Specialist HR Systems & Solutions- Payroll Configuration

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Job Description

Amgen harnesses the best of biology and technology to fight the world’s toughest diseases, and make people’s lives easier, fuller and longer. We discover, develop, manufacture and deliver innovative medicines to help millions of patients. Amgen helped establish the biotechnology industry more than 40 years ago and remains on the cutting-edge of innovation, using technology and human genetic data to push beyond what’s known today.

Looking for a mid-to-senior Workday Payroll Configuration Consultant with 7–10 years of overall experience, including at least 5 years of hands-on Workday Payroll configuration or post-production support experience, primarily supporting US payroll.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, configure, test, deploy, and support Workday Payroll solutions for US operations.
• Configure earnings, deductions, taxes, FLSA calculations, retroactive adjustments, off-cycle payments, and payroll calendars.
• Partner with Payroll, HR, and Integration teams to develop effective solutions.
• Translate payroll requirements into scalable Workday configurations while identifying risks and cross-functional impacts.
• Troubleshoot production issues, perform root-cause analysis, and implement sustainable fixes.
• Support unit testing, regression testing, user acceptance testing, go-live, and post-production stabilization.
• Assess Workday’s bi-annual releases and coordinate payroll-related configuration and testing activities.
• Serve as a Workday Payroll subject matter expert and recommend configuration best practices.

Required Qualifications

• 7–10 years of experience in payroll technology, HR technology, or enterprise systems.
• Minimum 5 years of Workday Payroll configuration, implementation, or production support experience.
• Strong functional knowledge of Workday US Payroll and North American payroll operations.
• Knowledge of US tax regulations, compliance requirements, payroll processing, and year-end activities.
• Experience with Workday Core HCM, Reporting, Calculated Fields, Security, and payroll-related integrations.
• Strong analytical, consulting, communication, and stakeholder-management skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Workday US Payroll certification.
• Experience supporting multi-currency payroll.