Workday Compensation & Benefits Specialist

This is a remote position. Workday Compensation & Benefits Specialist Job Details Employment Type: Contract Work Mode: Remote Location: Offshore Total Experience Required: 4 to 8 years Relevant Experience Required: 4+ years of dedicated implementation and configuration experience within Workday Compensation and Benefits modules Mandatory Certification: Workday Certified Advanced Compensation or Workday Certified Benefits Job Summary We are seeking an experienced Workday Compensation & Benefits Specialist to design, configure, and optimize our global rewards architecture.

The ideal candidate will translate complex focal merit cycles, variable bonus plans, multi-tier grade profiles, and open enrollment structures into highly automated, secure cloud solutions.

Key Responsibilities

Configure core and advanced compensation structures , including compensation packages, grades, grade profiles, eligibility rules, and custom allowance plans. Orchestrate global merit and bonus cycles , building focal review process flows, configuring compensation grids, and setting up manager recommendation dashboards.

Design and maintain benefits programs , configuring benefit groups, plan types, health/insurance plans, coverage rules, and beneficiary tracking. Manage open enrollment events , defining passive events, enrollment calendar matrices, employee validation rules, and electronic sign-off paths. Govern security and data controls , establishing conditional domain permissions to isolate executive compensation metrics and sensitive healthcare information.

Collaborate with integration and payroll teams to support downstream data transmission to payroll systems or external benefit providers via Cloud Connect for Benefits (CCB). Assess semi-annual feature upgrades , leading sandbox verification runs, validating calculation rules, and updating system documentation for new releases.

Requirements

4 to 8 years of enterprise rewards technology experience, with 4+ dedicated years actively configuring Workday Compensation or Benefits infrastructure. Strong technical mastery of the Workday Compensation Matrix, eligibility rule calculation logic, focal launch steps, and benefit program hierarchies. Deep structural understanding of global total rewards frameworks, variable bonus structures, international healthcare tiers, and corporate equity plans.

Mandatory certification: Workday Certified Advanced Compensation OR Workday Certified Benefits.

Preferred Qualifications

Workday Certified Core HCM certification. Prior consulting experience managing global, multi-currency compensation rollouts involving complex local data residency compliance laws.