Senior Workday Compensation Lead – Remote

Humana; United States; Remote; USD 118,000 - 162,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental and vision benefits

401(k) retirement savings plan

Paid time off and holidays

Disability and life insurance

Job summary

Humana is seeking a Workday Compensation Configuration Lead to serve as enterprise expert for Workday Compensation and Total Rewards solutions. You will partner with HR, Finance, Payroll, and Technology to design, configure, implement, and optimize scalable compensation processes that support business goals and regulatory requirements.

As a senior SME, you will lead strategy, design, configuration, testing, and ongoing support of compensation solutions, including annual planning, merit, bonuses,

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in HR, Information Systems, Business Administration, Finance, Computer Science, or related field; equivalent experience will be considered.
• 7+ years of HR technology, HRIS, enterprise systems, or related experience, including significant experience leading complex configuration initiatives.
• 5+ years of hands-on Workday configuration experience with deep expertise in Workday Advanced Compensation and related HCM functionality.
• Experience configuring and supporting compensation processes, including annual compensation planning, merit increases, bonus and incentive programs, compensation eligibility, salary structures, and one-time payments.
• Demonstrated experience gathering business requirements, conducting solution design, and translating complex business needs into scalable Workday solutions.
• Experience leading testing activities, including unit testing, system integration testing (SIT), user acceptance testing (UAT), release validation, and production deployment.

Responsibilities

• Lead strategy, design, configuration, testing, implementation, and ongoing support of Workday Compensation solutions.
• Serve as the functional owner for compensation-related processes including annual compensation planning, incentive programs, salary structures, market adjustments, one-time payments, and compensation statements.
• Partner with Compensation, Total Rewards, HR, Finance, Payroll, Technology, and other stakeholders to deliver enterprise-wide solutions.
• Lead complex initiatives, governance, release management, and automation to maximize business value.

Skills

Strategic consulting

Analytical

Problem-solving

Communication

Stakeholder management

Project leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in HR, IS, or related field

Tools

Workday

Job description

Humana is seeking a Workday Compensation Configuration Lead to serve as enterprise expert for Workday Compensation and Total Rewards solutions. You will partner with HR, Finance, Payroll, and Technology to design, configure, implement, and optimize scalable compensation processes that support business goals and regulatory requirements.

As a senior SME, you will lead strategy, design, configuration, testing, and ongoing support of compensation solutions, including annual planning, merit, bonuses,