Designs, configures, and maintains Workday Compensation and Advanced Compensation solutions for global programs across the USA and India. Manages compensation plans, eligibility rules, grades, statements, scorecards, reports, calculated fields, and business processes. Collaborates with HCM, Absence, and Payroll teams to prevent downstream impacts, conducts audits and regression testing, implements system enhancements, and supports change management and end-user training.
Job Title: Workday Compensation Architect
Location: Pune
Experience: 4+ Years
About the client:
Our client is a global engineering, environmental, and infrastructure consulting organization providing multidisciplinary solutions across environmental services, civil & infrastructure engineering, water, energy, sustainability, and natural resources. The organization is part of a diversified global group and works with clients across international markets, offering opportunities to work on innovative and large-scale projects.
Job Summary
As a Workday Compensation Architect, you will play a pivotal role in designing, implementing, and maintaining scalable, globally compliant compensation solutions within the Workday HCM platform. You will translate complex business compensation strategies into robust technical configurations, ensuring alignment across global markets—particularly the USA and India. Your expertise will be instrumental in driving data integrity, system efficiency, and a seamless employee experience. By collaborating closely with HCM, Absence, and Payroll teams, you will proactively identify and mitigate potential downstream impacts, ensuring smooth integration across core HR processes. You will lead the configuration of compensation plans, eligibility rules, scorecards, reports, and calculated fields, while also spearheading regression testing, audits, and continuous improvement initiatives. Your strategic input will support change management efforts and empower end users with clear, actionable guidance.
Responsibilities
- Own the end-to-end architecture and configuration of Compensation and Advanced Compensation modules, including merit, bonus, allowance, and equity programs
- Translate business compensation strategies into scalable, globally consistent Workday solutions
- Collaborate with HCM, Absence, and Payroll teams to ensure seamless integration and prevent downstream system impacts
- Configure and maintain:
- Compensation plans, packages, and eligibility rules
- Compensation statements and scorecards with associated profiles
- Job profiles, compensation grades, and grade profiles across multiple countries
- Custom compensation reports (Standard, Advanced, Matrix), calculated fields, business processes, and conditional logic
- Compensation plans, packages, and eligibility rules
- Conduct regular compensation audits and deliver scalable, sustainable resolutions
- Develop and maintain custom compensation reports and calculated fields to support business needs
- Lead compensation regression testing following new Workday releases
- Identify and implement system enhancements to improve data accuracy, operational efficiency, and user experience
- Support the HCM Manager in developing change management plans and end-user training materials.
Requirements
- 4-8 years of hands-on Workday Compensation configuration experience
- Proven track record in designing and implementing complex compensation programs in Workday for multinational organizations, with specific experience in the USA and India
- Deep understanding of integration touchpoints between Compensation, HCM, Absence, and Payroll systems
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a focus on data integrity and process optimization
Preferred Qualifications
- Workday Compensation Certification
- Workday Advanced Compensation Certification
- Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Computer Science, or a related field
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