Solutions Engineer - Payroll Integration Specialist

About the Role

Every time a worker is hired through Onboarded, their data needs to flow into back‑office systems: payroll, HRIS, time & attendance, benefits, and more. These integrations require deep domain expertise and dedicated, hands‑on implementation work. We're looking for someone to take the lead on this—bringing focused attention and specialized expertise to own this problem end‑to‑end.

This role sits on the Solutions team and is responsible for customer‑facing integration delivery, scoping new integrations, and working with Product to define what those integrations should look like. You will operate autonomously. You will be in front of customers, leading discovery, managing implementations, and building the repeatable processes that make every integration faster than the last.

This is not a narrow implementation role. While the immediate focus is payroll integrations, we have strong conviction that back‑office system integrations will be a major platform pillar over the next 18 months, expanding into time & attendance, benefits, 401(k), pay cards, and more. The right person will help build this into a core business line and grow with it.

We're casting a wide net. Whether your background is in solutions engineering, product management, or payroll operations, what matters is that you can solve these problems, use AI as a force multiplier, and think like a builder.

• Build and deliver enterprise payroll/HRIS integrations end-to-end using iPaaS platforms (Workato, Tavio, Mule Soft) and leveraging AI tools to prototype and build proof of concepts—across systems like UKG Pro, ADP Workforce Now, Workday, and Paylocity.

• Lead customer‑facing discovery sessions, scope new integration requests, translate requirements into technical specifications, and manage implementations through go‑live.

• Collaborate with Product to define integration capabilities, identify productization opportunities, and shape our long‑term platform strategy for back‑office systems. Our Head of Product needs your domain expertise to make informed product decisions in this space.

• Create reusable integration templates, playbooks, and documentation. Every integration you deliver should make the next one faster. Think in systems, not one‑offs.

• Bring a product lens to tactical work. Help define the product requirements needed to enable greater self‑service and turnkey integrations. Create user stories and define requirements so engineers clearly understand what they're building, why it adds value, for which customers, and how it fits into Onboarded's broader platform narrative.

• Serve as the internal expert on back‑office system integrations—HRIS vendor capabilities, data normalization, API patterns, and the practical realities of connecting enterprise systems end‑to‑end.

• 5+ years of hands‑on experience building integrations between back‑office systems (payroll, HRIS, time & attendance, benefits), or exceptional learning velocity with adjacent experience and an AI‑first approach to closing the gap. You don't need to be a payroll savant—but you need to be payroll‑aware and know how to deliver.

• AI‑first problem solver. You use AI tools as a force multiplier—for data mapping, documentation, prototyping integration logic, and everything in between. This is non‑negotiable.

• Proven track record building integrations using iPaaS platforms (Workato, Tavio, Mule Soft, or similar) with direct implementation experience across at least 2‑3 major HRIS systems. You know their quirks, API limitations, and data model structures.

• Strong project management skills. You can manage multiple concurrent implementations, set realistic timelines, communicate proactively, and elevate blockers.

• Customer‑facing maturity. You've led implementation calls with enterprise stakeholders and know how to build trust, translate complexity into business value, and drive decisions.

• Experience working at a payroll/HRIS company (Gusto, ADP, Paylocity, UKG, or similar) is a strong signal but not required.

This role is not a fit for someone who needs heavy direction or prefers to work behind the scenes. It is for autonomous operators who can own a…