Workday Advanced Compensation Specialist

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Act as a subject-matter expert in Workday HCM, Core Compensation, Advanced Compensation, and Workday Recruiting.

• Evaluate and provide recommendations on annual compensation processes, including setup, execution, and support.

• Analyze current Workday configuration to identify gaps, risks, and opportunities for improvement.

• Offer guidance on best-practice configurations for compensation plans, eligibility, and related business processes.

• Design and propose solutions that align with global compensation standards and the Workday roadmap.

• Develop and review Workday reports and calculated fields associated with compensation.

• Provide advice on and review Workday business processes, notifications, and controls.

• Assist in root-cause analysis of compensation-related issues and suggest corrective measures.

• Collaborate with HRIT and Total Rewards to document requirements, assess solution designs, and confirm configuration approaches.

• Support unit testing, integration testing, and UAT from an advisory and quality assurance perspective.

• Work in partnership with internal HRIT, Total Rewards, and external partners.

• Report directly to the IT Manager HR IS/IT.

⛳️ Requirements

• Extensive hands-on experience with Workday Advanced Compensation.

• Solid working knowledge of Workday Core Compensation and HCM.

• Proven track record in supporting or advising on annual compensation cycles.

• Capability to convert business requirements into actionable Workday configuration guidance.

• Experience in reviewing or advising on reports, calculated fields, and business process configurations.

• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and documentation abilities.

• Exceptional communication skills, with the capacity to articulate complex Workday concepts clearly.

• Collaborative and consultative working approach.

• Familiarity with Workday integrations that affect compensation processes.

• Experience in global or multi-country compensation settings.

• Previous advisory or consulting experience supporting HRIT / Total Rewards teams.

• Availability during US EST time zone to collaborate directly with Total Rewards SMEs.

🏝️ Benefits

• Benefits will be discussed with you by your recruiter during the hiring process.

• Opportunity for career growth and development.

• Continuous learning environment.

• A rewarding workplace.

• Equal opportunity employment.

• Support for disability adjustments.

• Utilization of AI tools to enhance the efficiency of the hiring process (AI tools do not make hiring decisions).