Manager, Workday Compensation & Talent

Manager, Workday Compensation & Talent (HR Operations & Compliance) — Bridgewater, NJ

Role Overview

Functional owner and subject matter expert for Workday Core Compensation, Advanced Compensation, and Talent. Ensures Workday supports compensation programs, talent processes, and the employee/manager experience through configuration, enhancements, testing, releases, and continuous improvement.

Key Responsibilities

• Own and optimize Workday Core Compensation, Advanced Compensation, Performance Management, and Talent modules and related business processes.
• Translate business requirements into scalable Workday solutions; partner with Compensation, Talent, HR, and HRIS.
• Configure and support compensation plans/cycles (merit, bonus, promotions, adjustments, incentives, eligibility, guidelines).
• Configure and support Performance Management and Talent processes (goal setting, reviews, calibration, succession, development).
• Provide functional expertise on Workday processes, configuration, security, and system design.
• Manage biannual Workday releases (impact assessment, regression testing, stakeholder coordination, adoption).
• Establish configuration/testing/documentation/deployment/control standards for integrity and audit readiness.
• Troubleshoot complex issues; standardize/simplify/automate Workday for improved employee/manager experience.
• Decide on configuration/design choices and evaluate new Compensation/Talent functionality.
• Prioritize enhancements aligned to compensation cycles, talent processes, and HRIS governance.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in HR, Business, Information Systems, or related field.
• 5+ years HRIS/HR technology; 3+ years hands‑on Workday Compensation & Talent configuration.
• Strong functional knowledge of Workday Core/Advanced Compensation, Performance Management, and Talent.
• Experience managing Workday release cycles (impact, testing, adoption).
• Advanced Workday configuration (including business processes, condition rules, calculated fields) and strong Workday security/domain access.
• Strong Excel and analytical skills; English.

Benefits (explicit)

• Medical/dental/vision; 401(k) match (100% vested day one).
• 8 weeks paid parental leave after 3 months; paid time off (vacation/personal/sick/floating) + 11 company holidays.
• Base pay range: $110,706–$145,303. Performance-based bonus and/or equity may be available.
• Other voluntary benefits: flexible spending/HSA; life/AD&D; short/long-term disability; legal assistance; supplemental insurance; commuter benefits; well‑being initiatives.

Work Authorization

Must be authorized to work in the United States; E-Verify and Form I-9 required if selected.