Principal Workday Analyst - Advanced and Talent Management & Performance

Position: Principal Workday Analyst - Advanced Compensation and Talent Management & Performance
## Principal Workday Analyst - Advanced Compensation and Talent Management & Performance We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 22 Jan 2026

At Medtronic you can begin a life-long career of exploration and innovation, while helping champion healthcare access and equity for all. You’ll lead with purpose, breaking down barriers to innovation in a more connected, compassionate world.#
** A Day in the Life
** As a Principal Workday Support Analyst, you will be responsible for leading the Advanced Compensation domain, as well as, supporting the Talent Management & Performance functional areas. You will have a wide breadth of functional knowledge, specific expertise with using and maintaining systems, work with complex problems, issues and processes, and will lead key functional stakeholders through risk and impact analysis of Workday enhancements and change requests.

You will make decisions about system issues relating, but not limited to, business processes and system configuration, ensuring global compliance with business specifications, varied plan provisions, statutory requirements, and up-/down-stream impacts. You will be required to combine Human Resource and specialized system knowledge working with HR Centers of Expertise, vendors and/or IT on activities related to designing, implementing, and maintaining core human resource technologies.
At Medtronic, we bring bold ideas forward with speed and decisiveness to put patients first in everything we do. In-person exchanges are invaluable to our work. We’re working a minimum of 4 days a week onsite as part of our commitment to fostering a culture of professional growth and cross-functional collaboration as we work together to engineer the extraordinary.
This position will reside at our Operational Headquarters in Fridley, MN.
Come for a job, stay for a career!

Responsibilities may include the following and other duties may be assigned.
* Designing and maintaining Advanced Compensation structures.
* Configuring and supporting Talent Management and Performance modules.
* Ensuring data integrity and compliance with company policies.
* Leading system upgrades and feature rollouts.
* Acting as a subject matter expert for Workday in compensation and talent domains.
** Strategic Planning & Stakeholder Engagement**
* ** Meet with HR business partners
** and leadership to understand upcoming compensation cycles, talent reviews, and performance initiatives.
* ** Review and prioritize tickets
** and enhancement requests related to Advanced Compensation and Talent Management modules in Workday.
* ** Analyze business requirements
** for new compensation plans, bonus structures, or performance processes.
** System Configuration & Optimization**
* ** Configure Workday Advanced Compensation plans** (e.g., merit, bonus, stock) to meet business needs, ensuring compliance and accuracy.
* ** Update Talent Management & Performance templates
** for goal setting, review cycles, and feedback processes.
* ** Test new configurations
** and enhancements in the Workday sandbox environment, documenting results and issues.
** Problem Solving & Support**
* ** Troubleshoot and resolve complex issues
** related to compensation calculations, eligibility rules, and talent review workflows.
* ** Respond to user inquiries
** from HR, managers, and employees regarding system functionality or data discrepancies.
* ** Monitor ongoing processes** (e.g., compensation cycles, performance reviews) for errors or bottlenecks.
** Reporting & Continuous Improvement**
* ** Collaborate with IT and other Workday analysts
** to implement integrations or data flows between Workday and other systems.
* ** Research Workday community updates
** and best practices to recommend improvements for existing processes.
** Documentation & Knowledge Sharing**
* ** Document system changes, configuration decisions, and lessons learned
** for future reference and audit purposes.
* ** Provide training and guidance
** to HR team members and end-users on new features or process changes.
* ** Plan for upcoming releases
** and identify opportunities to leverage new Workday functionality.
** MUST HAVE: MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
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