Workday Advanced Compensation Consultant
VirtualResource · United Kingdom
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 are our most important asset
- 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
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
- 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
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