Workday Canadian Payroll Senior Lead Consultant

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Workday Canadian Payroll Consultant

Kainos

Join Kainos and Shape the Future.

At Kainos, we’re problem solvers, innovators, and collaborators - driven by a shared mission to create real impact. Whether we’re transforming digital services for millions, delivering cutting‑edge Workday solutions, or pushing the boundaries of technology, we do it together.

We believe in a people‑first culture
, where your ideas are valued, your growth is supported, and your contributions truly make a difference. Here, you’ll be part of a diverse, ambitious team that celebrates creativity and collaboration.

Ready to make your mark?
Join us and be part of something bigger.

As a Workday Payroll Consultant in Kainos, you’ll work in a team to implement and configure enterprise‑scale Workday solutions for our global customer base, typically leading a project workstream. You will build relationships with our customers, shaping and delivering solutions that are aligned to customer needs, fit for purpose and commercially viable. You’ll provide excellent guidance to customers, understanding their business and requirements.

You’ll support junior members of the team and share your knowledge with them.

• At least 5 years of Workday Payroll implementation experience.
• At least 3 years leading Workday Payroll implementation from end‑to‑end with the last 4 years.
• Certification in at least one Workday Payroll country and one additional Workday module.
• The ability to build complex payroll calculations.
• Experience with multiple positions.
• Experience with implementing multiple FEINs.

• Strong understanding of Workday Payroll, CAN Payroll.
• Experience with payroll regulatory requirements (tax, garnishments, common pay master), retirement benefits (401K, RRSPs, etc.), payroll processing, union/collective bargaining agreements and payroll accounting.
• Excellent customer focus, able to assess customer needs, build relationships, and manage customer expectations.
• Strong communicator, able to communicate with customers and colleagues with impact, credibility and empathy, including in a remote working situation.
• Strong commercial awareness and full understanding of project and business dynamics.
• Broad business and technology understanding and good awareness of industry trends in HR management, financials or enterprise resource planning or payroll.
• Ability to work to tight deadlines and make sensible decisions under pressure while balancing customer demands and Kainos commercials.
• Ability to widen and maintain a network of external contacts.
• Strong consulting skills (presenting, leading workshops, demonstrating and explaining complex functionality or solutions to customers).
• Able to lead a functional workstream on a prime implementation throughout the full project lifecycle.
• Able to become an acknowledged subject matter expert (e.g., Workday Product Lead).
• Willing to participate in PATT team internal discussions and help where possible.
• Willing to assist AMS with questions related to your subject area.
• Willing and able to act as a role model within the capability and mentor and/or line‑manage more junior consultants.
• Willing and able to support the sales process, including the production of estimates for the delivery of work packages.
• Able to implement improvements in tools and/or processes to help the practice.
• Commercial understanding of utilization within a services organization and the importance of these targets.
• Able to rotate through various Workday delivery services.
• Able, if required, to travel to customer sites in the same region (minimal out‑of‑region travel may also be required).

• Workday HCM, Canadian Payroll Certified required.
• Professional qualifications in your area of expertise (Certified Payroll Professional (CPP)).
• Experience in post‑deployment services.

• Agreeing, setting and reviewing your and your team's goals aligned to Kainos, Workday BU and your Capability.
• Providing support so that your and your team's goals can be achieved.
• Reviewing and refining goals for relevance and to keep performance on track.
• Reviewing performance against goals and providing…