Workday Compensation Architect

Role & responsibilities

• Own the end-to-end architecture and configuration for Compensation and Advanced Compensation, including merit, bonus, allowance, and equity programs.
• Translate business compensation strategies into scalable, well-architected Workday solutions.
• Partner with HCM, Absence, and Payroll teams on new configurations to prevent negative downstream impacts.
• Configure and maintain:
• Compensation plans, packages, and eligibility rules
• Compensation statements
• Compensation scorecards and scorecard profiles
• Job profiles, compensation grades, and compensation grade profiles across multiple countries
• Compensation reports, calculated fields, business processes, and conditions
• Other core compensation functionality
• Conduct regular compensation audits and deliver scalable resolutions.
• Build custom compensation reports, including Standard, Advanced, and Matrix reports.
• Create and maintain calculated fields related to compensation.
• Lead compensation regression testing following new Workday releases.
• Identify opportunities to improve data integrity, efficiency, and employee experience across the compensation ecosystem.
• Support the HCM Manager in preparing change management plans and creating end-user guides.

Preferred candidate profile

Who has knowledge of

• Compensation & Advanced Compensation architecture (merit, bonus, allowance, equity programs)
• Compensation plans, packages, eligibility rules, statements, scorecards
• Job profiles, compensation grades/grade profiles (multi-country, incl. USA & India)
• Calculated fields, business processes, conditions related to compensation
• Compensation audits
• Custom reporting (standard, advanced, matrix)
• Touchpoints between Compensation, HCM, Absence, Payroll
• Workday Compensation & Advanced Compensation Certifications (preferred)

Qualifications

• 4-8 years of Workday Compensation experience
• Demonstrated experience configuring complex compensation programs in Workday for global companies (specifically USA and India)
• Understanding of touchpoints between Compensation, HCM, Absence, and Payroll

Preferred Qualifications

• Workday Compensation Certification
• Workday Advanced Compensation Certification
• Degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Computer Science or related degree