Workday HCM/Payroll Associate Director

Workday Hcm/Payroll Associate Director Protiviti Career provides opportunity to learn, inspire, and advance within a collaborative and inclusive culture. We hire curious individuals for whom learning is a passion. We lean into our mission: We Care. We Collaborate. We Deliver. At every level, we champion leaders who live our values of integrity, inclusion, innovation, and commitment to success. Imagining our work as a journey, we believe integrity guides our way, inclusion moves us forward together, innovation creates new destinations, and our commitment to success empowers us to deliver on our vision to be the most trusted global consulting firm. Protiviti is looking for a Technology Consulting Associate Director to join our growing Workday team. As an Associate Director, you'll take a lead role in strengthening our relationships with clients and providing seamless guidance in the completion of engagements. You'll partner with our strategic clients to manage strategic implementations and transformations associated with their use of technology. You'll develop strategies to solve complex business problems using new ways of thinking, and devise solutions to support your clients' needs through analytics, automation, and the latest tools and methods. You'll develop new projects, help identify new business, and build lasting relationships with clients and within the community as you serve as an ambassador of Protiviti in the market. You will also be a mentor and provide growth and development to teams as you oversee the successful completion of project work plans. You enjoy managing projects around Workday implementations and optimizations. You are passionate about building trusted relationships with C-level executives and providing exceptional experiences that translate to additional project work. You have an inherent interest in project management and team leadership. You promote a positive team culture that fosters open communication among all engagement team members. You create development opportunities for others, including participating in the creation and rollout of training, and ways for your team to improve our clients and communities. You enjoy discovering prospective project work with current and potential clients through networking, knowledge-building, and client interactions. You excel at identifying opportunities to integrate product solutions and resources to improve client service capabilities. You view client challenges as opportunities to add value and can translate that into new project proposals and sales. You are seen as a valued contributor to thought leadership and encourage knowledge-sharing and collaboration across teams. You have interest in managing a diverse portfolio of clients. Do your talents include the following? Demonstrated experience with serving as a Workday solution architect and workstream lead for HCM and Payroll. Serving as a project manager over large, complex Workday HCM and payroll implementations. Experience developing Workday HCM and payroll implementation plans, including estimating the level of effort, timing and costs. Leading / managing future state design and process improvement projects focused on HCM and Payroll business functions. Functional and systems experience focused on HCM and Payroll business functions. Designing and implementing Workday HCM and Payroll with key responsibilities including leading and facilitating: requirements definition, design workshops, testing, data conversion, training, cutover, and post go-live support. Designing and architecting Workday HCM and Payroll configurations, including core HCM, Compensation, Advanced Comp, Benefits Administration, Payroll and integrations with other systems. Implementing best practices for Workday HCM and Payroll to ensure data accuracy, security, and compliance with applicable standards. Conducting gap analysis between business needs and Workday capabilities, recommending solutions or enhancements. Leading and performing Workday application control reviews and risk assessments. Experience assessing a Workday platform in the context of a Sarbanes-Oxley compliance effort is a plus. Knowledge of segregation of duties concepts, sensitive access and experience in user access security including design and configuration of Workday. Establishing and cultivating business relationships and a professional network, including with senior executives. Successfully pursuing business development opportunities and identifying and implementing strategies to obtain new work or clientele. Strong network and relationship with Workday Account Executives and Services leadership and demonstrated experience leveraging that network to identify and bring in new Workday opportunities. Demonstrated ability to develop Workday implementation and optimization proposals and lead oral presentations for potential clients. Demonstrated ability building a Workday practice including training other team members, developing methodologies and tools to facilitate Workday implementations, making them more efficient and consistent. Ability to translate and communicate issues, risks or challenges to client personnel, including executives. Leadership and direct supervisory experience of teams including conducting performance appraisals, mentoring and coaching, oversight and review of work, coordination across teams, and understanding how to motivate. Your educational and professional qualifications include a Bachelor's degree in a relevant discipline (e.g., Business Administration, Human Resources Management, Psychology, Information Technology/MIS, Engineering) and 9+ years working in a related field or professional services. Workday certified in HCM and/or Payroll is a must. Strong understanding of HR operations and strategy. Proficiency in Microsoft Office suite applications with specific emphasis on Word, Excel and PowerPoint. Secondary emphasis on Visio and Access. Protiviti practices a hybrid model, which is a combination of working in person with a purpose and working remotely. This model creates meaningful experiences for our people and our clients while offering a flexible environment. The ratio of remote to in-person requirements vary by client, project, team, and other business factors. Our people work both in-person in local Protiviti offices and on client sites, which can include local or out-of-state travel based on our projects and client requests and commitments. Protiviti is an Equal Opportunity Employer. M/F/Disability/Veteran As part of Protiviti's employment process, any offer of employment is contingent upon successful completion of a background check. Protiviti is committed to being an equal employment employer offering opportunities to all job seekers, including individuals with disabilities. If you believe you need a reasonable accommodation in order to search for a job opening or to apply for a position, please contact us by sending an email to or call 1.855.744.6947 for assistance. In your email please include the following: The specific accommodation requested to complete the employment application. The location(s) (city, state) to which you would like to apply. Protiviti will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance. Protiviti will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act. Protiviti is not registered to hire or employ personnel in the following states West Virginia, Alaska. Protiviti is not licensed or registered as a public accounting firm and does not issue opinions on financial statements or offer attestation services. Job Location: CA PRO LOS ANGELES

Created: 2026-03-04