Remote Workday Compensation Architect

KBR Careers; Houston (TX); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401K match

Medical

Dental

Vision

Life Insurance

AD&D

FSA

Disability

Paid Time Off

Flexible Schedule

Job summary

KBR is seeking a Compensation Workday Configuration Analyst to serve as the primary Workday configuration expert for Compensation and Advanced Compensation. The role designs, configures, tests, and supports compensation processes, including merit cycles, bonus planning, equity programs, and data governance.

This position offers exposure to global initiatives during a pivotal company transformation. The ideal candidate will have deep hands-on Workday Advanced Compensation experience, partner with

Qualifications

• Hands-on Workday Compensation/Advanced Compensation configuration in production
• Experience with merit cycles, bonus planning, equity programs
• Strong data governance and reporting capabilities
• Ability to translate compensation strategy into system solutions
• U.S. citizenship required

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary configuration expert for Workday Compensation and Advanced Compensation
• Lead end-to-end configuration, testing, and execution of annual compensation programs
• Configure compensation frameworks aligned to Total Rewards and org structures
• Partner with stakeholders to translate requirements into scalable Workday solutions
• Develop and maintain compensation reports, dashboards, and data extracts
• Support Workday releases, testing, and cycle readiness
• Ensure data integrity, audit controls, and security for compensation data
• Coordinate high-volume data loads using EIBs and related tools
• Provide Tier 2 Workday support and contribute to knowledge materials

Skills

Workday

Compensation

Advanced Compensation

HRIS

U.S. citizen

Education

Bachelor's degree

Workday Pro Certification in Compensation

Tools

Workday reporting

EIB

Security configuration

Job description

KBR is seeking a Compensation Workday Configuration Analyst to serve as the primary Workday configuration expert for Compensation and Advanced Compensation. The role designs, configures, tests, and supports compensation processes, including merit cycles, bonus planning, equity programs, and data governance.

This position offers exposure to global initiatives during a pivotal company transformation. The ideal candidate will have deep hands-on Workday Advanced Compensation experience, partner with