Workday Systems Payroll- HCM Manager
About The Position
At Carta, our employees set out on a mission to unlock the power of equity ownership for more people in more places. We believe that the problems we solve today unlock the opportunities of tomorrow. The challenges we solve today unlock the opportunities of tomorrow. As our Workday Payroll/HCM Manager, you’ll shape how 2,000 employees experience Workday across the globe, ensuring pay is accurate, compliant, and delivered without friction. You’ll take ownership of the Payroll module’s configuration, from day-to-day accuracy and compliance to building scalable integration into other parts of Workday, while owning the stakeholder relationship and acting as the primary liaison to the People team.
Requirements
- 6-8+ years of hands-on Workday Payroll configuration experience
- Strong background in Core HCM, including organizations, staffing, and business process configuration
- Solid understanding of payroll fundamentals: earnings, deductions, tax setup, and pay calculation
- Experience partnering with cross-functional stakeholders, especially the People/HR team, to translate business needs into system configuration
- Comfortable managing configuration changes through testing, validation, and release cycles
- Strong attention to detail and a compliance-first mindset
- Proficient in core payroll mechanisms, including earning and deduction setups, tax configurations, and pay calculations.
- Proven experience collaborating with cross-functional partners, particularly HR/People teams, to translate business requirements into technical system settings.
- A detail-oriented professional with a strong commitment to regulatory compliance.
- Adept at guiding configuration updates across testing, validation, and release deployment phases.
Nice To Haves
- Hands-on experience with Time Tracking and/or Absence Management configuration
- Exposure to Workday integrations (EIB, Core Connectors) and how Payroll configuration feeds downstream systems
Responsibilities
- Lead the configuration, maintenance, and troubleshooting of the Workday Payroll module, ensuring accurate and compliant calculations, earnings, deductions, and pay results every pay cycle
- Design payroll configuration that integrates cleanly and scalably with Core HCM, Time Tracking, Absence, Compensation, and Benefits, partnering with HRIS and Integrations teams as needed
- Serve as the primary liaison between Payroll and People teams, owning the payroll stakeholder relationship and translating business needs into Workday configuration
- Maintain a strong working knowledge of Core HCM — organizations, business processes, and staffing — to ensure Payroll decisions align with the broader HCM foundation
- Lead payroll-impact analysis, regression testing, and validation for Workday releases and configuration changes before they reach production
- Serve as the escalation point for payroll configuration issues, partnering with Payroll Operations to diagnose root causes and implement fixes
- Maintain clear configuration documentation and governance practices so payroll setup stays auditable, consistent, and easy to hand off
Benefits
- equity for all full time roles
- exceptional benefits
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
Education Level
No Education Listed
