HRIS Analyst - Compensation

Job Title: HRIS Advanced Compensation Analyst

Location: Remote

Duration: 6 Months

Job Description:

• The HRIS Advanced Compensation Analyst plays a critical role in supporting the organization's Global Advanced Compensation process within Workday.
• This role serves as the technical Workday subject matter expert for Advanced Compensation configuration, eligibility, plan design, reporting, and data integrity.
• This position partners closely with the HRIS Compensation team and Global Total Rewards to ensure compensation plans are accurately configured, tested, maintained, and executed across global populations. The analyst will be responsible for supporting the end-to-end Advanced Compensation lifecycle, including configuration, annual pay planning readiness, reporting, troubleshooting, and continuous process improvement.
• This role requires deep expertise in Workday, specifically within Advanced Compensation configuration, Workday reporting, and calculated fields, and a strong understanding of how compensation plans operate at a global scale.

Key Responsibilities

• Advanced Compensation Configuration & Support.
• Configure, maintain, and troubleshoot Workday Advanced Compensation plans including merit, bonus, and incentive plans.
• Support global eligibility rules, plan structures, and business process frameworks within Workday.
• Partner with HRIS Compensation to ensure plan design translates correctly into system configuration.
• Perform system testing for plan changes, enhancements, and annual compensation cycles.
• Support configuration for global compensation events, guidelines, and validation rules.
• Workday Reporting & Calculated Fields.
• Develop and maintain complex Workday reports to support compensation analysis and pay planning validation.
• Create and maintain calculated fields to support compensation eligibility, reporting, and data accuracy.
• Provide data validation and audit reporting before, during, and after compensation cycles.
• Data Integrity.
• Ensure accuracy of compensation-related data across Workday.
• Identify and resolve data issues impacting compensation eligibility or plan participation.
• Support audits and data validation activities related to compensation.
• Process Improvement & Optimization.
• Identify opportunities to streamline and improve the Global Advanced Compensation process within Workday.
• Recommend system enhancements and configuration improvements.
• Document processes, configurations, and reporting logic for knowledge continuity.
• Cross-Functional Partnership.
• Partner with HRIS Compensation, Global Total Rewards, Global Mobility, Payroll, and HR partners as needed.
• Provide Workday expertise and guidance related to compensation processes and system capabilities.

Required Qualification

• 3 5+ years of hands-on Workday experience in an HRIS role.
• Direct experience with Workday Advanced Compensation configuration.
• Strong experience building Workday reports and calculated fields.
• Demonstrated experience supporting annual compensation/pay planning cycles in Workday.
• Deep understanding of how compensation plans are structured and executed within Workday.
• Experience troubleshooting Workday configuration and data issues related to compensation.
• Ability to translate business compensation requirements into Workday configuration.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting global compensation programs.
• Experience working in partnership with Total Rewards and Compensation teams.
• Knowledge of Workday business processes related to compensation.
• Experience documenting Workday configurations and HRIS processes.
• Workday Expertise Requirement

This role requires a strong Workday background and will be dedicated to supporting compensation processes within Workday. Candidates must have prior experience working within Workday Advanced Compensation and reporting tools.