Global Payroll Consultant

Role Description

Who We Are
Born digital, UST transforms lives through the power of technology. We walk alongside our clients and partners, embedding innovation and agility into everything they do. We help them create transformative experiences and human-centered solutions for a better world. UST is a mission-driven group of 29,000+ practical problem solvers and creative thinkers in more than 30 countries. Our entrepreneurial teams are empowered to innovate, act nimbly, and create a lasting and sustainable impact for our clients, their customers, and the communities in which we live.

The Opportunity

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
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

What You Need

• 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

Preferred

• 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

Compensation and Benefits

Compensation can differ depending on factors including but not limited to the specific office location, role, skill set, education, and level of experience.
UST provides a reasonable range of compensation for roles that may be hired in various U.S. markets as set forth below.

Role Location: Remote-US
Compensation Range: $94,000-$141,000

Benefits
Full-time, regular employees accrue a minimum of 10 days of paid vacation per year, receive 6 days of paid sick leave each year (pro-rated for new hires throughout the year), 10 paid holidays, and are eligible for paid bereavement leave and jury duty.
They are eligible to participate in the Company’s 401(k) Retirement Plan with employer matching.
They and their dependents residing in the US are eligible for medical, dental, and vision insurance, as well as the following Company-paid Employee Only benefits: basic life insurance, accidental death and disability insurance, and short- and long-term disability benefits.
Regular employees may purchase additional voluntary short-term disability benefits, and participate in a Health Savings Account (HSA) as well as a Flexible Spending Account (FSA) for healthcare, dependent child care, and/or commuting expenses as allowable under IRS guidelines.

Benefits offerings vary in Puerto Rico.
Part-time employees receive 6 days of paid sick leave each year (pro-rated for new hires throughout the year) and 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) and are eligible to participate in the Company’s 401(k) program with employer matching.
They 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.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement
UST is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other applicable characteristics protected by law. We will consider qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records in accordance with state and local laws and “fair chance” ordinances.