Senior Techno-Functional Workday Payroll Consultant

CVS Health

Workday Payroll Consultant providing technology solutions for HR and Payroll operations at CVS Health. Collaborating with stakeholders to drive product innovation and operational excellence.

Posted 5/20/2026full-timeConnecticut, Idaho, Texas • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $106,605 - $284,280 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Collaborates with business and technical partners to support the Workday Payroll and Absence functional areas and roadmap, including the established list of global priorities
Work closely with business leaders and stakeholders to develop vision, goals and roadmap for the Product
Maintains clear and up to date list of key deliverables and timelines, developing plans to achieve those targets and proactively communicating progress to a variety of stakeholders
Ensures that the delivered product meets or exceeds the business' needs and business objectives
Responsible for timely delivery of enhancements, project requests and defects, with optimal and scalable solutions
Accountable for the health of the product
Gathers requirements, business process optimization, fit-gap analysis, functional design, configuration and testing
Creates necessary documentation in each stage
Collaborates with key cross-functional partners to maintain transparency, consistency in delivery, and set expectations
Understands the needs of the business and evaluates Workday capabilities through research and testing
Actively participates in Workday's semi-annual release process, engaging with release team on cross-functional initiatives and liaising with Business Leads on critical impacts and upcoming enhancement opportunities
Supports regression testing and guide regression testing teams
Awareness of new and planned Workday functionality, actively engaging with the Workday Community to prepare and communicate changes that could impact business
Leads the translation of business requirements to technical solutions and creating appropriate timelines
Responsible for fit-gap analysis, functional design, configuring the application, user acceptance testing and maintenance of the software solution
Ensures up to date documentation, necessary approvals and artifacts are documented and maintained in tracking tools
Performs and supports user acceptance testing and creates necessary documentation including test plans, test scenarios, test cases and test results
Responsible for adherence to industry best practice, actively engaging with Workday Community on future releases
Encourages product innovation and alternative ways of approaching business
Integrates relevant data and information and apply the findings to positively impact the Workday strategy and share key insights and actions based on data and metrics
Challenges partners to think differently regarding HR and Payroll business processes and operational issues act as a thought partner and model creative problem-solving to impact business decisions
Generates reports and analytics to support various business needs
Provides strategic direction and guidance to product team and shared services teams, with accountability for mentoring and developing team members

Requirements

What you’ll need

5+ years' experience in a Workday Payroll Technical-functional lead role
5+ years' experience configuring and debugging Business Processes and building solutions in Workday
5+ years' experience working on calculated fields, complex reports and various configurations in Workday
5+ years' experience working with business to gather requirements, perform fit gap analysis, design solutions, create functional designs, configuring Workday application, performing user acceptance testing, and maintaining the health of the product
5+ years' experience generating reports for analysis, data auditing and supporting requests from various business teams
2+ years' experience collaborating with SaaS vendors to deliver business needs
2+ years of experience in leading a team
Bachelor's Degree Required.

Benefits

Comp & perks

medical, dental, and vision coverage
paid time off
retirement savings options
wellness programs
bonuses and equity award program

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Hard Skills & Tools

Workday PayrollBusiness Process ConfigurationFit-Gap AnalysisFunctional DesignUser Acceptance TestingCalculated FieldsComplex ReportsData AuditingSaaS CollaborationProduct Health Maintenance

Soft Skills

CollaborationCommunicationProblem-SolvingMentoringStrategic DirectionInnovationStakeholder EngagementTransparencyLeadershipCreativity