Director, Global Incentive Compensation Operations

Workday, Inc.; United States; Hybrid; USD 175,000 - 311,000; Full time

Job summary

Workday, Inc. in the United States is seeking a Director, Incentive Compensation Operations to lead a global team and ensure accurate, timely, and compliant payouts across GTM functions.

You will drive end-to-end incentive program design, automation, and governance in a high-growth environment. You will collaborate with GTM, Sales, Finance, Operations and Legal to scale processes, implement improvements, and leverage AI to optimize payouts and reporting.

Qualifications

• Minimum 10 years in variable compensation/operations or related experience.
• Minimum 5 years in high tech industry.
• Minimum 5 years managing people.
• Experience running and implementing enterprise level Incentive Compensation Management systems.

Responsibilities

• Implement and set up compensation plans in HCM and compensation systems, translate designs into build requirements, own UAT and annual participant setup.
• Oversee accurate commission calculations, data audits, payouts, and reconciliations; manage escalations and exception handling.
• Define technology strategy to support incentive programs with automations and self-service.
• Own ticketing/help desk processes, defining intake, routing, and SLAs; drive seller experience upgrades.

Skills

Incentive compensation

People management

SOX compliance

Enterprise systems

Xactly

Financial analysis

Ticketing/help desk

Global team leadership

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance

Tools

Xactly Commission System

Job description

Workday, Inc. in the United States is seeking a Director, Incentive Compensation Operations to lead a global team and ensure accurate, timely, and compliant payouts across GTM functions.

You will drive end-to-end incentive program design, automation, and governance in a high-growth environment. You will collaborate with GTM, Sales, Finance, Operations and Legal to scale processes, implement improvements, and leverage AI to optimize payouts and reporting.