Meridian Partners

Payroll

• Apply deep expertise in the Workday Payroll product across customer engagements
• Partner with customers to elicit, clarify, and document business requirements
• Configure Workday Payroll to align with customer needs and operational realities
• Document solution decisions clearly so customers can support and sustain their environment after go-live
• Lead Workday post-production support services for Payroll, a portfolio of clients
• Serve as the primary point of contact and strategic advisor for client stakeholders, addressing escalations, resolving complex issues, and guiding clients through system updates and enhancements.
• Manage day-to-day support activities: triage tickets, troubleshoot issues, and oversee timely resolution in alignment with SLAs.
• Own Workday release management: analyze feature updates, assess client impact, and coordinate testing and deployment with client teams.
• Partner with clients to understand complex benefits structures, including union, non-union, and retiree populations governed by state and local policies.
• Identify opportunities to improve client processes and system configuration for efficiency, accuracy, and compliance.
• Provide end-user training and support during implementation and post-implementation phases.
• Lead collaborative discovery sessions to document requirements and translate them into effective, compliant Workday configurations.

Payroll Consultant

Solutions Engineer

• Own the end-to-end functional solution architecture for one or more Workday workstreams (HCM, Time Tracking, Payroll) across multiple clients
• Translate complex business and regulatory requirements into cohesive, scalable Workday solution designs
• Lead architecture and design workshops, guiding clients toward supportable solutions aligned with Workday best practices
• Anticipate cross module dependencies and downstream impacts across HCM, Absence, Recruiting, Time, Benefits, Compensation, and Payroll
• Validate that solutions meet business needs while remaining configurable, auditable, and sustainable

Workday HCM Solution Architect

Manager

• Serve as the primary point of contact for client executive stakeholders throughout the engagement lifecycle.
• Build trusted advisor relationships, ensuring high levels of satisfaction and proactive communication.
• Drive strategic discussions on project objectives, success measures, and long-term roadmap alignment.
• Oversee all aspects of Workday implementation delivery, including project planning, resourcing, financial management, and risk mitigation.
• Apply Meridian’s Workday Delivery Framework (MDF) and Workday Delivery Implementation Methodology to ensure consistent execution across all project phases.
• Facilitate steering committee meetings, executive status updates, and issue/risk reviews.
• Lead cross-functional teams including Solution Leads, Functional Consultants, and Technical Specialists.
• Foster a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
• Provide mentorship and professional development for project team members and emerging leaders within the Workday Practice.
• Ensure deliverables meet Meridian’s internal quality assurance standards and contractual obligations.
• Drive adherence to scope, schedule, and budget through proactive change and risk management.
• Champion repeatable best practices and contribute to the continuous enhancement of Meridian’s project delivery framework.
• Support pre-sales and business development activities, including RFP responses, scoping, and project estimation.
• Identify expansion opportunities within existing clients to promote long-term partnerships and Workday optimization initiatives.
• Contribute to internal knowledge-sharing and cross-practice collaboration across HCM, Payroll, Financials, and Integrations.

Engagement Manager

Consultant

• Configure and deploy Workday Compensation in alignment with public sector regulatory and organizational needs.
• Translate complex compensation processes into efficient Workday solutions, ensuring compliance with public sector policies, union agreements, and audit requirements.
• Collaborate with HR, IT and functional leads to gather requirements, document configurations and deliver enhancements and updates.
• Lead or support functional workstreams during Workday implementations, optimizations, or phase x rollouts for public sector entities.
• Conduct testing activities (unit, integration, UAT) support data conversion, and assist with validation and reconciliation processes.
• Provide ongoing production support and troubleshoot system issues going post-live.
• Ensure Workday security roles and domain policies and proper segregation of duties and public sector standards.
• Stay up to date with Workday release and assess impacts for public sector clients.

Payroll Consultant

Workday HCM Solution Architect

Engagement Manager

HCM Compensation Consultant