Workday Functional Consultant – HCM, Compensation

THIS IS A LONG TERM CONTRACT POSITION WITH ONE OF THE LARGEST, GLOBAL, TECHNOLOGY LEADER.

Our large, Fortune client is ranked as one of the best companies to work with, in the world. The client fosters progressive culture, creativity, and a Flexible work environment. They use cutting-edge technologies to keep themselves ahead of the curve. Diversity in all aspects is respected. Integrity, experience, honesty, people, humanity, and passion for excellence are some other adjectives that define this global technology leader.

Location: Bangalore (Hybrid)

Shift: General Shift (IST Hours)

Required Qualifications: -

- Minimum 5 years of hands-on Workday experience across multiple modules. strong functional knowledge in Workday HCM, Compensation, Integrations, Payroll, and Security.
- Proven experience with Workday integration tools: EIB, Workday Studio, Core Connectors, and APIs.
- Expertise in Workday security model, including domain security policies and role assignments.
- Advanced skills in report writing, calculated fields, and supporting data structures.
- Deep understanding of business processes related to global HR, compensation, and payroll.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities with attention to detail.
- Effective communication skills and the ability to work independently and in teams. Preferred Qualifications:
- Workday certification in HCM, Integrations, Compensation, or Security.
- Experience working in a global environment with complex organizational structures.
- Familiarity with Agile methodologies and sprint-based configuration delivery.
- Prior experience supporting Workday release management and change control.

Key Responsibilities:

- Workday Integration Development - Design, build, test, and maintain Workday integrations using EIBs, Core Connectors, Workday Studio, and REST/SOAP APIs. - Ensure integration integrity, error handling, and data accuracy across internal and external systems. - Collaborate with IT and third-party vendors to manage and troubleshoot integration points.
- Advanced Compensation Configuration: - Configure and support Workday Advanced Compensation components including merit plans, bonus programs, and compensation review cycles, LTI. - Partner with compensation and HR teams to ensure alignment of business rules and compensation structures. - Support annual planning cycles, validation, and executive reporting.
- Performance Management & Calibration: - Configure performance review templates, goal setting frameworks, and feedback workflows. - Enable and support calibration sessions, ensuring seamless integration with compensation planning and succession processes.
- Payroll & Payment Elections: - Manage configuration of banking setups and payment elections in Workday to support global payroll needs. - Collaborate with payroll teams to ensure accurate and timely employee payments. Assist in resolving payment-related issues and data mismatches.
- Workday HCM Configuration: - Maintain foundational HCM configurations including business processes, job profiles, position management, and worker data. - Provide support for lifecycle events including hiring, transfers, and terminations.
- Organizational Structure Setup: - Configure and maintain Legal Entities, Companies, Cost Centers, Pay Groups, and related supervisory organizations. - Align structural data with financial and operational hierarchies for consistency and compliance.
- Workday Security Configuration: - Configure and maintain Workday security roles, domain and business process security policies. - Conduct access audits, monitor segregation of duties, and implement security best practices. - Collaborate with compliance and audit teams to ensure security and data privacy controls are met.
- Reporting & Calculated Fields: - Develop and maintain Workday custom reports, dashboards, and matrix reports. - Create and manage calculated fields to support complex business logic, validations, and reporting requirements. - Work with HR and business partners to deliver real-time insights through Workday analytics.
- Testing & Documentation: - Plan and execute unit testing, regression testing, and user acceptance testing (UAT) across modules. - Document test plans, scenarios, results, and configuration changes for internal tracking and compliance. - Support Workday release updates by analyzing impacts, testing, and implementing necessary adjustments.

Primary Skills (Must-have): Workday Integrations, Advance Compensation, Benefits, Payroll, Core HCM.

Secondary Skills (Good-to-have): Performance Management, Security Configurations

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