Workday Senior Compensation Consultant

UST; Aliso Viejo (CA); On-site; USD 115,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) matching

Health, dental, vision insurance

Paid time off

Job summary

UST in California seeks a Workday Senior Compensation Consultant to architect, configure and test the Workday HCM solution with a focus on Compensation. You will lead deployment teams, document requirements, design configurations, develop prototypes, and transfer knowledge to clients.

The role requires current Workday HCM certification, hands-on compensation experience, strong client service, project management skills, and ability to travel up to 20%.

Qualifications

• Current Workday Partner HCM Certification plus at least one other HCM solution
• Compensation 2 - 4+ years of WD configuration and implementation experience
• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent work experience
• Previous consulting experience with a consulting/software company
• Previous experience deploying Workday, SAP, Oracle, PeopleSoft, ADP, Ultimate or similar applications
• Demonstrated project management experience
• Functional human resources experience
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Business analysis and requirements gathering abilities
• Ability to learn technology quickly through instruction and self-training
• Experience deploying multiple HCM projects simultaneously a plus
• Expected travel is +/-20% depending on project

Responsibilities

• Lead requirements gathering, design and configuration of the Workday solution within a deployment team
• Develop prototype configurations to demonstrate functionality
• Assist in testing and knowledge transfer to clients
• Mentor new consultants and coach colleagues on product knowledge
• Configure and test integrations between Workday and external systems
• Provide regular status updates to project managers and stakeholders
• Maintain Workday certifications and qualifications
• Identify and resolve complex tasks and drive efficient configurations

Skills

Workday HCM Certification

Workday configuration

Compensation experience

Project management

HR experience

Education

Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent

Tools

SAP

Oracle

PeopleSoft

ADP

Ultimate

Job description

Role description

Workday Senior Compensation Consultant

The Role

As a Workday Senior Compensation Consultant, you will ensure successful deployment by architecting, configuring and testing the Workday HCM solution with a focus on Compensation. to meet the specific needs of the client. Foster the development of other Consultants by sharing expertise. May support proposal preparations, deliver demonstrations to clients and speak at conference.

What You’ll Do

• Provide expertise in the Workday HCM suite with a focus on Compensation Lead the following as a member of a deployment team, or coach others to successfully: gather and document client business requirements, design and configure the Workday solution, demonstrate configurations through the development of prototype systems, assist in testing the Workday solution, and complete knowledge transfer to clients
• Work with confidential client/data conversion team to help convert legacy data into Workday
• Assist the integration consulting team in configuring and testing integrations between Workday and other third-party or custom solutions
• Mentor new consultants and serve as a professional role model as well as coach others on product knowledge
• Resolve complex tasks/requirements when other team members need support
• Collaborate and communicate effectively on team-based projects
• Facilitate clients’ intellectual and practical adoption of Workday best practices
• Provide regular status reports to the project managers keeping them apprised of overall project status
• Innovate and suggest new approaches and tools to deploy Workday efficiently and effectively
• Maintain Workday certifications and qualifications
• Ensure functional solutions are compatible with downstream data translation (assist integrators in configuring/testing integrations between Workday and external systems)
• Demonstrate computational thinking.
• Identify problem components, analyze patterns, remove inefficient configurations or processes, and construct algorithmic solutions scalable to ongoing client needs
• Contribute to and mold a culture of continuous education among your colleagues, mentees, and managers - serve as a professional role model
• Provide insightful status reports to project managers that highlight risks to project health and improvements in client adoption

This position description identifies the responsibilities and tasks typically associated with the performance of the position. Other relevant essential functions may be required.

What You Need

• Current Workday Partner HCM Certification plus at least one other of the following HCM solutions:
• Compensation 2 - 4+ years of WD configuration and implementation experience
• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent work experience
• Previous consulting experience with a consulting/software company
• Previous experience deploying Workday, SAP, Oracle, PeopleSoft, ADP, Ultimate or similar applications
• Demonstrated project management experience
• Functional human resources experience
• Passion for providing exceptional customer service
• Ability to effectively manage against timelines and goals
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Business analysis and requirements gathering abilities
• Ability to learn technology quickly through instruction and self-training
• Experience deploying multiple HCM projects simultaneously a plus
• Expected travel is +/-20% depending on project

Location & Compensation

Compensation can differ depending on factors including but not limited to the specific office location, role, skill set, education, and level of experience. UST provides a reasonable range of compensation for roles that may be hired in various U.S. markets as set forth below.

Role Location: California

Compensation Range: $115,000 - $160,000

Who We Are

Since 1999, UST has worked side by side with the world’s best companies to make a powerful impact through transformation. Headquartered in the United States, UST is powered by technology, driven by AI, inspired by people, and led by our purpose, we partner with our clients from design to operation. Our AI‑driven digital solutions, proprietary platforms, engineering, R&D, products, and innovation ecosystem turn core challenges into impactful, disruptive business outcomes. With deep industry knowledge and a future‑ready mindset, we infuse expertise, innovation, and agility into our clients’ organizations‑delivering measurable value and positive lasting change for them, their customers, and communities around the world. Together, with 30,000+ employees in 30+ countries, we build for boundless impact‑touching billions of lives in the process. Visit us at .

Benefits

Full‑time, regular employees accrue a minimum of 10 days of paid vacation per year, receive 6 days of paid sick leave each year (pro‑rated for new hires throughout the year), 10 paid holidays, and are eligible for paid bereavement leave and jury duty. They are eligible to participate in the Company’s 401(k) Retirement Plan with employer matching. They and their dependents residing in the US are eligible for medical, dental, and vision insurance, as well as the following Company‑paid Employee Only benefits: basic life insurance, accidental death and disability insurance, and short‑ and long‑term disability benefits. Regular employees may purchase additional voluntary short‑term disability benefits, and participate in a Health Savings Account (HSA) as well as a Flexible Spending Account (FSA) for healthcare, dependent child care, and/or commuting expenses as allowable under IRS guidelines. Benefits offerings vary in Puerto Rico.

Part‑time employees receive 6 days of paid sick leave each year (pro‑rated for new hires throughout the year) and are eligible to participate in the Company’s 401(k) Retirement Plan with employer matching.

Full‑time temporary employees receive 6 days of paid sick leave each year (pro‑rated for new hires throughout the year) and are eligible to participate in the Company’s 401(k) program with employer matching. They and their dependents residing in the US are eligible for medical, dental and vision insurance.

Part‑time temporary employees receive 6 days of paid sick leave each year (pro‑rated for new hires throughout the year).