Principal / Senior Payroll Consultant, Healthcare

Workday•Pleasanton, NV

1d•$133,300 - $236,900•Hybrid

About The Position

Workday is seeking a Principal / Senior Payroll Consultant for their Healthcare Consulting team. This role involves the successful implementation of Workday's HR solutions for healthcare customers. The consultant will be responsible for architecting, configuring, and testing the Workday solution to meet specific customer needs, leveraging industry, product, and consulting expertise. The position requires ownership of establishing and encouraging leading practices for all deployments, with extensive experience in requirements gathering, system configuration, data conversion, and solutions testing. The ideal candidate is detail-oriented, self-motivated, proactive, passionate about results, and capable of seamless collaboration with customers and project teams. The company emphasizes a culture of integrity, empathy, and shared enthusiasm, offering opportunities for professional growth and work-life balance.

Requirements

For Senior Consultant: 4+ years of hands-on functional experience with Payroll systems.
For Senior Consultant: 4+ years of implementation consulting experience.
For Senior Consultant: Significant experience working directly in or with the healthcare industry, specifically hospitals and/or direct patient care.
For Principal Consultant: 7+ years of hands-on functional experience with Payroll systems.
For Principal Consultant: 7+ years of implementation consulting experience.
For Principal Consultant: Significant experience working directly in or with the healthcare industry, specifically hospitals and/or direct patient care.
Strong business consulting and strategic acumen, with a deep understanding of market trends and the competitive landscape.
Proven technical experience, from requirements gathering and solution design through to system building, data conversion, and testing.
Proven ability to quickly learn new technology and develop comprehensive product knowledge.
Excellent time management and organizational skills, enabling prioritization and managing of multiple initiatives.
Exceptional verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to tailor your style to diverse audiences.
Demonstrated ability to influence and manage relationships with clients, partners, and internal teams.
Strong mentorship and partnership skills, with a focus on encouraging a collaborative and positive environment.
Comprehensive product knowledge, including a thorough understanding of product features, benefits, applications, and market positioning, is essential.
Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills are a must, including active listening and the ability to tailor communication style to diverse audiences.
Strong industry knowledge is essential, including staying abreast of current trends, competitive landscapes, and regulatory environments to contribute to strategic planning, risk management, and identifying new opportunities.
Strong influencing skills, including persuasive communication and the ability to drive consensus and effectively collaborate with stakeholders.
Exceptional relationship management skills are crucial, with a focus on building and maintaining strong relationships with clients, partners, and colleagues to foster collaboration, loyalty, and a positive work environment.
Proven mentorship skills, with the ability to foster individual growth and development through effective communication, constructive feedback, and goal setting, are highly valued.
Proven ability to effectively gather and analyze requirements through various techniques, ensuring project clarity and alignment with stakeholder needs, is critical.
Strong solutions design skills, with the ability to analyze business challenges and develop effective solutions that leverage technology and optimize resources, are highly desired.
Expertise in strategic business consulting, including market analysis, financial acumen, and strategic planning, to drive organizational growth and performance, is strongly desired.
Excellent task management skills, with a proven ability to prioritize, organize, and execute tasks effectively to enhance workflow and productivity, are essential.
Exceptional teamwork skills, including collaboration, communication, and contributing to a positive and productive work environment, are vital.
Excellent time management skills, with the ability to prioritize, organize, and effectively manage workload to meet deadlines and enhance productivity, are key to success in this role.
Ability to travel up to 50% to customer sites.

Nice To Haves

Experience with HCM, Compensation, Recruiting, Learning, and/or Talent modules is a significant plus.

Responsibilities

Expert in understanding and implementing Payroll product suites and mentoring other consultants.
Provide healthcare industry perspective for customer business requirements, ensuring leading practices are maintained to reflect new industry requirements and trends.
Understand and utilize Workday’s Implementation Methodology on all engagements.
Participate in regular training to expand product knowledge with each new Workday release.
Attend and lead events to share experience and solutions with other consultants, acting as a mentor and coach.
Communicate status to multiple Engagement Managers on different projects, informing them of overall project status, risks, and major decisions, and providing recommendations on impacts to overall project health.
Share knowledge gained with all other consultants and the wider partner ecosystem.