Workday Payroll Managing Consultant

Job Title:

Senior Workday Payroll Implementation Consultant
Location: London – Hybrid

About CloudRock

CloudRock is a specialist consultancy partnering with some of the world’s most recognisable brands to design and deliver innovative People & Payroll solutions. We’re growing fast and are looking for exceptional professionals to help reshape how global payroll operates, across process, technology, compliance, and experience.

About the Role

We are looking for a Senior Workday Payroll Implementation Consultant with deep hands-on experience delivering Workday Payroll in the UK and US. You’ll lead complex payroll transformation programmes, acting as a trusted advisor across the full implementation lifecycle, from discovery and design through to go-live and optimisation.

You will have delivered multiple Workday Payroll implementations, are confident advising senior stakeholders, and can operate effectively both as a consultant and as an embedded member of the client team.

Key Responsibilities

Workday Payroll Implementation

• Lead UK and US Workday Payroll implementations, including design, configuration, testing, deployment, and support
• Act as the payroll SME on multi-functional project teams
• Advise on payroll best practices, compliance, and global design principles
• Support payroll operating model design and governance frameworks
• Lead pay element harmonisation and optimisation
• Guide integration strategies using PECI, PICOF, and custom interfaces
• Identify automation opportunities to reduce manual effort
• Support test strategy, parallel runs, data validation, and knowledge transfer

Client-Side Advisory

• Work as an extension of the client team to guide implementation success
• Assist with requirements gathering, documentation, and policy review
• Support testing, including test script creation, execution, and issue resolution
• Lead the parallel run phase, root cause analysis, and variance management
• Contribute to cutover planning and readiness
• Train wider payroll teams and support go-live and hypercare

The Ideal Candidate

• Successfully implemented Workday Payroll in both the UK and US, multiple times
• Experience with Irish payroll a plus
• Deep understanding of Workday Payroll configuration, integrations (PECI, PICOF), and reporting
• Background in payroll consulting or large-scale internal transformation
• Confident engaging senior HR, Finance, and Tech stakeholders
• Experience as a Payroll Manager or senior SME in a global organisation
• Skilled at both strategic design and detailed execution
• Strong problem solver with excellent communication skills
• Expert knowledge of UK and US payroll legislation and compliance

Desirable Experience

• Experience delivering global or multi-country payroll solutions
• Familiarity with Workday Reporting, Prism, or analytics
• Exposure to change and adoption programmes
• A second European language

What We Offer

• A dynamic consulting environment where you’ll make a real impact
• Access to complex, high-profile payroll transformation programmes
• Competitive salary and benefits
• Hybrid working with flexibility
• Opportunities for travel and professional development
• Clear career progression in a high-growth consultancy

Interested?

If you’ve delivered end-to-end Workday Payroll implementations in the UK and US, and want to work on meaningful challenges alongside smart, collaborative people, we’d love to hear from you.

Let’s have a confidential conversation.

We Offer You:  

• A great environment to learn, develop and be successful in what you do  

• Opportunity to support our work with some of the World's most recognisable brands  

• Competitive package and hybrid work model  

• Travel opportunities for key events  

• Career growth opportunities (as we’re growing rapidly!)   

About CloudRock  

CloudRock is a leading digital transformation consultancy, headquartered in the UK, with offices in India, US, Portugal & Australia. We have an outstanding reputation within the ERP ecosystem and have some of the best consultants sector. We offer you a competitive total rewards package, continuing education & training (including Certified training), and tremendous potential with a growing worldwide organization.  

CloudRock provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical condition, veteran, marital, parental, citizenship, or domestic partner status, or any other status protected by applicable country, national, federal, state or local law.  

CloudRock is committed to a diverse workforce.  

DISCLAIMER: Nothing in this job description restricts management's right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities of this job to other entities; including but not limited to subsidiaries, partners, or purchasers of CloudRock business units.