Solutions Architect, Total Rewards

DoorDash, Inc.; Chicago (IL); Remote; USD 102,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) plan with employer matching

Paid parental leave

Wellness benefits

Commuter benefits match

Paid time off and sick leave

Job summary

DoorDash is seeking a Solutions Architect, Total Rewards to design, implement, and maintain the Workday compensation architecture, supporting mid-year and annual reward cycles. You will partner with senior leaders across Total Rewards, People Ops, and Finance to ensure accurate data and timely cycles, including advanced configuration and integrations.

You will interact with cross-functional partners to translate business requirements into scalable Workday solutions, focusing on data integrity

Qualifications

• 5–7 years of HRIS implementation and configuration experience, with Workday Advanced Compensation and its integration points across Core HCM, Talent, Performance, and Reporting.
• Experience owning compensation cycle execution for a global org (merit, bonus, equity) including data loads and benchmarking data management.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience in a quantitative or business field.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end design and configuration of the Workday Compensation architecture for mid-year and annual rewards cycles.
• Lead technical readiness for cycle open/close and hypercare; coordinate with Total Rewards, People Ops, and Finance to ensure accuracy and on-schedule cycles.
• Serve as SME on Workday compensation touchpoints with Talent, Performance, and Reporting; troubleshoot complex configurations and integrations.
• Translate business requirements into scalable Workday solutions; identify opportunities to reduce manual, error-prone processes.
• Support data integrity and compliance through audits, testing, and documentation.

Skills

Workday Advanced Compensation

Education

BA/BS degree

Tools

Workday

Job description

Solutions Architect, Total Rewards

United States - Remote

About the Team

Join us at DoorDash, where our people are our most valuable asset. As a member of our Business Technology team, you'll play an instrumental role in building simple experiences with technology. We're looking for a talented Solutions Architect, Total Rewards to join our team and work closely with our business partners to drive key business decisions and innovate in critical tools such as Workday. Your contributions will help shape the future of our organization as we continue to push the boundaries of what's possible.

About the Role

The DoorDash Business Technology team is looking for a Solutions Architect, Total Rewards with demonstrated experience and knowledge in Workday Advanced Compensation and its touchpoints across Core HCM, Talent, Performance, and Reporting. As a Solutions Architect, Total Rewards you will interact directly with senior leaders and cross-functional partners across DoorDash to capture requirements while designing lasting solutions with Business Technology. This role will play a pivotal role in designing, implementing, and maintaining the compensation architecture and tooling used to evaluate and reward employees during our mid-year and annual cycles, including complex Workday configuration and downstream integrations.

This role will report to the Sr. Manager of Business Technology Architecture.

Responsibilities

• Own the end-to-end design and configuration of the Workday Compensation architecture, including grade profiles, eligibility rules, and range and benchmarking data, that power our mid-year and annual rewards cycles.
• Lead technical readiness for cycle open, close, and hypercare, partnering with Total Rewards, People Operations, and Finance to keep compensation data accurate and cycles on schedule.
• Serve as the subject matter expert on Workday compensation touchpoints with Talent, Performance, and Reporting, troubleshooting complex configuration and integration issues as they arise.
• Partner with cross-functional stakeholders to translate business requirements into scalable Workday solutions, identifying opportunities to reduce manual, error-prone processes.
• Support data integrity and compliance across the compensation architecture through regular audits, testing, and documentation.

We’re excited about you because…

• You have 5-7 years of work experience in HRIS implementation and configuration, with deep expertise in Workday Advanced Compensation and its integration points across Core HCM, Talent, Performance, and Reporting.
• You have experience owning compensation cycle execution (such as merit, bonus, or equity) for a global organization, including data loads, comp statements, and range or benchmarking data management.
• You have a BA/BS degree in a quantitative or business field, or equivalent work experience.
• You are a self-motivated, analytical problem solver who is comfortable working through complex, ambiguous problems and managing multiple deadlines in a fast-paced, continually changing environment.
• You have strong written and verbal communication skills, with experience partnering directly with senior stakeholders across global business units.

Compensation

The successful candidate’s starting pay will fall within the pay range listed below and is determined based on job-related factors including, but not limited to, skills, experience, qualifications, work location, and market conditions. Base salary is localized according to an employee’s work location. Ranges are market-dependent and may be modified in the future.

In addition to base salary, the compensation for this role includes opportunities for equity grants. Talk to your recruiter for more information.

Benefits

• 401(k) plan with employer matching
• 16 weeks of paid parental leave
• wellness benefits
• commuter benefits match
• paid time off and paid sick leave in compliance with applicable laws (e.g. Colorado Healthy Families and Workplaces Act)
• medical, dental, and vision benefits
• 11 paid holidays
• disability and basic life insurance
• family-forming assistance
• mental health program

Paid Time Off Details

• For salaried roles: flexible paid time off/vacation, plus 80 hours of paid sick time per year.
• For hourly roles: vacation accrued at about 1 hour for every 25.97 hours worked (e.g. about 6.7 hours/month if working 40 hours/week; about 3.4 hours/month if working 20 hours/week), and paid sick time accrued at 1 hour for every 30 hours worked (e.g. about 5.8 hours/month if working 40 hours/week; about 2.9 hours/month if working 20 hours/week).

Salary Range

National base pay range for this position within the United States, including Illinois and Colorado.

$102,000 - $150,000 USD

About DoorDash

At DoorDash, our mission to empower local economies shapes how our team members move quickly, learn, and reiterate in order to make impactful decisions that display empathy for our range of users—from Dashers to merchant partners to consumers. We are a technology and logistics company that started by enabling door-to-door delivery, and we are looking for team members who can help us go from a company that is known as the place you order food to a company that people turn to for any and all goods.

DoorDash is growing rapidly and changing constantly, which gives our team members the opportunity to share their unique perspectives, solve new challenges, and own their careers. We're committed to supporting employees’ happiness, healthiness, and overall well-being by providing comprehensive benefits and perks including premium healthcare, wellness expense reimbursement, paid parental leave and more.

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

We’re committed to growing and empowering a more inclusive community within our company, industry, and cities. That’s why we hire and cultivate diverse teams of people from all backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives. We believe that true innovation happens when everyone has room at the table and the tools, resources, and opportunity to excel.

Statement of Non-Discrimination: In keeping with our beliefs and goals, no employee or applicant will face discrimination or harassment based on: race, color, ancestry, national origin, religion, age, gender, marital/domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability status, or veteran status. Above and beyond discrimination and harassment based on “protected categories,” we also strive to prevent other subtler forms of inappropriate behavior (i.e., stereotyping) from ever gaining a foothold in our office. Whether blatant or hidden, barriers to success have no place at DoorDash. We value a diverse workforce – people who identify as women, non-binary or gender non‑conforming, LGBTQIA+, American Indian or Native Alaskan, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latinx, Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, differently‑abled, caretakers and parents, and veterans are strongly encouraged to apply. Thank you to the Level Playing Field Institute for this statement of non‑discrimination.