Workday Advanced Compensation Consultant
First seen by Alion on Oct 8, 2026.
Role : Workday Advanced Compensation Consultant
Location : Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Chennai
Experience : 6+ Years
Work Mode : Hybrid
Role Summary :
We are looking for an experienced Workday Advanced Compensation Consultant with strong expertise in configuring, implementing, testing, and deploying Workday Advanced Compensation solutions. The candidate should have hands-on experience with compensation cycles, merit, bonus, stock/equity, allowance plans, eligibility rules, guidelines, and compensation reviews, along with the ability to lead complex implementation projects.
Key Responsibilities :
- Drive end-to-end configuration, testing, and deployment of Workday Advanced Compensation modules.
- Build and manage merit planning, bonus allocations, stock awards, eligibility rules, and approval workflows.
- Partner with HR and leadership teams to align compensation programs with organizational business goals.
- Support annual, quarterly, mid-year, and year-end compensation review cycles.
- Manage allocation worksheets, compensation budgets, guideline grids, and review templates.
- Configure and maintain Compensation Reviews for mid-year and year-end compensation cycles.
- Configure Allowance Plans, One-Time Payment Plans, Merit Plans, Bonus Plans, and Stock Plans.
- Work on Merit, Bonus, Stock/Equity, and other compensation cycles.
- Configure Compensation Plans, Eligibility Rules, Guidelines, Compensation Salary Structures, and related plan components.
- Create and maintain compensation eligibility rules, including rules supporting GEC/organizational movements.
- Configure assignments based on business requirements.
- Support compensation review templates and ensure appropriate visibility and functionality for managers and HR partners.
- Collaborate with architecture teams on system and application design for complex programs.
- Establish and communicate technical goals, solution direction, and implementation approach for the team.
- Lead execution of complex technical projects and ensure successful delivery.
- Provide technical guidance, training, and mentoring to less-experienced team members.
- Troubleshoot configuration issues and provide effective solutions throughout implementation and support phases.
Required Skills & Qualifications :
- Strong hands-on experience with Workday Advanced Compensation.
- Deep understanding of Merit Planning, Bonus Plans, Stock/Equity Plans, Compensation Reviews, Allowance Plans, One-Time Payment Plans, Eligibility Rules, Guidelines, Allocation Worksheets, and Compensation Cycles.
- Strong understanding of Workday compensation configuration and business processes.
- Experience supporting mid-year and year-end compensation cycles.
- Strong problem-solving and debugging skills.
- Good understanding of SDLC and application architecture concepts.
- Ability to handle technical work for medium- to high-complexity projects.
- Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and collaboration skills.
Skills
Workday Advanced Compensation, SuccessFactors, Workday Integration, Workday Implementation, System Configuration, Workday HCM, Workday Recruiting, Workday Accounting & Finance