Global Process Ownership: Payroll & Stock Administration Process Architecture: Define and maintain the global end-to-end process standards for the finance portions of Hire to Retire, specifically Payroll execution and Stock Administration workflows.
Requirements
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.
Technology, Automation, & AI Enablement Workday on Workday: Partner with Business Technology to implement scalable processes powered by Workday, focusing on automated payroll reconciliations, intelligent auditing, and AI-driven equity forecasting.
experience in Payroll, Stock Administration, or Finance Transformation, with a heavy emphasis on the Hire to Retire lifecycle.
Bachelor’s Degree in Finance, Accounting, or a related field Other
experience using or deploying Workday HCM and Payroll is essential; you should understand the technical interplay between HR data and financial outcomes.
Collaborative Leader: Outstanding ability to influence stakeholders at the Senior Manager+ level across People & Purpose, Payroll, and Product organizations.
Experience
Qualifications: 10+ years of progressive
Benefits
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.
The Senior Manager will drive day-to-day execution and lead a team focused on elevating H2R processes, ensuring that global payroll and equity workflows are seamlessly integrated into our digital ecosystem.
Cross-Functional Governance: Establish frameworks that drive consistency between HR, Finance, and Legal, ensuring that equity grants and payroll cycles are integrated into the core financial reporting process.
Compliance & Integrity: Partner with the Global Payroll and Equity leaders to ensure process integrity, SOX compliance, and statutory audit readiness across all jurisdictions.
Standardization & Continuous Improvement Frictionless Finance: Lead the identification and elimination of process friction in global payroll cycles and equity administration workflows.
Deep functional knowledge of global payroll operations, equity-based compensation (RSUs, ESPP, Options), and the resulting accounting/tax implications.
Analytical Mindset: The ability to translate complex global payroll and equity regulations into scalable, digital process flows.
Customer Zero Vision: A passion for being a "power user" and advocate for Workday technology, helping to refine the product through internal excellence.
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.
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.
Primary Location: USA.GA.Atlanta Primary Location Base Pay Range: $144,300 USD - $216,500 USD Additional US Location(s) Base Pay Range: $137,100 USD - $243,600 USD Our Approach to Flexible Work With Flex Work, we’re combining the best of both worlds: in-person time and remote.
Additional details
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About the Team The Finance Transformation Office (FTO) drives the modernization and optimization of Workday’s global finance function.
At the heart of this effort is the Finance Process Ownership team—responsible for governing and transforming the end-to-end processes that enable scale, control, and efficiency across the Finance organization.
By integrating strategic process design with technology innovation, automation, and continuous improvement, this team ensures Finance operates with simplicity, accuracy, and insight—empowering Workday to be its own best Customer Zero.
About the Role We are seeking a Senior Manager, Finance Process Owner (Hire to Retire) to lead the optimization and governance of Workday’s Payroll and Stock Administration value streams.