Strategic Workday Compensation Lead – Remote

Cognizant; England; Remote; GBP 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Cognizant is seeking a Workday Compensation Principal Consultant to lead design, configuration and delivery of compensation solutions for clients. You will act as a trusted advisor, guiding strategy, governance and process optimization while aligning with Workday leading practices.

You will mentor teams, support pre-sales and contribute to the growth of the Workday practice through knowledge sharing and thought leadership across client engagements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience required.
• Active Workday Compensation Certification required.
• 5+ years of Workday implementation experience.
• Experience leading Workday Compensation workstreams on end-to-end implementations.
• Strong consulting and stakeholder management skills.
• Eligible for UK residency and SC clearance.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a Workday Compensation subject matter expert, guiding strategy and best practices.
• Lead client workshops and design sessions to define Workday Compensation solutions.
• Design and configure compensation functionality including plans, cycles, eligibility, merit increases, bonuses, and equity processes.
• Advise on compensation programme design, governance, and process optimisation.
• Lead Compensation workstreams on medium to large Workday implementations with risk management.
• Collaborate with HCM, Talent, Payroll, Reporting, Security, Integrations, and Change Management teams.
• Support testing, deployment, cutover, and post-go-live activities.
• Mentor consultants and analysts, providing coaching and leadership.

Skills

Workday Compensation

Workday Certification

Workday implementation

Compensation expertise

Stakeholder management

Mentoring

Workforce planning

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

Workday

Job description

Cognizant is seeking a Workday Compensation Principal Consultant to lead design, configuration and delivery of compensation solutions for clients. You will act as a trusted advisor, guiding strategy, governance and process optimization while aligning with Workday leading practices.

You will mentor teams, support pre-sales and contribute to the growth of the Workday practice through knowledge sharing and thought leadership across client engagements.