Remote Senior Compensation Program Lead (Workday)

Velera; United States; On-site; USD 85,000 - 108,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive wages

Medical benefits with telemedicine

Dental and Vision

401k with employer match

PTO

Job summary

Velera is seeking a Senior Compensation Analyst to oversee merit, incentive, and performance management programs. This role ensures accurate configuration, testing, and governance in Workday, with collaboration across HR, Payroll, and leadership teams.

The analyst will back up executive compensation processes (LTI, DCP, SERP) and lead related initiatives, audits, and reports. Remote-friendly, with strong focus on compliant, data-driven decision making and process improvements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in HR, Business Administration, Finance, or related field.
• 7+ years of progressive compensation experience including program administration and market pricing.
• Minimum 3 years’ experience in a senior-level compensation role.
• Executive compensation experience preferred with leadership of compensation programs.
• Workday experience is required; strong analytical skills with reporting focus.

Responsibilities

• Oversee annual merit planning process, ensuring system setup, testing, reporting, and governance.
• Oversee annual incentive and bonus planning, data validation, payout calculations, and reporting.
• Lead annual performance management cycle including goal setting, mid-year reviews, and calibration.
• Act as primary administrator for Workday compensation and performance management modules.
• Develop and maintain project plans, timelines, and deliverables for compensation programs.
• Create program documentation, job aids, training materials, and leadership communications.
• Monitor execution to improve efficiency and user experience across compensation processes.
• Produce standard and ad hoc reports and dashboards for decision support and compliance.
• Collaborate with HR Partners, Payroll, and leaders to troubleshoot and ensure program success.
• Support salary structure updates, market pricing analyses as needed.
• Provide backup for executive compensation administration (LTI, DCP, SERP).
• Assist with executive compensation reporting and annual program events.
• Participate in compensation audits, regulatory reporting, and governance processes.
• Support special projects on Workday enhancements and process automation.
• Maintain compensation policies and controls.

Skills

Executive compensation knowledge

Workday proficiency

Stakeholder collaboration

Reporting & analytics

Education

Bachelor's degree in HR/Business/Finance

Tools

Workday

Power BI

Job description

Velera is seeking a Senior Compensation Analyst to oversee merit, incentive, and performance management programs. This role ensures accurate configuration, testing, and governance in Workday, with collaboration across HR, Payroll, and leadership teams.

The analyst will back up executive compensation processes (LTI, DCP, SERP) and lead related initiatives, audits, and reports. Remote-friendly, with strong focus on compliant, data-driven decision making and process improvements.