HR Technology Lead – Workday Payroll, Time
3M
full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Maplewood • Minnesota • Texas • United States
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Salary
💰 $145,676 - $178,049 per year
Job Level
About the role
- Serve as the senior Workday expert for Payroll, Absence, and Time Tracking modules, leading advanced design and configuration of pay calculation rules, accrual logic, eligibility, earnings/deductions setup, and time valuation
- Lead and coordinate end-to-end global deployment of Absence and Time Tracking solutions, ensuring consistent implementation, compliance, and successful adoption across all regions
- Translate union rules, labor regulations, and business policies into scalable system designs
- Ensure all functional designs adhere to governance, documentation standards, compliance requirements, and audit controls
- Partner with technical teams on payroll/time-related integrations, data flows, and troubleshooting
- Oversee and mentor HR Technology Analysts in configuration, testing, and deployment activities
- Review and approve configuration, test scripts, test results, and documentation to ensure accuracy and audit readiness
- Lead complex troubleshooting related to gross-to-net results, retro calculations, accruals, time valuation, and integration discrepancies
- Ensure compliance with federal, state, local, and international payroll and leave laws (e.g., overtime rules, FMLA, provincial rules, tax regulations)
- Evaluate Workday semiannual releases and identify features that improve payroll accuracy, compliance, and processing efficiency
- Recommend and implement process and system enhancements, including automation and error-reduction strategies
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives in partnership with Payroll Operations, HR Operations, and other HR COEs
- Stay current on evolving payroll regulations, time/attendance laws, and Workday platform updates to inform system strategy
- Partner with Payroll, HR Operations, Total Rewards, IT, Legal, and Compliance to gather requirements, influence design decisions, and resolve complex issues
- Lead functional workshops, design reviews, and decision-making discussions, ensuring alignment of technology solutions with business needs
- Provide ongoing training, knowledge transfer, and documentation for analysts, HR partners, and payroll team members
- Communicate system changes, impacts, risks, and recommendations to business leaders and operations teams
- Champion user-centric design principles for payroll, time tracking, and absence processes
- Lead structured testing cycles for releases, enhancements, and integration updates
- Ensure clean data, accurate processing, and reliable system performance across payroll and time functions
- Proactively identify issues, recommend solutions, and drive long-term improvements
Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree or higher (completed and verified prior to start)
- 5 years of HR Technology experience in a private, public, government or military environment
- 5 years of Workday configuration experience specializing in Payroll, Absence, and/or Time Tracking in a private, public, government or military environment
- Workday Pro certification preferred
- Strong expertise with US Workday Payroll
- Proven success designing complex pay calculation rules, accrual configurations, time valuation, eligibility, and payroll workflows
- Familiarity with union rules, shift differentials, premium pay, and complex pay components
- Strong analytical and troubleshooting abilities, particularly with pay results and time valuation
- Experience leading or mentoring analysts or technical team members
- Strong project management skills; ability to influence at all levels
- Exceptional communication, analytical, and problem-solving skills
- Experience with Workday Scheduling module preferred
Benefits
- Medical, Dental & Vision
- Health Savings Accounts
- Health Care & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
- Disability Benefits
- Life Insurance
- Voluntary Benefits
- Paid Absences
- Retirement Benefits
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard Skills & Tools
Workday configurationpay calculation rulesaccrual logictime valuationpayroll workflowsdata flowstroubleshootingtestingautomationerror-reduction strategies
Soft Skills
analytical abilitiesproblem-solving skillsproject managementmentoringcommunicationinfluencingcontinuous improvementuser-centric designcollaborationtraining
Certifications
Bachelor’s DegreeWorkday Pro certification