HR Systems Consultant / Workday Advanced Compensation (WDAC) Contractor

Horizontal Talent • Full-time • Danvers, MA • 3d ago

Job Description:
Position Summary:

We are seeking an experienced Workday Advanced Compensation (WDAC) professional to support the implementation and optimization of WDAC across Global Compensation Operations.
This role will serve as a trusted advisor to Compensation Operations, providing deep technical expertise, capability building, process optimization, and project support to ensure the successful transition of compensation processes from legacy solutions into Workday Advanced Compensation.
The ideal candidate combines strong WDAC technical knowledge with practical experience supporting complex global compensation programs, annual compensation cycles, reporting, auditing, and change management in large multinational organizations.

Required Qualifications

Deep expertise in Workday Advanced Compensation (WDAC)
Strong knowledge of compensation program administration, including:
- Merit increases
- Promotions
- Annual incentive plans (STI)
- Long-term incentives (LTI)
- Base pay management
Experience supporting WDAC implementations, enhancements, or large-scale compensation transformations
Experience supporting annual compensation planning cycles within a large global organization
Strong understanding of compensation operations processes, controls, governance, and data integrity requirements
Advanced reporting, auditing, and analytical skills within Workday and compensation processes
Ability to translate complex business requirements into practical system solutions and operational processes
Proven ability to coach, train, and build capability across compensation, HR, and operations teams
Strong documentation, process mapping, and change management experience
Excellent stakeholder management and collaboration skills

Key Responsibilities
WDAC Subject Matter Expertise & Capability Building

Serve as a WDAC subject matter expert for Global Compensation Operations.
Coach, train, and advise Compensation Operations team members on WDAC functionality, best practices, reporting solutions, auditing capabilities, and process optimization.
Build sustainable team capability, enabling Compensation Operations to confidently and independently manage WDAC processes and activities.
Identify opportunities to improve system utilization, operational effectiveness, controls, and user experience.

Compensation Process Transformation

Develop a thorough understanding of Client compensation programs, including Base Pay, Merit, Promotions, STI, and LTI.
Partner with Compensation Operations and Compensation COE stakeholders to transition compensation processes from legacy platforms into WDAC.
Provide recommendations on process design, governance, controls, and operational best practices.

Project Delivery & Implementation Support

Partner closely with Compensation Operations project leadership to support day-to-day WDAC implementation and deployment activities.
Support execution of project deliverables, milestones, risks, dependencies, and action items.
Review existing Annual Rewards Planning processes and project plans and recommend updates required for WDAC deployment.
Ensure business requirements are translated into effective and scalable WDAC solutions.

Documentation & Operational Readiness

Create and maintain detailed work instructions, process maps, operating procedures, audit guides, and supporting documentation.
Assess existing documentation and recommend updates to align with WDAC processes and future-state operating models.
Develop materials that support operational readiness, knowledge transfer, and long-term sustainability.

Testing, Controls & Audit Support

Support testing activities across compensation programs and annual reward planning cycles.
Design and document audit processes and operational controls to improve data accuracy, compliance, and process integrity.
Assist with reporting validation, issue resolution, and post-deployment stabilization activities.

Change Management & Go-Live Support

Support go-live planning and deployment activities for compensation-related WDAC releases and program transitions.
Develop communication, training, and change management materials supporting Compensation Operations activities.
Support delivery of Technical Excellence initiatives related to LTI and Annual Rewards Planning, including testing, documentation, communications, and subject matter expert enablement.

Success Measures

Compensation Operations team demonstrates increased WDAC proficiency and self-sufficiency.
WDAC compensation processes are implemented effectively and adopted successfully.
Annual compensation cycles are delivered accurately and on schedule.
Robust documentation, controls, and audit processes are established.
Project milestones and deployment objectives are achieved with minimal operational disruption.
Increased automation, process efficiency, and reporting effectiveness across Compensation Operations.

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