Workday Payroll and Integration Lead

Headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, KION SCS is a member of KION Group, a global leader in industrial trucks, related services and supply chain solutions. Across more than 100 countries worldwide, the KION Group designs, builds and supports logistics solutions that optimize material and information flow within factories, warehouses and distribution centers. The company is the largest manufacturer of industrial trucks in Europe, the second-largest producer of forklifts globally and a leading provider of warehouse automation. We are looking for a hardworking, innovative, and collaborative Workday Payrolland Integration Lead. You will work closely with the Global HR and Workday teams on complex or emerging requirements and integration with other allied solutions such as UltiPro Payroll / UKG Workforce management. You will liaise with senior level business contacts in critical issues and deployments. What we offer: Career Development Competitive Compensation and Benefits Pay Transparency Global Opportunities Learn More Here: https://www.dematic.com/en-us/about/careers/what-we-offer/ Dematic provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training. The base pay range for this role is estimated to be $80-135K at the time of posting. Final compensation will be determined by various factors such as work location, education, experience, knowledge, and skills. Tasks and Qualifications: What You Will do in This Role: To be successful in this fast paced role, your proven track record will enable you to deliver against the following key performance areas: Responsible for configuration support and implementing part or all of the Workday payroll solution in accordance with an agreed Functional design Responsible for supporting the Workday Payroll solution during Hypercare and post go-live of the Project Responsible for working with the implementation partner and internal business partners on detailed functional design for payroll solution Work on System Performance management, Planning and monitoring of maintenance strategies for the cloud solution Providing educated inputs on lifecycle sourcing needs, including contract negotiation, training services, restructuring activities, and program planning Improving process efficiencies, enhancing cost savings, minimizing operational risk exposure, controlling critical vendor relationships, and handling vital software assets Recommend and implement testing plans (A/B) to understand drivers of response and value Participate in meetings and build trust with internal business customers, understand business objectives and seeks alignment Define and implement interfaces to upstream and downstream systems Manage and understand functional architecture analysis, research, design and development of new functionality and integration with key applications and services Monitor Risks / Issues and prepare appropriate mitigation plans Ensure best practices are followed and required processes and specifications are documented Support to sign-off/change management process on technical changes proposed to responsible systems Design, develop, and support of technical integrations to both Workday Payroll and Benefits and Workday HCM according to KGIT standards What We Are Looking For 8+ years delivering large-scale engagements with a combination of Workday Payroll, Time Tracking and Absence Management with leadership responsibilities. Serve as the senior Workday representative for product and solution issues on large scale, sophisticated deployments. Responsible for the high-level design and end-to-end solutions based upon product strategy and functionality and relevant risk mitigating strategies Collaborate with Global payroll team and Workday product management in conversations to understand the strategic direction of Workday's Global Payroll solutions Identify design, deployment obstacles and opportunities to optimize current functionality and integrate with third party solutions such as UKG Workforce management Experience working with UltiPro Payroll system and Integration with SAP is a plus Strong track record of implementing operational improvements to support strategies, able to influence organizational change Proven results in working within a high-performance work team and gaining credibility Knowledgeable in current practices, trends, and information; stays on top of industry and market trends; is aware of how strategies and tactics work in delivering value. Excellent communication skills with the ability to simplify complex concepts, and tailor messages to the higher levels within an organization. Ability to work independently and lead multiple customer projects simultaneously Experience identifying and addressing client needs, actively participating in client discussions and meetings, managing engagements including preparing concise, accurate documents Experience with engaging partners to gather and prioritize business needs Strong oral and written communications with excellent partnership and interpersonal skills Experience in Workday Payroll, Time Tracking Willingness to travel up to 10% in US and EMEA Bachelors Degree or higher If you want to be part of keeping the world moving, the KION Group is the right place. Across more than 100 countries worldwide, our solutions improve the flow of material and information within factories, warehouses, and distribution centers. KION´s success is based on our more than 42,000 committed international employees. With our international brands Linde Material Handling, STILL and Baoli and the regional brands Fenwick, and OM, the KION Group represents the highest possible level of technology and service expertise in the area of forklifts and warehouse technology. Dematic with its automated material handling solutions improve the intralogistics processes in warehouses, production and distribution. We offer interesting jobs and exciting international career opportunities, both in our regional and global operating units and in our overarching group functions within an innovative, forward-looking and fast-growing sector. Our culture is driven by our corporate values: Integrity, Collaboration, Courage and Excellence.