Workday Consultant - Compensation & Advanced Compensation

Key Responsibilities

• Gather business requirements and provide configuration support for Workday Core Compensation, Advanced Compensation, and related Benefits processes.
• Facilitate requirements discussions with client process owners and translate needs into detailed functional and solution specifications aligned with Workday HR best practices.
• Configure and test functional changes in Workday Compensation modules; participate in configuration solutioning and testing independently or with a team lead / project manager.
• Support Workday Compensation business process setup and validate design and configuration outcomes.
• Provide ongoing AMS configuration support, troubleshoot issues, and support business users across multiple client environments.
• Collaborate with related workstreams, including Benefits, Payroll, Core HCM, and Security, to ensure integrated and effective solutions.
• Track issues and risks, communicate progress, and escalate concerns in a timely manner.
• Work effectively with geographically dispersed teams and provide guidance and support as required.

Required Skills & Experience

• At least 7 years of total experience, with a minimum of 4 years working on Workday.
• Strong hands-on functional and technical knowledge of Workday Core / Base Compensation and Advanced Compensation (mandatory).
• Experience as a functional lead on at least two end-to-end Workday HCM deployments.
• Configuration support experience for approximately 3–4 AMS clients covering Base and Advanced Compensation.
• Ability to configure solutions to specification, facilitate requirements sessions, and apply Workday best practices.
• Hands-on experience configuring and testing compensation-related changes and setting up Workday business processes.
• Understanding of integrations and dependencies with Benefits, Payroll, Core HCM, and Security.
• Strong delivery focus, sense of urgency, leadership, communication, and teamwork skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Workday Compensation or Advanced Compensation certification.
• Participation in ACR processes.