Workday HCM/Payroll Consultant

Support execution of end-to-end testing scenarios across HCM and Payroll, working alongside internal staff and implementation partners.
Assist in parallel payroll testing, validating Workday outputs against the City’s legacy semi-monthly payroll system.
Provide hands-on configuration support for HCM, Payroll, and Time Tracking modules.
Help guide the City’s transition from semi-monthly to bi-weekly payroll, addressing impacts on configuration, testing, and business processes.
Serve as the Workday security administrator, assisting with configuration, role assignments, and access validation aligned with job responsibilities.
Perform troubleshooting during testing cycles—identify, track, and help resolve configuration, data, or security issues.
Develop or refine job aids, test documentation, and user-facing guides to support knowledge transfer and training.
(Preferred) Provide input on integrations with CalPERS, benefit providers, and other public-sector systems relevant to California municipalities.

Must-Haves:

Expert-level Workday experience, particularly in HR/Payroll implementations
Strong Workday configuration knowledge
Prior experience supporting unit, end-to-end, and parallel testing cycles
Ability to review and validate configurations delivered by an implementation partner (Cognizant)
Skilled in troubleshooting test failures and coaching internal teams to identify and resolve issues
Comfortable working with test templates provided by implementation partners and guiding teams through them
Strong communication and mentoring skills to support a testing team that needs hands-on guidance
Available to support HR/Payroll go-live in February and Financials go-live in September

Nice-to-Haves:

Any Gradute

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