Compensation Manager, HR​/Recruitment

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Workato delivers enterprise infrastructure for the agentic era, redefining iPaaS and helping enterprises unify data, applications, processes, and AI into a single, governed platform. A leader in Enterprise MCP and trusted by 50% of the Fortune 500, Workato’s cloud-native architecture connects every application, data source, and process to power real-time orchestration h enterprise-grade security and continuous innovation at its core, Workato provides the trusted foundation for organizations to automate with confidence and operationalize AI across the business.

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Ultimately, Workato believes in fostering a flexible, trust-oriented culture that empowers everyone to take full ownership of their roles. We are driven by innovation and looking for team players who want to actively build our company.

But, we also believe in balancing productivity with self-care. That’s why we offer all of our employees a vibrant and dynamic work environment along with a multitude of benefits they can enjoy inside and outside of their work lives.

Also, feel free to check out why:

• Business Insider named us an “enterprise startup to bet your career on”
• Forbes' Cloud 100 recognized us as one of the top 100 private cloud companies in the world
• Deloitte Tech Fast 500 ranked us as the 17th fastest growing tech company in the Bay Area, and 96th in North America
• Quartz ranked us the #1 best company for remote workers

We are seeking a Compensation Manager to support the administration and continuous improvement of the organization's global compensation programs, job architecture, and pay structures. This role is responsible for maintaining compensation data integrity, administering compensation processes in Workday and Pave, and delivering market and internal pay analyses. This role partners closely with People Partners, Talent Acquisition, Finance and leaders in providing compensation guidance and analytical support to drive competitive and equitable pay decisions.

This is a 6-month temporary assignment with potential to convert.

In this role, you will also be responsible to:

• Support the ongoing maintenance of the global job architecture by creating, updating, and validating job titles, job profiles, job families, and job levels.
• Ensure job architecture changes are accurately reflected in Workday and downstream compensation and Finance systems.
• Perform regular audits to identify data quality issues, maintain documentation, and support governance processes to ensure consistency with Workato’s job architecture framework.

• Maintain and administer global pay bands across job families and geographic locations by supporting market pricing activities, analyzing market and internal pay data, and recommending pay range updates that balance market competitiveness and internal equity.
• Prepare compensation analyses and recommendations for review by compensation leadership, and ensure approved pay structures are accurately maintained in Pave, Workday, and related Finance systems.
• Partner with People and Finance to support hiring, budgeting, headcount planning, and ongoing compensation programs through accurate pay structure administration and data integrity.

• Support the administration and continuous improvement of Workday compensation processes by identifying opportunities to enhance efficiency and data quality.
• Maintain the integrity of compensation and job architecture data within Workday, ensuring compensation eligibility rules and related configurations are accurate, and aligned with established policies.
• Perform regular audits and partner with the internal Workday support team to resolve data discrepancies, troubleshoot business processes, and implement process improvements.
• Partner with People and Finance teams to support reporting, planning, and compensation program administration.

• Develop, maintain, and enhance compensation and workforce dashboards and reports by identifying opportunities to automate manual reporting and improve…