Workday PATT Payroll, Absence and Time Tracking- Senior Application Consultant
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Chicago, IL - USA
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Job Summary
Choosing Capgemini means choosing a company where you will be empowered to shape your career in the way youd like where youll be supported and inspired bya collaborative community of colleagues around the world and where youll be able to reimagine whats possible. Join us and help the worlds leading organizationsunlock the value of technology and build a more sustainable more inclusive world.
Capgemini is seeking a Workday Payroll Absence & Time Tracking Lead to join our rapidly growing Workday this role you will serve as a functional lead responsible for designing configuring implementing and supporting Workday Payroll Absence and Time Tracking solutions for global and U.S.-based clients. You will partner with business stakeholders HR Payroll and IT teams to deliver scalable compliant and innovative workforce management solutions while helping clients transform their payroll and workforce processes.
This position requires deep functional expertise across Workday Payroll Absence and Time Tracking strong consulting and client-facing skills and the ability to lead workstreams through the full project lifecycle including discovery design configuration testing deployment and post-production support.
Application Consultants understand the client business process current and future and map it to the technologies being used giving a demarcation of what can be achieved through a standard implementation and what would need customizations or extensions to be done to the application. They may functionally customize the application partner with application developers to design application enhancements and extensions and work with business users to implement process changes. Individual should be able to conceptualize a business or technical solution leveraging colleagues and partners and must mastered at least one methodology in depth and have an advanced knowledge of one or more business domains and one or more SaaS or package software solutions. This role has wide knowledge of industry innovations and competitor activity and actively engage in and contribute to internal and external knowledge developments. Individual has the solution knowledge and consulting skills to lead process improvements analysis on business processes andor or IT and can advise clients on the implementation of one or more package modules. This role is responsible for workshop facilitation integration testing and user acceptance testing. Individual is seen as active member within technology communities. Certifications: maintain certifications on Saas or Package Based solution and relevant methodology
- Lead functional design configuration and deployment of Workday Payroll Absence and Time Tracking solutions.
- Facilitate client workshops discovery sessions and requirements gathering activities to understand business payroll and workforce management needs.
- Configure Payroll earnings deductions taxes payroll calculations pay groups and payroll processing frameworks in alignment with regulatory and organizational requirements.
- Design and implement complex absence plans leave programs accrual rules eligibility criteria and compliance-related leave processes.
- Configure and support Time Tracking solutions including time entry schedules overtime premium pay shifts and labor tracking requirements.
- Act as a trusted advisor to clients by recommending leading practices and optimizing business processes utilizing Workday functionality.
- Lead solution design discussions and provide strategic guidance regarding Payroll Absence and Time Tracking capabilities.
- Support integrations data conversion activities and cross-functional dependencies with HCM Benefits Compensation and Financials workstreams.
- Develop functional specifications configuration documentation testing scripts training materials and process documentation.
- Manage unit testing system integration testing (SIT) user acceptance testing (UAT) payroll parallel testing and deployment readiness activities.
- Support payroll audits compliance requirements legal reporting needs and regulatory changes impacting Payroll Time Tracking and Absence processes.
- Provide post-go-live support including issue resolution root cause analysis system enhancements and ongoing optimization.
- Mentor junior consultants and support knowledge-sharing initiatives within the Workday practice.
- Contribute to business development activities client presentations solution demonstrations and proposal responses as needed.
- Leverage AI automation and digital transformation capabilities to improve workforce management and payroll operations.
- Bachelors degree in Human Resources Information Systems Business Administration Finance Accounting Computer Science or a related field.
- 5 years of hands-on experience implementing and supporting Workday Payroll Absence and Time Tracking solutions.
- Minimum of two full lifecycle Workday Payroll implementations from design through deployment.
- Strong experience configuring Workday Payroll for U.S. organizations including payroll calculations taxes earnings deductions and compliance requirements.
- Hands-on experience designing and configuring Workday Absence and Time Tracking solutions.
- Experience facilitating client workshops requirements gathering sessions and solution design discussions.
- Proven experience leading functional workstreams within complex Workday implementation projects.
- Strong understanding of payroll operations workforce management processes labor regulations and compliance requirements.
- Experience supporting testing activities including SIT UAT payroll parallel testing and go-live readiness.
- Strong analytical problem-solving and troubleshooting skills.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to interact effectively with executive stakeholders and client leadership teams.
- Experience creating functional documentation training materials process flows and implementation deliverables.
Preferred Qualifications
- Workday Payroll (USA) Certification.
- Workday Time Tracking Certification.
- Workday Absence Certification.
- Additional Workday certifications in HCM Benefits Compensation or Integrations.
- Consulting experience within a professional services organization.
- Experience supporting large enterprise or global Workday deployments.
- Knowledge of payroll compliance requirements across multiple jurisdictions.
- Exposure to Workday integrations and reporting capabilities.
- Experience working with AI Generative AI automation tools and digital transformation initiatives.
The base compensation range for this role in the posted location is $73150- $210250
Capgemini provides compensation range information in accordance with applicable national state provincial and local pay transparency laws. The base compensation range listed for this position reflects the minimum and maximum target compensation Capgemini in good faith believes it may pay for the role at the time of this posting. This range may be subject to change as permitted by law.
The actual compensation offered to any candidate may fall outside of the posted range and will be determined based on multiple factors legally permitted in the applicable jurisdiction.
These may include but are not limited to: Geographic location Education and qualifications Certifications and licenses Relevant experience and skills Seniority and performance Market and business consideration Internal pay equity.
It is not typical for candidates to be hired at or near the top of the posted compensation range.
In addition to base salary this role may be eligible for additional compensation such as variable incentives bonuses or commissions depending on the position and applicable laws.
Capgemini offers a comprehensive non-negotiable benefits package to all regular full-time employees. In the U.S. and Canada available benefits are determined by local policy and eligibility and may include:
- Paid time off based on employee grade (A-F) defined by policy: Vacation: 12-25 days depending on grade Company paid holidays Personal Days Sick Leave
- Medical dental and vision coverage (or provincial healthcare coordination in Canada)
- Retirement savings plans (e.g. 401(k) in the U.S. RRSP in Canada)
- Life and disability insurance
- Employee assistance programs
- Other benefits as provided by local policy and eligibility
Important Notice: Compensation (including bonuses commissions or other forms of incentive pay) is not considered earned vested or payable until it becomes due under the terms of applicable plans or agreements and is subject to Capgeminis discretion consistent with applicable laws. The Company reserves the right to amend or withdraw compensation programs at any time within the limits of applicable legislation.
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Capgemini is an Equal Opportunity Employer encouraging inclusion in the workplace. Capgemini also participates in the Partnership Accreditation in Indigenous Relations (PAIR) program which supports meaningful engagement with Indigenous communities across Canada by promoting fairness accessibility inclusion and respect. We value the rich cultural heritage and contributions of Indigenous Peoples and actively work to create a welcoming and respectful environment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race national origin gender identity/expression age religion disability sexual orientation genetics veteran status marital status or any other characteristic protected by law.
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