Title: Workday HCM Compensation Specialist
Job Type: Contract
Contract Length: 3+ Months (Long-Term Potential)
Pay Range: $90-105/hr
Target Start Date: As soon as possible
Work Location/Structure: Fully Remote (PST/CST time zone required)
About The Opportunity
Our client, a leader in SaaS, is looking for a skilled
Workday HCM Compensation Specialist to join their team for a long-term engagement. This project involves cleaning up legacy compensation processes, supporting a critical mid-year promotion cycle, and managing core Human Capital Management (HCM) functions. This is a high-impact role that requires a self-motivated professional who can hit the ground running and deliver results quickly.
Key Responsibilities & Deliverables
This role is focused on the successful completion of specific tasks and deliverables. Your responsibilities will include:
- Advanced Compensation Process Management: Deeply analyze and clean up current compensation processes that are operating "out of the system" to ensure system compliance and integrity.
- Promotion Cycle Support: Lead and execute configuration and support for the upcoming mid-year promotion cycle.
- Core HCM Administration: Oversee and manage core HCM functions including job changes, on-boarding, off-boarding, benefits administration, and performance reviews.
- Workday Configuration & Reporting: Handle the configuration of Workday modules and write complex Workday reports to support stakeholder needs.
- Benefits Open Enrollment: Provide key support for the upcoming Benefits Open Enrollment process (September/October).
Required Skills & Experience:
We are looking for someone with a proven track record of successful contract engagements. The ideal candidate will have:
- Advanced Compensation Skills: Demonstrated experience going through full compensation merit processes multiple times. This isn't a learning role—you need to be a subject matter expert.
- Deep expertise in Workday HCM: Strong background in Workday core HCM functions (job changes, on-boarding, off-boarding, benefits, performance reviews, and compensation).
- Workday Reporting & Configuration: Proven ability in configuring Workday and writing sophisticated Workday reports.
- Autonomy and Stakeholder Management: Demonstrated ability to work autonomously, manage your own time effectively, and collaborate successfully with internal stakeholders.
- Time Zone Requirement: Must be able to work on a PST or CST schedule.
Note: This is a functional/configuration role, as an internal engineer is available for technical support.
