{"id":2544712,"url":"https://alion.io/job/greystar-senior-workday-compensation-analyst","title":"Senior Workday Compensation Analyst","company":{"id":4551,"name":"Greystar","domain":"greystar.com","url":"https://alion.io/company/greystar","size_band":"5000+","is_staffing_agency":false,"employer_type":"direct","is_intermediary":false,"listed_via":null,"ats_vendor":"Workday","truth_index":{"grade":"B","score":84,"open_postings":82,"ghost_share":0,"stale_share":0.646,"repost_share":0.012,"time_to_fill_p50_days":28,"computed_at":"2026-10-21T05:46:15Z"}},"role":"HR","role_family":"HR","seniority":"senior","employment_type":"full_time","work_mode":"remote","remote_scope":"stated_countries","remote_scope_basis":"board_field","remote_working_hours":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"structured","locations":["United States"],"countries":["US"],"hiring_countries":["US"],"hiring_countries_total":1,"salary":null,"salary_estimate":{"min_usd":88000,"max_usd":174000,"period":"year","method":"role_seniority_country_remote_cell","sample_n":459},"experience_years_min":5,"visa_sponsorship":false,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":false,"technologies":[{"name":"AI Agents","optional":true}],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2026-10-14T16:30:43Z","employer_posted_date":"2026-10-14","last_verified_at":"2026-10-21T21:11:09Z","board_verified":true,"closed_at":null,"days_open":7,"trust":{"level":"ok","repost_count":null,"flags":[],"days_open":7},"description":"ABOUT GREYSTAR\nGreystar is a leading, fully integrated global real estate platform offering expertise in property management, investment management, development, and construction services in institutional-quality rental housing. Headquartered in Charleston, South Carolina, Greystar manages and operates over $350 billion of real estate in more than 260 markets globally with offices throughout North America, Europe, South America, and the Asia-Pacific region. Greystar is the largest operator of apartments in the United States, managing over one million units/beds globally. Across its platforms, Greystar has nearly $79 billion of assets under management, including over $34 billion of development assets and over $36.5 billion of regulatory assets under management. Greystar was founded by Bob Faith in 1993 to become a provider of world-class service in the rental residential real estate business. To learn more, visit www.greystar.com.\nJOB DESCRIPTION SUMMARY\nThe primary purpose and function of the Senior Workday Compensation Analyst is to lead the configuration, maintenance, and optimization of Workday Compensation and Advanced Compensation to support Greystar's global workforce of 30,000+ team members spanning 19 countries. This individual will bring a consulting mindset and exceptional technical depth to the role, serving as a senior functional expert with proven experience delivering full life cycle implementations of both the Compensation and Advanced Compensation modules. This individual will lead initiatives on behalf of the compensation team, regularly communicate with and provide updates to stakeholders across the organization, and ensure compensation programs, salary structures, bonus plans, and merit cycles are accurately configured and aligned with organizational strategy across all applicable Workday modules including HCM, Advanced Compensation, and alignment with Payroll. This role requires demonstrated success operating within a large, diverse, decentralized, and international organization.JOB DESCRIPTION\nLead full life cycle implementation of the Workday Compensation and Advanced Compensation modules, including requirements gathering, solution design, build, testing, deployment, and post-go-live support, applying a consulting mindset to advise stakeholders on best practices.\nConfigure and maintain Workday Compensation and Advanced Compensation including salary plans, grade profiles, merit and bonus plan setup, stock plans, and compensation eligibility rules across a complex, multi-country environment.\nLead initiatives on behalf of the compensation team, driving projects from scoping through completion and serving as a subject matter expert and mentor within the team.\nCommunicate with and provide regular updates to global stakeholders (across Europe, APAC, LATAM and India) across HR, Payroll, Finance, and business leadership on project status, configuration decisions, and compensation cycle progress.\nConfigure and maintain collective bargaining compensation setup and related pay structures across multiple countries, ensuring alignment with union agreements and country-specific requirements.\nAdminister annual and off-cycle compensation review cycles, including worksheet configuration, approval workflow setup, and cycle launch and close activities.\nPartner with HR, Payroll, Finance, and Total Rewards teams to translate compensation program design into accurate Workday configurations that support operational consistency and data integrity.\nMaintain compensation data integrity by conducting regular audits of salary grades, compensation bands, worker compensation profiles, and plan assignments across the global organization.\nSupport the design, testing, and deployment of new compensation programs and enhancements within Workday, including requirements gathering, configuration, and user acceptance testing.\nAssist in the analysis and reporting of compensation data, building Workday reports and dashboards to support Total Rewards decision-making, pay equity reviews, and regulatory compliance requirements.\nManage job profile and compensation grade maintenance, ensuring alignment between Workday configuration and organizational job architecture as roles evolve.\nSupport internal and external audit activities by providing compensation-related data extracts, documenting configuration controls, and assisting with evidence gathering for compliance requirements.\nMonitor and respond to compensation-related tickets and inquiries, providing end-user troubleshooting and escalation support for issues across Workday Compensation modules.\nAssist in testing and validation of compensation configurations during Workday bi-annual releases and system updates, ensuring changes do not introduce unintended impacts to compensation processing.\nCollaborate with the broader HR Applications team to identify recurring compensation process issues, configuration gaps, and opportunities to improve compensation cycle efficiency and scalability.\nMaintain accurate compensation documentation including configuration guides, process runbooks, and compensation plan inventories to support knowledge sharing and audit readiness.\nSupport training efforts by helping educate HR, managers, and business users on Workday compensation processes, merit cycle participation, and compensation program best practices.\nOther Responsibilities:\nCompletes various human resources, technology, administrative, and other reports and analysis, and performs other duties as assigned or as necessary.\nOrganizational Responsibilities:\nFollows established policies and procedures by monitoring and ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements, organizational standards, and operational processes related to area(s) of responsibility and reporting violations or infractions to appropriate individual(s).\nPractices proper safety techniques in accordance with Company, property, and departmental policies, procedures, and standards.\nIdentifies areas for improvement and offers suggestions to improve efficiency and productivity.\nKeeps abreast of current changes in technology, processes, and standards within the industry and area(s) of responsibility by attending internal and external training classes, research and/or subscribing to the internet or other professional publications or utilizing other appropriate method(s) to obtain business and professional information and applies knowledge and practices to area(s) of responsibility.\nWorking Conditions:\nIncumbents work in an office environment.\nPhysical Demands:\nIncumbents must be able to view computer screens and other electronic equipment, and reports for extended periods of time where visual strain may result.\nIncumbents must be able to push, pull, lift, carry, or maneuver weights of up to ten (10) pounds independently and twenty-five (25) pounds with assistance.\nRare or occasional travel may be required to attend business meetings, training classes, or other situations necessary for the accomplishment of some or all of the daily responsibilities of this position.\nKnowledge, Skills, Abilities:\n5-10 years of experience at a Senior Analyst level administering Workday Compensation and Advanced Compensation in a large, diverse, decentralized, international organization is required.\nStrong hands-on knowledge of Workday compensation architecture, including compensation plans, grades, eligibility rules, merit and bonus cycle configuration, and compensation review workflows.\nExperience with Total Rewards program design principles and the ability to translate compensation strategies into Workday configurations.\nDemonstrated consulting mindset with exceptional technical skill, including the ability to advise stakeholders on leading practices, influence design decisions, and lead complex configuration efforts independently.\nKnowledge of collective bargaining compensation setup and configuration across multiple countries (including UK, Ireland, Spain, Netherlands, Australia etc.), including union pay structures and country-specific compliance requirements.\nUnderstanding of and experience with compensation compliance considerations and their application within Workday, including country-specific pay requirements and pay equity reporting.\nDeep understanding of core HCM and security preferred.\nWorkday Extend experience a plus.\nExperience with EIB is a plus\nPrior experience with at least 2 full life cycle implementations of the Workday Compensation and Advanced Compensation modules, globally, is required.\nStrong analytical skills with the ability to interpret compensation data, identify discrepancies, and recommend corrective actions.\nStrong attention to detail with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.\nEffective communication skills with the ability to collaborate across HR, Finance, Payroll, and business teams.\nAbility to work in a diverse, fast-paced environment and effectively collaborate across global teams.\nAbility to work with Workday AI Agents\nCollege degree in human resources, business administration, finance, information technology, or related field, and/or equivalent experience is preferred.\nPreferred Licenses or Certifications:\nWorkday Pro Certification (Advanced Compensation, HCM, or related) preferred.\nCertified Compensation Professional (CCP) - preferred.\nProject Management (PMP) - nice to have\nThe salary range for this position is $130,000 - $140,000 USD Annually.\nAdditional Compensation:\nMany factors go into determining employee pay within the posted range including business requirements, prior experience, current skills and geographical location.\nCorporate Positions: In addition to the base salary, this role may be eligible to participate in a quarterly or annual bonus program based on individual and company performance.\nOnsite Property Positions: In addition to the base salary, this role may be eligible to participate in weekly, monthly, and/or quarterly bonus programs.\nRobust Benefits Offered*:\nCompetitive Medical, Dental, Vision, and Disability & Life insurance benefits. Low (free basic) employee Medical costs for employee-only coverage.\nGenerous Paid Time off. All new hires start with 15 days of vacation, 4 personal days, 10 sick days, and 11 paid holidays. Plus your birthday off after 1 year of service! Additional vacation accrued with tenure.\nFor onsite team members, onsite housing discount at Greystar-managed communities are available subject to discount and unit availability.\n6-Week Paid Sabbatical after 10 years of service (and every 5 years thereafter).\n401(k) with Company Match up to 6% of pay after 6 months of service.\nPaid Parental Leave and lifetime Fertility Benefit reimbursement up to $10,000 (includes adoption or surrogacy).\nEmployee Assistance Program.\nCritical Illness, Accident, Hospital Indemnity, Pet Insurance and Legal Plans.\nCharitable giving program and benefits.\n*Benefits offered for full-time employees. For Union and Prevailing Wage roles, compensation and benefits may vary from the listed information above due to Collective Bargaining Agreements and/or local governing authority.\nGreystar will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.\nGreystar is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, and gender identity), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.\nThis position may be performed remotely anywhere within the United States except the state of Alaska.\nImportant Notice: Greystar will never request your banking details or other sensitive personal information during the interview process. Greystar does not conduct any interviews via text or messaging, and all communication will come from official Greystar email addresses (@greystar.com). 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