Workday Implementation Expert

Job Description

About Remote

Remote is building the infrastructure that makes global payroll and employment possible for everyone, everywhere. Our team is made up of people who want to own a piece of that work, not just contribute to it. That work happens across six continents, only Antarctica left to go, entirely remote. It also requires real fluency with AI in every role, not just familiarity with it.

Our standards are high, and the ownership is total. You'll have the trust and space to find your own way to the best answer, and the support to see it through, because that's how we build things that actually work at this scale. In return, your career grows faster, because at Remote, growth is tied to results. We're founded on the principle that where someone lives should never limit what they can achieve, and we operate exactly that way.

Job Summary

The Workday Implementation Expert serves as the strategic lead for our complex, high-value global implementations. You are the primary bridge between Workday HCM and Global Payroll operations. Beyond standard configuration, you provide visionary enhancements to the system design, data integrity, and methodology at a global scale. You are a subject matter expert (SME) capable of navigating the complex environments to ensure a seamless, "source of truth" integration for international entities.

What you bring

• Strategic Ecosystem Design: 10+ years leading global HR system transformations, specifically focused on multi-country payroll and HR process alignment.
• Process Mastery: Deep understanding of Core HCM workflows, Compensation structures, Absence management, and Time Tracking lifecycles.
• AI & Automation Strategy: Expert in leveraging automated tools to streamline complex workflows, enhance auditing, and drive predictive insights within the implementation lifecycle.
• Global Payroll Leadership: Proven success leading end-to-end global payroll rollouts, ensuring the HR system serves as the definitive "Single Source of Truth."
• Compliance & Data Governance: Expert in aligning complex data requirements between internal systems and external partners while ensuring 100% statutory accuracy.
• Senior Project Leadership: Extensive experience managing high-stakes, multi-entity onboarding and global program management.
• Advanced Problem Solving: Expert-level analytical and auditing skills used to troubleshoot cross-functional systemic issues and organizational bottlenecks.
• Stakeholder Influence: Exceptional ability to navigate and influence senior stakeholders in high-pressure, international environments.
• Operational Autonomy: Self-starter capable of leading strategy asynchronously across global time zones; fluent in English.
• Modern Collaboration: Proficient in remote-first tools (Monday.com, Notion, Slack, Salesforce) and familiar with HCM platforms
• Demonstrates strong automation and AI capabilities.
• Writes and speaks fluent English.
• It's not required to have experience working remotely, but considered a plus.

Key Responsibilities

• Strategic Leadership: Lead the end-to-end design and execution of HR-to-Payroll transitions for Workday clients, ensuring scalable processes and seamless go-lives.
• Subject Matter Expertise: Serve as the final authority for customers aligning their HR environments with Workday global payroll, identifying process gaps and organizational dependencies.
• Data Integrity Governance: Own the strategy for data validation and quality assurance to ensure total consistency between global systems.
• Strategic Alignment: Partner with client HR and Leadership teams to synchronize global data flows and ensure multi-country statutory compliance.
• Implementation Oversight: Manage complex parallel payroll runs, reconciliations, and year-to-date adjustments to certify accuracy before launch.
• Go-Live Readiness: Provide executive sign-off on all process and compliance checks, transitioning customers to Operations with high-quality strategic documentation.
• Consultancy & Training: Act as a "Trusted Advisor," providing high-level guidance on global best practices and system optimization logic.
• Continuous Excellence: Drive process optimizations and conduct peer quality reviews to maintain "Expert-level" implementation standards.
• Knowledge Management: Author and maintain Global Implementation Playbooks and internal procedural standards for the global team.

Compensation

$104,000 to $146,250

Remote's Total Rewards philosophy is to ensure fair, unbiased compensation and fair equity pay along with competitive benefits in all locations in which we operate. We do not agree to or encourage cheap-labor practices and therefore we ensure to pay locally competitive rates. We hope to inspire other companies to support global talent-hiring and bring local wealth to developing countries.

At first glance our salary bands seem quite wide - here is some context. At Remote we have international operations and a globally distributed workforce. We use geo ranges to consider geographic pay differentials as part of our global compensation strategy to remain competitive in various markets while we hire globally.

Our salary ranges are determined by role, level and location, and our job titles may span more than one career level. The interviewer will share further details with the candidate on the more restricted pay range for the role in line with their specific location. The individual pay for the successful candidate in this role is dependent upon many factors such as location, transferable or job-related skills, work experience, relevant training, business needs, internal parity, and market demands. The base salary range may be subject to change.

The annual salary range for this full-time position is $104,000 to $146,250.