Workday Advanced Compensation Functional Consultant

Role: Workday Advanced Compensation Functional Consultant

Company Name: WillWare Technologies

Experience: 6+ Years

Work Mode: Onsite

Location: Bangalore, Hyderabad, Vijayawada, Chennai

Role Summary

We are looking for an experienced Workday Advanced Compensation Consultant / Technical Lead 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
• 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.