Sr Manager, HR Technology (Workday PATT)

As part of Labcorp’s HR Technology team, the Sr. Manager, HR Technology (Workday PATT) requires deep technical expertise in the Workday application with a focus on Payroll / Absence / Time Tracking. The successful candidate will possess leadership capabilities to manage a team of Analysts and/or Solutions Managers and will have a proactive approach to enhancing the Workday landscape. This role will be responsible for system configuration, process automation, experience optimization, and ensuring the platform scales and evolves with business needs.

This position will be our Workday subject matter expert (SME) on all things Workday PATT. The overall objective of this role is to lead the research, analysis, design, and implementation of configuration that elevates payroll, absence & time tracking practices.

This role is focused on close collaboration with partners in payroll, HR, and Finance, offering both technical expertise and strategic advice to address complex business issues and develop long term solutions. In this role, you will support the enterprise Workday solutions of US Payroll, HCM/Core payroll setup for global payroll integrations, global Absence, and Time Tracking. The ideal candidate must have hands-on configuration experience of Workday for a large-scale global environment and will work closely with cross-functional teams to understand business requirements and translate them into scalable and efficient solutions.

Technical Responsibilities:

• Experience leading / managing future state design and process improvement projects focused on PATT (Payroll, Absence, and Time Tracking) business functions to design, architect, troubleshoot and maintain Workday configuration

• Advise key stakeholders and partners on Workday PATT functionalities, providing technical support and best practice suggestions for configuration

• Own and design system requirements and supporting business process changes by conducting gap analysis between business needs and Workday capabilities, performing regression testing where appropriate and recommending solutions or enhancements.

• Collaborate with People Services, Payroll, Finance, and Total Rewards/Benefits teams to lead complex quarterly and cyclical projects, including managing timeline, keeping all stakeholders informed of progress, gathering requirements, implementing solutions that comply with federal, state and local regulations, and developing and executing end-to-end test plans to validate system configurations and updates.

• Support payroll-impacting configuration changes made across other HR Tech workstreams including core HCM, Compensation, Advanced Comp, Benefits, Absence, etc. and integrations with other systems such as Labcorp’s Oracle ERP.

• Serve as workstream lead for Workday upgrades – collaborate with other HR functions/WD Workstream Owners to plan for upgrade, build test scripts/UAT plans, testing/validation and deployment for new functionality

• Work with M&A Lead to support new business acquisitions and ensure successful integration into payroll system

• Experience leading and performing Workday application control reviews and risk assessments to ensure compliance with deep knowledge of segregation of duties concepts, sensitive access, and experience in user access security across Payroll SKU

• Own documentation library for support processes that impact PATT Workday technical operations; ensure job aids and SOPs on system configuration and business process administration within Workday PATT area are up-to-date

• Champion innovation opportunities by introducing, developing or offering breakthrough products, services or technology and stay abreast of Workday system releases & enhancements

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent work experience

• Must have expertise in at least two of the following Workday areas: Payroll, Absence, or Time Tracking (strong preference for candidates with experience in all three).

• Minimum of 8+ years of Payroll, Time Tracking, and Absence or combination, configuration experience. (4+ years of Workday experience is required)

• Workday Phase X project delivery with knowledge in requirements gathering, designing, prototyping and testing of Workday PATT solutions

• Strong understanding of payroll processing, compliance, time-tracking rules, and absence accruals.

• Proficient in EIB processing and troubleshooting

• Proficient in Workday reporting for Payroll/ Financial Accounting (Composite, Matrix, Advanced Reports)

• Basic/Intermediate integrations, business process configuration, and Workday security knowledge to help troubleshoot errors & provide requirements as they relate to the PAT