Workday Payroll Lead

Apexon is a digital first technology services firm specializing in accelerating business transformation and delivering human centric digital experiences. We have been meeting customers wherever they are in the digital lifecycle and helping them outperform their competition through speed and innovation.

Apexon brings together distinct core competencies in AI, analytics, app development, cloud, commerce, CX, data, Dev Ops, IoT, mobile, quality engineering, and UX, along with deep expertise in BFSI, healthcare, and life sciences, helping businesses capitalize on the unlimited opportunities digital offers.

Our reputation is built on a comprehensive suite of engineering services, a dedication to solving clients’ toughest technology problems, and a commitment to continuous improvement. Backed by Goldman Sachs Asset Management and Everstone Capital, Apexon has a global presence across four continents.

We are hiring for a Workday Payroll Lead opportunity.

Role: Workday Payroll Lead

Location: New York, NY 10112

Position: 1

Work Arrangement: Remote, with flexibility to travel to the Deloitte office as needed

Duration: 12 months, with potential extension

We are seeking an experienced Workday Payroll Lead with hands‑on Workday configuration experience to drive the design, solutioning, configuration, and implementation of Workday Payroll. The ideal candidate will hold a Workday Payroll certification and have experience leading client discussions, driving key decisions, maintaining project documentation, and managing risks and issues throughout implementation.

• Workday Payroll certification
• Hands‑on Workday Payroll configuration experience
• Workday Payroll design, solutioning, and implementation
• Ability to lead client meetings and drive decisions
• Experience maintaining design documents, decision documents, and RAID items

• Experience leading a Workday Payroll implementation from design through deployment
• Strong client‑fac­ing communication and stakeholder management skills
• Experience managing implementation decisions, risks, assumptions, issues, and dependencies

• Lead the design, solutioning, configuration, and implementation of Workday Payroll.
• Drive client meetings and discussions to reach decisions on payroll design and configuration.
• Identify, prepare, and update design documents and decision documents.
• Maintain and track RAID items throughout the implementation.
• Coordinate with client stakeholders and project teams to resolve configuration and implementation issues.
• Support user story development, defect resolution, and validation of configured solutions.
• Ensure Workday Payroll configuration aligns with agreed business requirements and design decisions.
• Travel to the Deloitte office as needed, maintaining flexibility based on project requirements.
• User Stories
• Configuration Workbook
• Business Process Workbook
• Gap Definition Document Updates

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, Business Administration, or a related field is preferred.

Did you know that Apexon has been Certified by Great Place To Work, the global authority on workplace culture, in each of the four regions in which it operates: USA for the seventh time in 2026, India for the tenth consecutive time in 2026, the UK for the fourth time in 2026, and Mexico for the second time in 2026.

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