Position Summary

Montefiore is seeking a Senior Manager, Workday Payroll Technology to lead the functional strategy, governance, and operational excellence of our Workday Payroll platform. This is a working management role responsible for overseeing a team of Workday Payroll consultants and analysts, ensuring the platform reliably supports payroll operations across a large, complex health system while driving continuous improvement, compliance, and enhancement initiatives.

This role is functional/operational in nature — the Senior Manager is expected to direct, prioritize, and quality-check the work of consulting resources, translate business and compliance requirements into technical direction, and serve as the primary escalation point between Payroll, HR, Finance, and IT stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities

Team & Vendor Leadership

Manage a team of Workday Payroll consultants (internal and third-party/staff augmentation), including work assignment, prioritization, and performance oversight
Serve as the primary point of accountability for consultant deliverables, ensuring work is scoped, tracked, and delivered on time and within budget
Manage relationships with Workday and any implementation/staffing partners, including SOW development, invoicing oversight, and vendor performance reviews

Platform Ownership & Governance

Own the functional roadmap for Workday Payroll, including tax, UKG time tracking integration, garnishments, off-cycle processing, retro pay, and payroll accounting
Establish and enforce change management, testing, and release governance for all payroll configuration changes
Maintain system documentation, configuration standards, and audit-readiness across the payroll module

Payroll Operations Support

Partner directly with Payroll Operations leadership to ensure the platform supports accurate, timely, and compliant pay processing for a multi-entity, multi-union health system workforce
Lead root cause analysis and resolution for payroll system issues, ensuring proper prioritization based on business and compliance impact
Oversee quarter-end, year-end, and tax filing readiness activities from a systems perspective

Compliance & Risk

Ensure Workday Payroll configuration remains compliant with federal, New York State, and local tax and wage regulations, as well as union/CBA pay rules
Partner with Internal Audit, Compliance, and Legal on system controls, SOX-related requirements, and data privacy standards
Maintain a proactive posture on Workday releases, identifying impacts to payroll configuration and compliance obligations

Cross-Functional Collaboration

Act as the primary liaison between Payroll, HR Technology (HCM/Benefits), Finance, and IT on all Workday Payroll-related initiatives
Support integration design and issue resolution with upstream/downstream systems (time and attendance, general ledger, benefits, third-party tax and garnishment vendors)
Represent Payroll Technology in broader Workday governance forums and enterprise system initiatives

Qualifications

Required

Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Human Resources, Business, or related field, or equivalent professional experience
7+ years of experience supporting Workday Payroll in a functional/techno-functional capacity, including at least 2–3 years in a people leadership or team management role
Demonstrated experience overseeing consultants or vendor resources on Workday Payroll configuration and projects
Deep functional knowledge of Workday Payroll, including pay components, tax setup, garnishments, off-cycles, retro pay, and payroll accounting
Experience supporting payroll in a large, multi-entity or unionized environment
Strong understanding of payroll compliance requirements (federal, NY State, local)
Excellent stakeholder management skills, with the ability to translate between technical teams and payroll/HR business leaders

Preferred

Experience in a healthcare or academic medical center environment
Workday Payroll certification(s)
Experience with UKG Time Tracking and/or Workday Payroll integrations (e.g., ADP tax filing, garnishment vendors, UKG)
Familiarity with SOX controls and audit processes as they relate to payroll systems

What Success Looks Like

Payroll runs accurately and on time, with system issues identified and resolved proactively rather than reactively
Consultant resources are efficiently deployed against a clear, prioritized roadmap
Montefiore maintains strong audit and compliance posture across all Workday Payroll configuration
Stakeholders across Payroll, HR, and Finance view the Workday Payroll Technology function as a reliable, responsive partner

Montefiore Medical Center is an equal employment opportunity employer. Montefiore Medical Center will recruit, hire, train, transfer, promote, layoff and discharge associates in all job classifications without regard to their race, color, religion, creed, national origin, alienage or citizenship status, age, gender, actual or presumed disability, history of disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic predisposition or carrier status, pregnancy, military status, marital status, or partnership status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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