Rewards Analyst

European Tech Recruit; Cork; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

European Tech Recruit is seeking a Staff Workday Analyst specialized in Total Rewards with a focus on Advanced Compensation to join our HR Technology Team in Cork. The role emphasizes leading configuration, optimization, and cross-functional collaboration to strengthen global compensation processes and Workday efficiency.

The ideal candidate will drive best practices, mentor teammates, and coordinate end-to-end annual review cycles, working with senior leadership across regions to implement

Qualifications

• 5+ years IT-relevant work experience with a Bachelor's degree.
• 7+ years IT-relevant work experience without a Bachelor’s degree.
• Preferred Workday pro certification.

Responsibilities

• Lead Workday Compensation, Advanced Compensation work streams, driving system design and configuration.
• Manage end-to-end global enterprise annual review cycle process administration.
• Oversee SDLC activities: requirements, plans, design, config, testing and deployment.
• Coordinate with senior leadership to define processes and measure delivery results.
• Act as Subject Matter Expert to optimize Workday system design and configuration.
• Design and prototype solutions, lead workshops and coordinate UAT across teams.

Skills

IT experience

Analytical thinking

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in information science / CS / business

Tools

Workday

Job description

Staff Workday Analyst - Total Rewards - Onsite Cork

We are seeking a Staff Workday Analyst - Total Rewards, with a primary focus on Advanced Compensation, to join our HR Technology Team. The ideal candidate will take on a key role in leading the configuration and improvement of Advanced Compensation, as well as providing support for either Core HCM or Talent and Performance processes. This position is well-suited for someone who enjoys addressing complex challenges, collaborating across various teams, and contributing to the effectiveness of our global workforce.

Minimum Qualifications:

• 5+ years of IT-relevant work experience with a Bachelor's degree.

OR

• 7+ years of IT-relevant work experience without a Bachelor’s degree.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Workday pro certification preferred but not required.

Education Requirements

• Bachelors or Masters degree in information science, computer science, business or equivalent work experience.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities:

• Lead Workday Compensation, Advanced Compensation work streams, driving system design, configuration and recommending best practices related to Workday functionality.
• Must have hands-on experience in running larger global enterprise annual review cycle process administration end to end
• Ability to manage / lead all aspects of SDLC including requirement gathering, project work plans, documentation, solution design, technical configuration, test development, and related deployment activities.
• Comfortable leading multiple tasks and projects simultaneously, prioritize decisions and tasks effectively, and thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
• Collaborate with senior leadership, and business partners to define business processes, analyze operational efficiencies, implement creative solutions, and measure delivery results based on business need.
• Key decision-maker in solution design in collaboration with team lead and cross functional teams
• Serve as a Subject Matter Expert to optimize Workday system design and configuration.
• Design and prototype solutions, present options, lead design workshops as needed coordinate User Acceptance Testing (UAT) across multiple teams to ensure effective and timely completion as well as assess the readiness of the teams.
• Provide accurate estimates of effort and resources required to complete tasks and projects
• Mentor and guide teammates to promote knowledge sharing and growth, collaborate with global teams
• Understanding of data privacy and security regulations, such as GDPR
• Be an active member on the Workday Community, review new features, product defects, and advocate for desired enhancements
• Partner within team to analyze impact of new versions of Workday and recommend new features to further discovery
• Highly analytical thinker, connected/up on current HR technology trends.

Level of Responsibility:

• 8+ years of IT experience, with 5+ years of Workday experience
• Must have in-depth hands-on configuration experience with Workday Advanced Compensation
• Have a solid understanding of architectural patterns and comfortable with recommending approaches and associated technology choices.
• Depth of knowledge in Workday's core architecture including business process framework, security, and reporting
• Experience across multiple functional areas is desired; specific areas of interest include Compensation, Advanced Compensation, Security, Talent & Performance
• Communicates effectively in both written and verbal formats.
• Ability to identify, assess and mitigate relevant risks during project execution.
• Ability to communicate complex technical solutions in simple business friendly terms
• Ability to work independently in a diverse, fast paced environment and effectively collaborate across teams
• Ability to juggle multiple projects and initiatives simultaneouslyExperience implementing systems in multiple regions, familiar with a global work environment