Product Specialist- Global Payroll Center of Excellence

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About the Role

The Global Payroll Center of Excellence (CoE) Specialist is a tenured product specialist seller who acts as a critical advisor on high-value deals for the new Workday GO Global Payroll Motions. Leveraging deep expertise in global payroll, this role supports both Customer Base and Net New Core Account Executives (AEs) to differentiate and sell Workday’s Global Payroll solution. You will be instrumental in the Discovery & Technical Evaluation stage of the sales process  and handle complex payroll inquiries.  

Key Responsibilities

As a specialist in the CoE, you will be responsible for the following core areas:

• Deal Execution & Technical Expertise: Lead the payroll sales process: conduct deep discovery/technical evaluation, handle technical objections, pitch the Workday GO solution, and define the scope of work for implementation.

• Evangelism & Enablement: Serve as the Global Payroll Subject Matter Expert (SME), enabling sales teams on the solution's technical aspects, and developing essential sales collateral and playbooks.

Strategy & Product Feedback: Advise Core Account Executives (AEs) on deal execution strategy using a solution-based selling approach and provide commercially-minded feedback to Product teams.

About You

The Specialized Sales Organization is responsible for driving Revenue growth of our strategic AI products globally.

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The annualized base salary ranges for the primary location and any additional locations are listed below.  Workday pay ranges vary based on work location. As a part of the total compensation package, this role may be eligible for the Workday Bonus Plan or a role-specific commission/bonus, as well as annual refresh stock grants. Recruiters can share more detail during the hiring process. Each candidate’s compensation offer will be based on multiple factors including, but not limited to, geography, experience, skills, job duties, and business need, among other things. For more information regarding Workday’s comprehensive benefits, please click here.

Primary Location: USA.IL.Chicago

 

Primary Location Base Pay Range: $129,900 USD - $158,800 USD

 

Additional US Location(s) Base Pay Range: $129,900 USD - $158,800 USD

Additional Considerations:

If performed in Colorado, the pay range for this job is $129,900 USD - $158,800 USD based on min and max pay range for that role if performed in CO.

06/29/2026

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