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Workday Payroll Senior Consultant

Slalom
Irvine, CA Full Time
POSTED ON 1/11/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 2/16/2026
Who You’ll Work With

Slalom Workday Consultants work in partnership with our clients to ensure maximum value out of their Workday investment. Workday consultants serve as subject matter experts in a variety of strategic and high-impact projects, guiding clients from strategic planning to implementation and sustainment. You will also support Workday customers at every stage of the lifecycle including early strategy and selection, implementation, and ensuring continued success after go-live. Our Workday Practice partners with our clients to deliver Workday strategy and readiness, implementation, optimization and road mapping.

What You’ll Do

  • Work with clients to understand strategic objectives related to Workday Payroll including requirements gathering, business process and functional design, data strategy tailored to our clients unique needs
  • Implement initiatives related to the client overall Payroll objectives
  • Engage with clients on any of Slalom's Workday offerings including phase 0 readiness, phase 1 implementation, tenant well check, and optimization
  • Lead process re-design efforts by guiding clients to define outcomes and work backward to define the process and cross-functional touchpoints
  • Support clients in post-production assessment and enhancement opportunities
  • Collaborate across Slalom practices and regions to deliver a holistic and coordinated solution
  • Act as a client advocate and trusted adviser

What You’ll Bring

  • 4 years of hands-on Workday Payroll experience including Phase 1 and optimization
  • Workday Payroll reporting design and build experience
  • Workday US Payroll Implementer certification, plus one other country certification
  • Strong understanding of Workday Deployment Methodology
  • Strong understanding of Workday Payroll touchpoints in across HCM and Finance products
  • Experience partnering with integrations to implement Global Payroll providers and products
  • Proven ability to influence a wide variety of audiences - technical and business clients, HR and Finance functions, and all levels of employees
  • Proven ability to see around corners thinking about both the big picture and individual needs
  • Proven ability to effectively communicate Workday Payroll concepts both verbally and in written documentation
  • Ability to travel up to 30% and work with remote teams

About Us

Slalom is a fiercely human business and technology consulting company that leads with outcomes to bring more value, in all ways, always. From strategy through delivery, our agile teams across 52 offices in 12 countries collaborate with clients to bring powerful customer experiences, innovative ways of working, and new products and services to life. We are trusted by leaders across the Global 1000, many successful enterprise and mid-market companies, and 500 public sector organizations to improve operations, drive growth, and create value. At Slalom, we believe that together, we can move faster, dream bigger, and build better tomorrows for all.

Compensation And Benefits

Slalom prides itself on helping team members thrive in their work and life. As a result, Slalom is proud to invest in benefits that include meaningful time off and paid holidays, parental leave, 401(k) with a match, a range of choices for highly subsidized health, dental, & vision coverage, adoption and fertility assistance, and short/long-term disability. We also offer yearly $350 reimbursement account for any well-being-related expenses, as well as discounted home, auto, and pet insurance.

Role

Slalom is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. For this role, we are hiring at the following levels and salary ranges:

  • East Bay, San Francisco, Silicon Valley:
    • Senior Consultant: $131,000-$203,000
  • San Diego, Los Angeles, Orange County, Seattle, Boston, Houston, New Jersey, New York City, Washington DC, Westchester:
    • Senior Consultant: $120,000-$186,000
  • All other locations:
    • Senior Consultant: $110,000-$171,000
In addition, individuals may be eligible for an annual discretionary bonus. Actual compensation will depend upon an individual’s skills, experience, qualifications, location, and other relevant factors. The salary pay range is subject to change and may be modified at any time.

We will accept applicants until January 9, 2026 or until the position is filled.

We are committed to pay transparency and compliance with applicable laws. If you have questions or concerns about the pay range or other compensation information in this posting, please contact us at: peopleone@slalom.com.

EEO and Accommodations

Slalom is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to attracting, developing and retaining highly qualified talent who empower our innovative teams through unique perspectives and experiences. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veterans’ status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. Slalom will also consider qualified applications with criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. Slalom welcomes and encourages applications from individuals with disabilities. Reasonable accommodations are available for candidates during all aspects of the selection process. Please advise the talent acquisition team or contact accomodationrequest@slalom.com if you require accommodations during the interview process.

Salary : $131,000 - $203,000

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