Workday HRIS Specialist: Advanced Compensation

Mosscm

Fort Lauderdale (FL)

On-site

USD 90,000 - 130,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

Moss is seeking an HRIS Specialist – Advanced Compensation in Fort Lauderdale, FL. You will act as the Workday Advanced Compensation SME, configuring and optimizing compensation programs including merit, bonuses, stock awards, and equity governance to support scalable HR operations.

You will partner with Compensation, Finance, HR, and IT to ensure compliant, data-driven processes, lead annual cycles, and continuously improve reporting and analytics to guide decision-making in a fast-paced

Qualifications

3–5+ years of Workday experience with strong expertise in Advanced Compensation.
Strong understanding of HR business processes, Core HCM data structures, compensation, and employee lifecycle transactions.
Experience configuring, testing, and implementing system changes with minimal disruption to HR operations.
Experience supporting annual compensation planning cycles at scale.
Strong understanding of compensation strategy, structures, and market data.
Hands-on experience designing Workday Job Catalog architecture aligned with compensation, recruiting, and org structure.
Experience with Workday reporting (advanced, matrix, dashboards) and data analysis.

Responsibilities

Serve as the functional lead and subject matter expert for Workday Advanced Compensation.
Design, configure, maintain, and optimize Workday Advanced Compensation module including merit cycles, bonus plans, stock/equity awards, and compensation guidelines.
Partner with Compensation, Finance, HR, and IT to ensure scalable, compliant processes.
Lead configuration, enhancements, and annual compensation cycles with data integrity and audit readiness.
Lead end-to-end annual compensation cycle activities (planning, configuration, testing, launch, post-cycle analysis).
Design and maintain eligibility rules, budgets, guidelines, prevailing wages and other compensation matrices.
Support market pricing integrations and benchmarking processes.
Develop and maintain compensation reports, dashboards, and analytics for leadership insights.
Support audit and compliance requirements related to compensation processes.
Identify opportunities for automation and process optimization to improve efficiency and user experience.
Lead and support User Acceptance Testing (UAT) for compensation-related enhancements.
Troubleshoot complex compensation issues and provide Tier 2/3 support.