VirtualResource
Workday Advanced Compensation Consultant
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VirtualResource (VR) - Workday Compensation Consultant
VirtualResource (VR) is a boutique consultancy supporting companies to optimise their HR and Workday systems. We strive to be the go-to company that partners with businesses to optimise their HR technology landscape.
Our People
We recognise the need for a committed, skilled and loyal team and strive to create a working environment that is flexible, caring and considerate of all needs.
We attract the best people and reward them appropriately.
Staff development and upskilling are core to what we do.
What is this role about?
Acting as the subject matter expert responsible for designing, configuring, and optimizing the Workday Compensation module for mid-to-large enterprise clients. This role combines deep technical Workday expertise with advanced compensation domain knowledge, delivering high-impact implementations, data-driven insights, and strategic guidance across global compensation programs.
Job Description
Responsibilities will include:
Workday Compensation Module Design & Implementation
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- Lead end-to-end design, configuration, and deployment of Workday Compensation module
- Translate business requirements into functional specifications; architect compensation structures
- Configure compensation planning workflows, approval matrices, and data validation rules
- Implement equity, bonus, and variable pay integrations with payroll and core HR
- Conduct fit-gap analysis for compensation functionality; manage scope and change
- Lead parallel testing and UAT coordination for compensation-related processes
Reporting, Analytics & Insights
- Design and build custom compensation analytics dashboards (Workday Analytics, Tableau, Power BI)
- Develop compensation management reports: pay equity, pay progression, market competitiveness
Subject Matter Expertise & Client Guidance
- Serve as primary compensation domain expert; provide mentorship to junior consultants
- Define compensation best practices tailored to client industry, scale, and regulatory context
- Advise on complex compensation design: long-term incentives, equity plans, executive structures
- Troubleshoot production issues; manage escalations and perform root-cause analysis
- Document compensation processes and user guides; deliver training
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Must Have Skills Required
- 5+ years hands-on Workday Compensation experience: job architecture, benchmarking, pay design, administration
- Strong understanding of Workday Core HR, Payroll, and Talent modules; integration awareness
- Proficiency in Workday Studio (custom objects, calculated fields, business processes)
- Configure compensation security, visibility rules, and data governance objects
- Experience with Workday Financials integration for cost allocation and budgeting
- Certification preferred (Workday Certified Compensation Consultant or equivalent)
- Advanced Excel proficiency: data modeling, formulas, pivot tables, statistical analysis
- SQL experience for data extraction and validation from Workday reporting tables
- Competency with analytics tools (Workday Analytics, Tableau, Power BI, Qlik)
- Experience designing and executing data migrations, especially compensation data
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