Workday Business Systems Analyst​/Product Manager

Workday Compensation Business Systems Analyst / Product Manager

Anywhere

Type: Contract

Category: Business Analysis

Industry: Technology

Workplace Type: Remote

Rate: $70.00 to $80.00/hr. w2

Remote. Our client seeks a Workday Compensation Business Systems Analyst / Product Manager to own, configure, and improve Workday Core and Advanced Compensation. The role operates at the intersection of HR, Finance, and People Technology as a functional subject matter expert and product owner, supporting annual cycles, ongoing pay programs, and long-term roadmap evolution.

Due to client requirements, applicants must be willing and able to work on a w2 basis. For our w2 consultants, we offer a great benefits package that includes Medical, Dental, and Vision benefits, 401k with company matching, and life insurance.

• Serve as BSA/Product Manager for Workday Core Compensation and Advanced Compensation across merit, bonus, stock, and one-time payment programs.
• Own configuration for compensation plans and packages, grades and grade profiles, ranges, eligibility rules, proration logic, and compensation review processes.
• Partner with HR and Total Rewards to translate compensation strategy into scalable Workday solutions.
• Lead requirements gathering with HR, Finance, Payroll, and Legal stakeholders.
• Translate business needs into configuration-ready functional designs.
• Analyze downstream impacts to Payroll, Time and Absence, Reporting, and integrations.
• Drive end-to-end testing including unit, integration, and UAT for compensation events and annual cycles.
• Act as Product Owner for Workday Compensation within the People Technology portfolio.
• Maintain and prioritize a product backlog of enhancements, defects, and optimization items.
• Partner with engineering, HRIS, and vendors to deliver roadmap initiatives using Agile practices.
• Evaluate new Workday releases and features and recommend adoption based on business value.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for compensation system decisions and communicate tradeoffs, risks, and recommendations to senior leaders.
• Support executive-level reporting, pay equity analysis, and audit readiness.

• 6+ years of experience in Workday HCM with deep specialization in Compensation.
• Hands-on configuration experience with Core Compensation, Advanced Compensation, and compensation review cycles.
• Background as a Business Systems Analyst, Product Manager, or HRIS Lead.
• Proven experience leading annual merit and bonus cycles in Workday.
• Excellent analytical, documentation, and stakeholder communication skills.
• Experience supporting global compensation programs (preferred).
• Exposure to Time Tracking, Absence, Payroll, or Reporting dependencies (preferred).
• Agile and product management experience including backlog ownership and sprint planning (preferred).
• Workday certification in Compensation or HCM (preferred).

Eliassen Group is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status.