Senior Product Analyst

TJX Europe; Watford; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Store discounts

Group benefits

Vacation package with extra week

Training and tuition reimbursement

Job summary

TJX Europe is seeking a Senior Product Analyst to join the agile Workday Compensation team. You will design secure, scalable, and audit-ready Workday solutions, lead cross-functional sessions, and mentor junior analysts.

You’ll drive feature refinement, solution design, and end-to-end testing with autonomy, regulatory needs, and strong collaboration across teams. This role offers exposure to global Workday configurations and impactful, strategic product decisions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent IT delivery skillset.
• Strong experience in Workday, especially Compensation module.
• Experience in global HCM environments and cross‑country compliance.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a senior resource for Workday Compensation Administration and strategic initiatives.
• Collaborate with Compensation team and business partners to gather requirements and support testing/audit activities.
• Translate complex processes into secure, compliant Workday solutions following least‑privilege principles.
• Participate in backlog refinement for Compensation features and drive discovery on security impacts.

Skills

Workday Compensation

Security controls

Audit readiness

Backlog refinement

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

Workday tools

Job description

We’re looking for a Senior Product Analyst to join our agile Workday Compensation team and play a key role in designing secure, scalable, and audit‑ready solutions across our global Workday platform. This senior role offers the opportunity to work hands‑on with Workday configurations, lead cross‑functional discovery sessions, and mentor junior analysts—while acting as a trusted SME guiding strategic product decisions.

You’ll drive feature refinement, solution design, and end‑to‑end testing with autonomy, audit requirements, and regulatory needs. If you're passionate about Workday Compensation and want to influence meaningful change in a collaborative, fast‑paced environment, this is the role for you.

Why Work With Us?

• We value integrity, respect, and teamwork, encouraging a unique and inclusive culture.
• Enjoy Associate discounts at our stores, available to you and eligible family members
• Immediate access to our Group Benefits package, including a Health Care Spending Account, Retirement Savings Program, Associate & Family Assistance Program, and various well‑being resources.
• A competitive vacation package, paired with a Vacation Trade Program that allows you to opt in for an extra week.
• Comprehensive training and development resources designed to help you learn, grow, and succeed.
• Exciting career paths with growth opportunities and tuition reimbursement to support your career progression.

What You’ll Do:

Core Responsibilities

• Serve as a senior resource for Workday Compensation Administration, supporting day‑to‑day operations and leading strategic initiatives in a large enterprise environment.
• Collaborate with the Compensation team, other product teams, and business partners to gather requirements, configure security settings, and support testing and audit activities.
• Analyze complex business processes and translate them into secure, compliant, and scalable Workday solutions that follow least‑privilege principles.
• Partner with the team during backlog refinement for Compensation features (estimation, acceptance criteria, testing strategy) and drive discovery to define security impacts, dependencies, and cross‑functional needs.
• Coordinate functional and non-functional testing (e.g., regression, negative testing, SoD validation) to ensure solutions meet policy, audit, and risk standards.
• Partner with audit, risk, and compliance teams on access reviews, controls testing, remediation, and release readiness; maintain high‑quality process documentation.
• Mentor junior analysts and champion standards for configuration, documentation, and knowledge sharing.

Technical Expertise

Workday Configuration Expertise

• Deep hands‑on experience configuring:
• Compensation packages, grades, plans, and eligibility rules
• Advanced Compensation cycles and worksheets
• Strong understanding of:
• Compensation calculation frameworks and guideline logic
• Workday data structures for compensation components and plans

Business Process (BP) & Security Integration

• Configure and maintain compensation‑related business processes, including:
• Hire, compensation change, bonus payout, stock grant, and off‑cycle adjustments
• Align compensation configurations with:
• Workday Business Process Framework (BPF)
• Security groups and access controls for sensitive compensation data
• Ensure compliance with audit controls and segregation of duties (SoD)

Preferred Experience

• Experience working in a global HCM environment with multi‑country requirements and compliance considerations
• Functional knowledge of Workday HCM modules (Core HCM, Recruiting, Talent & Performance, Absence, Benefits, Payroll).
• Knowledge of HR operations, compliance requirements, and HR data standards.
• Understanding of audit reporting, compliance support, and security best practices.

About You:

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent IT Delivery skillset/training/experience.
• Strong experience supporting a large, global Workday environment with deep expertise in Workday Compensation.
• Strong functional and configuration knowledge of Workday Compensation module (Core and Advanced Compensation, Merit, Bonus, Stock, and Compensation Cycles), including experience designing and delivering end‑to‑end compensation processes (planning, allocation, approvals, and reporting) within a global HCM environment.
• Comfortable building test strategies, executing validation, and documenting results for audit readiness.
• Excellent problem‑solving skills with the ability to think strategically and work independently.
• Strong listening, documentation, and communication skills (written and verbal), with the ability to engage both technical and business stakeholders.