Resource 1 is seeking a hands-on Compensation Functional Lead to support a Workday HCM implementation on a hybrid remote contract basis in Chicago. Project duration is approximately 15–18 months. The consultant will be central to organizing job structures and translating compensation and job architecture designs into Workday-ready documentation and mapping files. This is a high-visibility, operational role partnering with internal HR leadership (VP of HR), the compensation/job architecture expert, and Accenture to ensure accurate data, smooth build and testing, and a successful cutover.
Responsibilities:
- Organize and review 1,700+ staff job titles and partner with Faculty Affairs to align full-time and part-time faculty roles.
- Group roles into job functions, families, and sub-families; identify duplicates, inconsistencies, and other data quality issues.
- Support job architecture and leveling efforts by applying HR context to how roles operate across the university.
- Turn approved job architecture and compensation designs into clear mapping files, documentation, and Workday inputs.
- Align job functions, families, levels, and profiles with Workday job and position structures; assist in mapping jobs/positions to compensation structures.
- Support integration of pay structures (pay bands, job level alignment) once designs are approved.
- Prepare materials and provide inputs required by Accenture and internal teams for Workday configuration and build.
- Participate in testing—review job/pay data, support test case execution and validation, and confirm accuracy of results.
- Track and document key decisions, open items, risks, and dependencies; escalate and recommend next steps when needed.
- Support data cleanup and early analysis efforts required before and during build phases.
- Mentor or coordinate with internal HR/HRIS resources and vendor team members to operationalize solutions and handoffs.
Required Skills & Experience:
- Hands-on experience supporting or leading compensation, job architecture, or job leveling initiatives.
- Participation in at least one full Workday HCM implementation (build and/or testing phases preferred).
- Proven ability to organize large, messy data sets (title/position tidy up), create mapping files, and document processes for system build.
- Strong understanding of pay structures, job families, leveling frameworks, and how they map into HRIS/Workday constructs.
- Experience supporting system integrators or consulting partners during configuration and testing.
- Excellent documentation, communication, stakeholder management, and workshop facilitation skills.
- Comfortable with detailed, spreadsheet-heavy work and navigating complex organizational structures.
- Available to work hybrid onsite in Chicago (4 days/week).
Pluses:
- Prior experience in higher education or similarly complex organizations.
- Workday certification(s) or deep familiarity with Workday compensation modules.
- Experience working with Accenture or other large system integrators on HCM implementations.
- Direct experience aligning faculty roles and faculty administration contexts.
- Independent consulting/contractor experience on HR transformation programs.
