Hiring || Workday Compensation Architect - Pune

2coms; Pune District; On-site; INR 1,800,000 - 3,200,000; Full time

Job summary

2coms is seeking a Workday Compensation Architect for Pune to design, implement, and maintain global compensation solutions within Workday HCM. You will translate complex strategies into configurations, ensuring alignment across markets, especially USA and India.

You will drive data integrity, system efficiency, and a smooth employee experience by collaborating with HCM, Absence, and Payroll teams, leading regression testing, audits, and continuous improvement initiatives.

Qualifications

• 4-8 years of hands-on Workday Compensation configuration experience.
• Experience designing and implementing complex Workday compensation programs for multinationals (USA/India).
• Deep understanding of integration touchpoints between Compensation, HCM, Absence, and Payroll.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with focus on data integrity.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end architecture and configuration of Compensation and Advanced Compensation modules.
• Translate compensation strategies into scalable Workday solutions.
• Collaborate with HCM, Absence, and Payroll teams to ensure seamless integration.
• Develop reports, calculated fields, and scorecards to support business needs.
• Lead compensation regression testing and continuous improvement initiatives.

Skills

Analytical skills

Problem-solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree in HR/BA/CS

Workday Certification

Workday Advanced Certification

Tools

Workday Platform

Job description

Hiring || Workday Compensation Architect - Pune

Job Description

Job Title: Workday Compensation Architect

Location: Pune

Experience: 4+ Years

About the client:

Our client is a global engineering, environmental, and infrastructure consulting organization providing multidisciplinary solutions across environmental services, civil & infrastructure engineering, water, energy, sustainability, and natural resources . The organization is part of a diversified global group and works with clients across international markets, offering opportunities to work on innovative and large-scale projects.

Job Summary

As a Workday Compensation Architect, you will play a pivotal role in designing, implementing, and maintaining scalable, globally compliant compensation solutions within the Workday HCM platform. You will translate complex business compensation strategies into robust technical configurations, ensuring alignment across global markets—particularly the USA and India.

Your expertise will be instrumental in driving data integrity, system efficiency, and a seamless employee experience. By collaborating closely with HCM, Absence, and Payroll teams, you will proactively identify and mitigate potential downstream impacts, ensuring smooth integration across core HR processes. You will lead the configuration of compensation plans, eligibility rules, scorecards, reports, and calculated fields, while also spearheading regression testing, audits, and continuous improvement initiatives. Your strategic input will support change management efforts and empower end users with clear, actionable guidance.

Responsibilities

• Own the end-to-end architecture and configuration of Compensation and Advanced Compensation modules, including merit, bonus, allowance, and equity programs
• Translate business compensation strategies into scalable, globally consistent Workday solutions
• Collaborate with HCM, Absence, and Payroll teams to ensure seamless integration and prevent downstream system impacts

Configure and maintain:

• Compensation plans, packages, and eligibility rules
• Compensation statements and scorecards with associated profiles
• Job profiles, compensation grades, and grade profiles across multiple countries
• Custom compensation reports (Standard, Advanced, Matrix), calculated fields, business processes, and conditional logic
• Conduct regular compensation audits and deliver scalable, sustainable resolutions
• Develop and maintain custom compensation reports and calculated fields to support business needs
• Lead compensation regression testing following new Workday releases
• Identify and implement system enhancements to improve data accuracy, operational efficiency, and user experience
• Support the HCM Manager in developing change management plans and end-user training materials.
  

Requirements

• 4-8 years of hands-on Workday Compensation configuration experience
• Proven track record in designing and implementing complex compensation programs in Workday for multinational organizations, with specific experience in the USA and India
• Deep understanding of integration touchpoints between Compensation, HCM, Absence, and Payroll systems
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a focus on data integrity and process optimization

Preferred Qualifications

• Workday Compensation Certification
• Workday Advanced Compensation Certification
• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Computer Science, or a related field