Veritas Search Group · 23 hours ago
Workday Payroll Stabilization Program Manager
United States
Contract
Remote
Senior Level
$80/hr - $120/hr
7+ years expVeritas Search Group is seeking a senior-level Workday Payroll Stabilization Program Manager to lead a high-visibility post–go-live stabilization effort following a recent Workday deployment. This role focuses on incident management, executive reporting, and ensuring accountability across Payroll, HRIS, and third-party systems to improve payroll accuracy and operational stability.
Staffing & Recruiting
No H1B
Hiring Manager
Andrew Marestaing
Responsibilities
Own and drive the full payroll stabilization program across Workday and upstream/downstream systems
Establish and enforce project governance, ownership models, and escalation paths (clear RACI across all workstreams)
Build and maintain live stabilization artifacts including:
Error logs
RAID logs
Action item logs
Production incident trackers
Lead daily/weekly stabilization calls, including:
Incident review sessions
Error log and root cause walkthroughs
RAID and risk mitigation discussions
Coordinate cross-functional teams (Payroll, HRIS, IT, integrations, and third-party vendors) to ensure rapid issue resolution
Ensure Payroll is actively included in every relevant workstream, decision, and line item
Assign and track ownership at the individual level (actual accountable owners, not just departments)
Drive execution discipline: due dates, dependencies, blockers, and follow-through
Translate technical and operational issues into clear, executive-ready updates
Provide structured executive communication including:
Status reporting
Risk and impact summaries
Trend analysis on errors and incidents
Partner closely with Workday SMEs to understand issues, dependencies, and remediation paths
Focus relentlessly on stabilization outcomes: reduced errors, improved payroll accuracy, and controlled production operations
Qualification
Required
7+ years of experience in program/project management within enterprise systems environments
Direct experience leading post-go-live stabilization or production recovery initiatives
Proven background managing live production incidents, ideally involving payroll or financial systems
Strong understanding of Workday, with hands-on exposure to Payroll and/or integrations
Demonstrated ability to build and run structured governance models (RACI, escalation paths, executive reporting)
Exceptional organizational and tracking skills (complex issue logs, ownership frameworks, cross-team dependencies)
Executive-level communication capability—able to confidently interface with senior leadership
Experience coordinating internal teams and third-party vendors under operational pressure
Preferred
Experience in healthcare, education, or large services organizations
Prior involvement with payroll systems, timekeeping platforms, or third-party scheduling tools
Background in PMO, enterprise transformation, or major ERP implementations
Familiarity with formal incident management or operational readiness frameworks
Company
Veritas Search Group
Veritas Search Group (VSG) is a recruiting, consulting, and staffing firm specializing in professional services within the IT, Finance & Accounting, and Pharmaceutical domains.
11-50 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Early StageCompany data provided by crunchbase