Workday Payroll Senior Lead – Emerging Markets Toronto $150-180k + 20% bonus Own the payroll delivery and enablement strategy for our Emerging Markets segment – small and mid-sized customers who are newer to Workday and have less complex needs than traditional enterprise clients – with an exclusive focus on Kainos accelerated Spark & Grow deployment methodology. Lead implementations, partner with Sales on scoping, and build the playbooks, templates, and accelerators that make delivery for this segment repeatable, scalable, and cost-effective. What you’ll do — Delivery & client leadership - Lead Workday Payroll implementations for small and mid-sized customers using Kainos rapid Spark & Grow methodology, guiding them from discovery through go-live with a focus on rapid, repeatable delivery and high customer satisfaction.

- Configure complex payroll calculations; handle scenarios such as multiple positions and multiple FEINs; apply strong knowledge of Workday Payroll and interdependencies with Time Tracking, Absence, and Benefits.
- Navigate regulatory and contractual complexity (e.g., tax, garnishments, Common Pay Master, retirement plans, union/CBAs, payroll accounting) across applicable markets. Sales partnership & scoping - Partner with Sales on qualifying opportunities, running discovery, shaping the solution approach, and producing right‑sized estimates/SOW inputs; participate in client‑facing demos and orals.
- Translate business needs into explicit scope, assumptions, risks, and resourcing appropriate for compressed timelines and lean budgets, balancing outcomes with commercial considerations. Emerging‑markets capability building - Establish repeatable delivery by creating and maintaining localization checklists, configuration templates, testing packs, and knowledge articles tailored to smaller customers.




- Codify best practices into accelerators that improve quality, predictability, ramp time, and cost‑to‑serve; measure adoption and iterate. Operating in Emerging Markets - Manage ambitious timelines through pragmatic, MVP‑first approaches, crisp decision logs, and time‑boxed design.
- Design creative, right‑sized solutions that maximize delivered value within tight budget constraints (e.g., templated configurations, phased scope, standard integrations).

Minimum qualifications - 5+ years Workday Payroll implementation experience, including 3+ years leading end‑to‑end implementations recently with hands‑on configuration;

certification in at least one Workday Payroll country plus one additional Workday module.

- Proven ability to build complex payroll calculations;

experience with multiple positions and multiple FEINs.

- Deep knowledge of Workday Payroll and interdependencies with Time Tracking, Absence, Benefits; solid understanding of tax/garnishments, Common Pay Master, retirement plans, CBAs/unions, payroll accounting.
- Consulting toolkit: lead workshops, present to senior audiences, and guide design trade‑offs under tight deadlines; strong commercial awareness and project fluency. Geography‑specific fluency (as applicable) - Canada: T4, RRSP, ROE, CPP.
- U.S.: state/local taxes, FLSA calculations.

Preferred qualifications - Workday HCM / Payroll certifications - Professional qualifications in your area of expertise (Certified Payroll Professional (CPP)



- Experience with post‑deployment services/AMS and knowledge transfer.

- Experience with Small and Medium Business market segments - Exposure to multi‑country operating models and partner integrations in non‑native Workday payroll contexts. Success measures - 90 days: Segment playbook v1 (scope assumptions, estimate templates, testing packs) adopted on at least one project; first pursuits supported with clear estimates and risks.
- 6 months: 2+ implementations delivered using the standard approach with measurable cycle‑time and effort reductions; enablement rolled out to delivery teams.
- 12 months: Standardized assets in broad use; predictable outcomes for smaller customers (e.g., improved estimate variance, faster time‑to‑value, higher CSAT/NPS). People management Your role may or may not involve managing people. Where you do have direct reports your responsibilities may include:
- Agreeing, setting and reviewing your and your team’s goals aligned to Kainos, Workday BU and your Capability - Providing support so that your and your team’s goals can be achieved - Reviewing and refining goals for relevance and to keep performance on track - Reviewing performance against goals and provide feedback - Conducting 1:1 monthly and/or project completion feedback meetings - Requesting and providing regular feedback in Workday - Completing End of Year reviews and agreeing the outcomes for the year - Identifying training to support your and your team’s development - Pursuing and supporting your and your team members’ career paths and progression - Reviewing weekly workload forecasting (staff allocations and timesheet checks) and utilization - Actively being involved in recruitment/interviews - Reviewing attrition and retention metrics

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