Workday Payroll Manager – Payroll Operations, Accounting & Compliance-California

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📍 Palo Alto, California, United States 💼 Full-time 🕒 Posted July 06, 2026

Job Description

Payroll Manager (Workday Payroll) – Hybrid | San Jose, CA

About the Opportunity

We are seeking an experienced Payroll Manager to oversee end-to-end payroll operations for a large, multi-state workforce. This role is ideal for a payroll professional with deep Workday Payroll expertise who enjoys owning the payroll process from start to finish while ensuring compliance, accuracy, and operational excellence.

The successful candidate will partner closely with Finance, HR, Legal, Tax, Benefits, and HRIS teams to manage payroll operations, payroll accounting, tax compliance, and process improvements. This position requires a hands-on payroll expert who can quickly become the primary payroll owner with minimal supervision.

Work Arrangement

  • Hybrid (Monday, Tuesday, Thursday onsite)
  • Wednesday and Friday remote through September
  • Transitioning to fully remote thereafter
  • ...

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Job Details

  • Location Palo Alto, California
  • Job Type Full-time
  • Category office-and-administrative-support
  • Posted Date July 06, 2026
  • Application Deadline August 15, 2026