Workday Specialist, Compensation
Core
Execute and validate Workday configurations for the annual compensation cycle, manage security rules, and support release testing for Core and Advanced Compensation modules.
Role type
Workday Specialist (Compensation)
Builds
Compensation cycles, security configurations, regression test scripts, and analytical reports.
Domain
Human Resources / Compensation Management / Enterprise Software
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | client delivery | infrastructure
Required skills
Workday Advanced Compensation, Workday Core HCM, Excel (Power Query, complex formulas), compensation fundamentals (incentive plans, bonus logic, pay structures), testing and validation
Preferred skills
Workday release management, regression testing, implementation partner experience (Kainos, TopBloc), Workday Advanced Compensation certification
Technologies
Workday, Excel, Power Query
Responsibilities
Execute pre-launch configurations for the annual compensation cycle; generate and update compensation matrices and templates; validate plan rollouts and organizational structures; support Workday release reviews and regression testing; build and maintain compensation analytical tools and reports.
Seniority
Mid-level, hands-on IC