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Your work days are brighter here.
We’re obsessed with making hard work pay off, for our people, our customers, and the world around us. As a Fortune 500 company and a leading AI platform for managing people, money, and agents, we’re shaping the future of work so teams can reach their potential and focus on what matters most. The minute you join, you’ll feel it. Not just in the products we build, but in how we show up for each other. Our culture is rooted in integrity, empathy, and shared enthusiasm. We’re in this together, tackling big challenges with bold ideas and genuine care. We look for curious minds and courageous collaborators who bring sun-drenched optimism and drive. Whether you're building smarter solutions, supporting customers, or creating a space where everyone belongs, you’ll do meaningful work with Workmates who’ve got your back. In return, we’ll give you the trust to take risks, the tools to grow, the skills to develop and the support of a company invested in you for the long haul. So, if you want to inspire a brighter work day for everyone, including yourself, you’ve found a match in Workday, and we hope to be a match for you too.
ABOUT THE TEAM
The Higher Ed/Nonprofit Functional Consulting team partners with colleges, universities, and nonprofit organizations to design and deliver Workday Payroll, Absence, & Time Tracking solutions that help them pay their people accurately and on time, so they can stay focused on their missions. We lead implementations end-to-end, balancing scope, milestones, and quality across a steady pipeline of projects.
Many of us previously worked in higher education or nonprofit organizations, and we understand the realities of shared governance, academic calendars, and public or public-adjacent organizations. We also value creating sustainable ways of working that fit those environments. Our team is highly educated, curious, and always looking for ways to improve how we work. We actively utilize Workday’s AI tools to make our implementations high-quality and efficient, and we share what we learn so the entire practice benefits.
ABOUT THE ROLE
We’re looking for an experienced Payroll, Time Tracking, & Absence Consultant to support higher education and nonprofit implementations. In this role, you will partner with mission-driven organizations to design, configure, and deploy Workday solutions built for accuracy and long-term success.
You’ll bring Workday product and implementation expertise to client engagements, helping customers translate business requirements into practical solutions. You’ll work closely with clients, project teammates, and the Engagement Manager to move implementations forward with clarity, quality, and strong partnership. You’ll have meaningful ownership over the Payroll, Time Tracking, & Absence workstreams, with the autonomy to recommend design approaches that set customers up for long-term success.
This role is ideal for someone who enjoys solving complex problems, building trust with stakeholders, and helping customers navigate key implementation milestones with confidence. You’ll both learn from experienced teammates and contribute your own ideas and patterns to help evolve how we implement Workday in higher education and nonprofit organizations.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
You will:
- Design and configure Workday Payroll, Time Tracking, & Absence solutions
- Apply deep expertise in the product across customer engagements
- Partner with customers to elicit, clarify, and document business requirements
- Configure Workday Payroll, Time Tracking, & Absence to align with customer needs and operational realities
-
Document solution decisions clearly so customers can support and sustain their environment after go-live
-
Support data conversion, integrations, and testing
- Partner with client and data conversion teams to support legacy Payroll, Time Tracking, & Absence data conversion into Workday
- Partner with integration teams to support the configuration and testing of integrations between Workday and third-party or custom solutions
- Support customers through testing cycles, including issue triage and resolution
-
Transfer system knowledge to customer teams to support adoption, confidence, and long-term success in production
-
Drive project execution and stakeholder alignment
- Communicate regularly with the Engagement Manager on project status, hours forecasting, time reporting, risks, and mitigation plans
- Partner with Delivery Assurance to support compliance with agreed checkpoints and quality standards
-
Help customers prepare for and navigate key implementation milestones, from design through testing and deployment
-
Contribute to the practice and mentor others
- Mentor consultants who are newer to Payroll, Time Tracking, & Absence
- Participate in update training and knowledge-sharing opportunities that strengthen team capability
- Contribute to the Higher Education/Nonprofit consulting practice by identifying opportunities for improvement and leading or participating in internal initiatives
ABOUT YOU
You bring strong Workday Payroll, Time Tracking, & Absence expertise, sound judgment, and a collaborative approach to delivery. You know how to balance customer needs, project realities, and solution quality. You communicate clearly, build trust quickly, and work well across teams and workstreams.
We’re open to hiring at the Senior or Principal level depending on your experience, scope of expertise, and track record of leading complex client engagements.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS: Senior Payroll, Time Tracking, & Absence Consultant (P4)
- 4+ years of experience implementing and/or configuring Workday Payroll, Time Tracking, & Absence
- 4+ years of experience in a consulting, software, or internal Workday environment with hands-on responsibility for Payroll, Time Tracking, & Absence configuration, testing, and partnering with stakeholders
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS: Principal Payroll, Time Tracking, & Absence Consultant (P5)
- 6+ years of experience implementing and/or configuring Workday Payroll, Time Tracking, & Absence
- 6+ years of experience in a consulting, software, or internal Workday environment leading complex Payroll, Time Tracking, & Absence initiatives that require cross-workstream coordination, stakeholder alignment, and structured testing
OTHER QUALIFICATIONS (preferred)
- Experience working with higher education or nonprofit organizations
- Experience with multiple Payroll, Time Tracking, & Absence applications
- Relationship Management: Proven ability to build trusted, long-term relationships with Payroll, Time Tracking, Absence, HR, and/or finance stakeholders in higher education and/or nonprofit environments, including navigating complex governance structures (e.g., committees, unions, shared governance).
- Task Management: Ability to manage multiple customers in parallel, estimate effort accurately, surface risks early, and coordinate with Engagement Managers and project teams to keep scope, schedule, and quality on track.
- Ability to travel up to 50% based on client and project needs, particularly for key implementation milestones such as design sessions and major testing events
ENCOURAGEMENT TO APPLY
If you’re excited about this role but your experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification, we encourage you to apply. We’re especially interested in people who bring strong judgment, learning agility, and a collaborative approach to solving complex customer problems.
POSTING END DATE: 11/30/26
The application deadline for this role is the same as the posting end date stated.
WORKDAY PAY TRANSPARENCY STATEMENT
The annualized base salary ranges for the primary location and any additional locations are listed below. Workday pay ranges vary based on work location. As a part of the total compensation package, this role may be eligible for the Workday Bonus Plan or a role-specific commission/bonus, as well as annual refresh stock grants. Recruiters can share more detail during the hiring process. Each candidate’s compensation offer will be based on multiple factors including, but not limited to, geography, experience, skills, job duties, and business need, among other things. For more information regarding Workday’s comprehensive benefits, please click here.
Primary Location: USA.GA.Atlanta
Primary Location Base Pay Range: $140,300 USD - $210,500 USD
Additional US Location(s) Base Pay Range: $133,300 USD - $236,900 USD
Additional Considerations:
The application deadline for this role is the same as the posting end date stated as below:
11/30/2026
OUR APPROACH TO FLEXIBLE WORK
With Flex Work, we’re combining the best of both worlds: in-person time and remote. Our approach enables our teams to deepen connections, maintain a strong community, and do their best work. We know that flexibility can take shape in many ways, so rather than a number of required days in-office each week, we simply spend at least half (50%) of our time each quarter in the office or in the field with our customers, prospects, and partners (depending on role). This means you'll have the freedom to create a flexible schedule that caters to your business, team, and personal needs, while being intentional to make the most of time spent together. Those in our remote "home office" roles also have the opportunity to come together in our offices for important moments that matter.
Pursuant to applicable Fair Chance law, Workday will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
Workday is an Equal Opportunity Employer including individuals with disabilities and protected veterans.
Workday is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals during our application process, in order to perform one or more essential functions of their job, as well as regarding the use of AI tools for employment decision-making to any degree. Please see below for more details including how to request an accommodation as a qualified veteran, due to a disability or for religious reasons, or as otherwise provided under applicable law.
Workday prohibits taking adverse action against any candidate or employee for reporting a possible violation of this policy, requesting one or more work accommodations, exercising a privacy right, or cooperating in an investigation in accordance with applicable law. Any employee who retaliates against a candidate or employee for doing so may be subject to disciplinary action, up to and including termination of employment, to the fullest extent allowable under applicable law.
If you require a reasonable accommodation, you may email accommodations@workday.com, as far in advance as possible.
ARE YOU BEING REFERRED TO ONE OF OUR ROLES?
If so, ask your connection at Workday about our Employee Referral process!
At Workday, we value our candidates’ privacy and data security. Workday will never ask candidates to apply to jobs through websites that are not Workday Careers.
Please be aware of sites that may ask for you to input your data in connection with a job posting that appears to be from Workday but is not.
In addition, Workday will never ask candidates to pay a recruiting fee, or pay for consulting or coaching services, in order to apply for a job at Workday.
INTRODUCTION
Your work days are brighter here.
We’re obsessed with making hard work pay off, for our people, our customers, and the world around us. As a Fortune 500 company and a leading AI platform for managing people, money, and agents, we’re shaping the future of work so teams can reach their potential and focus on what matters most. The minute you join, you’ll feel it. Not just in the products we build, but in how we show up for each other. Our culture is rooted in integrity, empathy, and shared enthusiasm. We’re in this together, tackling big challenges with bold ideas and genuine care. We look for curious minds and courageous collaborators who bring sun-drenched optimism and drive. Whether you're building smarter solutions, supporting customers, or creating a space where everyone belongs, you’ll do meaningful work with Workmates who’ve got your back. In return, we’ll give you the trust to take risks, the tools to grow, the skills to develop and the support of a company invested in you for the long haul. So, if you want to inspire a brighter work day for everyone, including yourself, you’ve found a match in Workday, and we hope to be a match for you too.
ABOUT THE TEAM
The Higher Ed/Nonprofit Functional Consulting team partners with colleges, universities, and nonprofit organizations to design and deliver Workday Payroll, Absence, & Time Tracking solutions that help them pay their people accurately and on time, so they can stay focused on their missions. We lead implementations end-to-end, balancing scope, milestones, and quality across a steady pipeline of projects.
Many of us previously worked in higher education or nonprofit organizations, and we understand the realities of shared governance, academic calendars, and public or public-adjacent organizations. We also value creating sustainable ways of working that fit those environments. Our team is highly educated, curious, and always looking for ways to improve how we work. We actively utilize Workday’s AI tools to make our implementations high-quality and efficient, and we share what we learn so the entire practice benefits.
ABOUT THE ROLE
We’re looking for an experienced Payroll, Time Tracking, & Absence Consultant to support higher education and nonprofit implementations. In this role, you will partner with mission-driven organizations to design, configure, and deploy Workday solutions built for accuracy and long-term success.
You’ll bring Workday product and implementation expertise to client engagements, helping customers translate business requirements into practical solutions. You’ll work closely with clients, project teammates, and the Engagement Manager to move implementations forward with clarity, quality, and strong partnership. You’ll have meaningful ownership over the Payroll, Time Tracking, & Absence workstreams, with the autonomy to recommend design approaches that set customers up for long-term success.
This role is ideal for someone who enjoys solving complex problems, building trust with stakeholders, and helping customers navigate key implementation milestones with confidence. You’ll both learn from experienced teammates and contribute your own ideas and patterns to help evolve how we implement Workday in higher education and nonprofit organizations.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
You will:
- Design and configure Workday Payroll, Time Tracking, & Absence solutions
- Apply deep expertise in the product across customer engagements
- Partner with customers to elicit, clarify, and document business requirements
- Configure Workday Payroll, Time Tracking, & Absence to align with customer needs and operational realities
-
Document solution decisions clearly so customers can support and sustain their environment after go-live
-
Support data conversion, integrations, and testing
- Partner with client and data conversion teams to support legacy Payroll, Time Tracking, & Absence data conversion into Workday
- Partner with integration teams to support the configuration and testing of integrations between Workday and third-party or custom solutions
- Support customers through testing cycles, including issue triage and resolution
-
Transfer system knowledge to customer teams to support adoption, confidence, and long-term success in production
-
Drive project execution and stakeholder alignment
- Communicate regularly with the Engagement Manager on project status, hours forecasting, time reporting, risks, and mitigation plans
- Partner with Delivery Assurance to support compliance with agreed checkpoints and quality standards
-
Help customers prepare for and navigate key implementation milestones, from design through testing and deployment
-
Contribute to the practice and mentor others
- Mentor consultants who are newer to Payroll, Time Tracking, & Absence
- Participate in update training and knowledge-sharing opportunities that strengthen team capability
- Contribute to the Higher Education/Nonprofit consulting practice by identifying opportunities for improvement and leading or participating in internal initiatives
ABOUT YOU
You bring strong Workday Payroll, Time Tracking, & Absence expertise, sound judgment, and a collaborative approach to delivery. You know how to balance customer needs, project realities, and solution quality. You communicate clearly, build trust quickly, and work well across teams and workstreams.
We’re open to hiring at the Senior or Principal level depending on your experience, scope of expertise, and track record of leading complex client engagements.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS: Senior Payroll, Time Tracking, & Absence Consultant (P4)
- 4+ years of experience implementing and/or configuring Workday Payroll, Time Tracking, & Absence
- 4+ years of experience in a consulting, software, or internal Workday environment with hands-on responsibility for Payroll, Time Tracking, & Absence configuration, testing, and partnering with stakeholders
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS: Principal Payroll, Time Tracking, & Absence Consultant (P5)
- 6+ years of experience implementing and/or configuring Workday Payroll, Time Tracking, & Absence
- 6+ years of experience in a consulting, software, or internal Workday environment leading complex Payroll, Time Tracking, & Absence initiatives that require cross-workstream coordination, stakeholder alignment, and structured testing
OTHER QUALIFICATIONS (preferred)
- Experience working with higher education or nonprofit organizations
- Experience with multiple Payroll, Time Tracking, & Absence applications
- Relationship Management: Proven ability to build trusted, long-term relationships with Payroll, Time Tracking, Absence, HR, and/or finance stakeholders in higher education and/or nonprofit environments, including navigating complex governance structures (e.g., committees, unions, shared governance).
- Task Management: Ability to manage multiple customers in parallel, estimate effort accurately, surface risks early, and coordinate with Engagement Managers and project teams to keep scope, schedule, and quality on track.
- Ability to travel up to 50% based on client and project needs, particularly for key implementation milestones such as design sessions and major testing events
ENCOURAGEMENT TO APPLY
If you’re excited about this role but your experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification, we encourage you to apply. We’re especially interested in people who bring strong judgment, learning agility, and a collaborative approach to solving complex customer problems.
POSTING END DATE: 11/30/26
The application deadline for this role is the same as the posting end date stated.
WORKDAY PAY TRANSPARENCY STATEMENT
The annualized base salary ranges for the primary location and any additional locations are listed below. Workday pay ranges vary based on work location. As a part of the total compensation package, this role may be eligible for the Workday Bonus Plan or a role-specific commission/bonus, as well as annual refresh stock grants. Recruiters can share more detail during the hiring process. Each candidate’s compensation offer will be based on multiple factors including, but not limited to, geography, experience, skills, job duties, and business need, among other things. For more information regarding Workday’s comprehensive benefits, please click here.
Primary Location: USA.GA.Atlanta
Primary Location Base Pay Range: $140,300 USD - $210,500 USD
Additional US Location(s) Base Pay Range: $133,300 USD - $236,900 USD
Additional Considerations:
The application deadline for this role is the same as the posting end date stated as below:
11/30/2026
OUR APPROACH TO FLEXIBLE WORK
With Flex Work, we’re combining the best of both worlds: in-person time and remote. Our approach enables our teams to deepen connections, maintain a strong community, and do their best work. We know that flexibility can take shape in many ways, so rather than a number of required days in-office each week, we simply spend at least half (50%) of our time each quarter in the office or in the field with our customers, prospects, and partners (depending on role). This means you'll have the freedom to create a flexible schedule that caters to your business, team, and personal needs, while being intentional to make the most of time spent together. Those in our remote "home office" roles also have the opportunity to come together in our offices for important moments that matter.
Pursuant to applicable Fair Chance law, Workday will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
Workday is an Equal Opportunity Employer including individuals with disabilities and protected veterans.
Workday is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals during our application process, in order to perform one or more essential functions of their job, as well as regarding the use of AI tools for employment decision-making to any degree. Please see below for more details including how to request an accommodation as a qualified veteran, due to a disability or for religious reasons, or as otherwise provided under applicable law.
Workday prohibits taking adverse action against any candidate or employee for reporting a possible violation of this policy, requesting one or more work accommodations, exercising a privacy right, or cooperating in an investigation in accordance with applicable law. Any employee who retaliates against a candidate or employee for doing so may be subject to disciplinary action, up to and including termination of employment, to the fullest extent allowable under applicable law.
If you require a reasonable accommodation, you may email accommodations@workday.com, as far in advance as possible.
ARE YOU BEING REFERRED TO ONE OF OUR ROLES?
If so, ask your connection at Workday about our Employee Referral process!
At Workday, we value our candidates’ privacy and data security. Workday will never ask candidates to apply to jobs through websites that are not Workday Careers.
Please be aware of sites that may ask for you to input your data in connection with a job posting that appears to be from Workday but is not.
In addition, Workday will never ask candidates to pay a recruiting fee, or pay for consulting or coaching services, in order to apply for a job at Workday.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding H-1B Visa Sponsorship as a Payroll Consultant
Verify your SOC code before applying
Payroll Consultant roles can be classified under multiple SOC codes, and the code your employer uses determines your prevailing wage level. Pull the O*NET profile for your target title and confirm the classification matches your actual duties before accepting an offer.
Document your degree's field alignment
USCIS scrutinizes payroll roles where the degree field isn't an obvious match. Prepare a credential evaluation letter and a written narrative linking your accounting, finance, or HR degree directly to the payroll systems and compliance functions in the job description.
Target employers with active LCA filing history
Search Migrate Mate to filter Payroll Consultant openings by employers who have filed H-1B Labor Condition Applications for payroll and compensation roles, so you're not starting the sponsorship conversation from zero.
Ask about ERP system experience in negotiations
Employers sponsoring H-1B payroll roles often require demonstrated expertise in Workday, SAP, or ADP platforms. Highlighting certified proficiency in a specific ERP system strengthens the specialty occupation argument and can accelerate internal approval to sponsor your petition.
Request premium processing before your OPT expires
If you're transitioning from OPT, confirm with your employer that USCIS premium processing is included in the offer timeline. Standard processing can run several months, and without premium processing, your start date may slip past your OPT end date.
Confirm prevailing wage level with OFLC Wage Search
Look up the prevailing wage for your specific SOC code and work location using the OFLC Wage Search before salary negotiations. Level I and Level II wages differ significantly, and employers must certify the correct level in the LCA before filing your H-1B petition.
H-1B Visa Payroll Consultant: Frequently Asked Questions
Does a Payroll Consultant role qualify as an H-1B specialty occupation?
Yes, provided the employer requires at least a bachelor's degree in a specific field such as accounting, finance, human resources, or business administration, and the job duties go beyond clerical payroll processing. Roles involving payroll compliance, multi-state tax reporting, or ERP configuration typically satisfy USCIS's specialty occupation standard. Generic payroll clerk positions with no degree requirement do not qualify.
Which employers sponsor H-1B visas for Payroll Consultant roles?
Large enterprises with dedicated payroll or total rewards teams, professional employer organizations, and HR consulting firms are the most consistent H-1B sponsors for payroll professionals. You can browse Payroll Consultant openings filtered by H-1B filing history on Migrate Mate, so you're only targeting employers who have already demonstrated willingness to sponsor this role type.
What SOC code does DOL use for Payroll Consultant H-1B filings?
Most Payroll Consultant roles are filed under SOC code 13-1141 (Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists) or 43-3051 (Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks), depending on the level of analytical responsibility. The SOC code your employer selects directly determines the prevailing wage threshold DOL requires the LCA to certify. Confirm the code with your employer before the LCA is submitted, as it affects your wage level and petition strength.
Can a Payroll Consultant change employers while on H-1B status?
Yes. Under H-1B portability rules, you can start working for a new employer as soon as the new I-129 petition is filed with USCIS, without waiting for approval, as long as you've been in valid H-1B status for at least 180 days. Your new employer must file a new H-1B transfer petition and obtain a certified LCA before or simultaneously with the filing. You don't re-enter the lottery.
Does multi-state payroll experience affect H-1B sponsorship eligibility?
Not directly for eligibility, but it strengthens the specialty occupation argument. Multi-state payroll compliance involves federal and state tax law, garnishment rules, and varying wage-and-hour regulations, which supports the claim that the role requires specialized knowledge. Employers who emphasize this scope in the H-1B petition are less likely to receive a Request for Evidence questioning whether the position truly requires a bachelor's degree.