Workday Advanced 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 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

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