Workday Compensation Functional Lead

Role Summary

The Workday Compensation Functional Lead supports and maintains the global human resource information system, Workday. The role serves as a primary contact for issue resolution, configuration, requirements gathering, and intake, and business process design changes that result in functional configuration of Elanco’s Workday Compensation module. Responsible for helping to ensure data integrity, testing of system changes and analyzing business processes for improvement opportunities. Workday modules supported include Core and Advanced Compensation.

Responsibilities

• Provide Workday functional consulting and direction to members of the CoEs, HR functions (Talent Management, HR Operations, Benefits) and business
• Design and configure Compensation and Advanced Compensation components in Workday
• Salary, hourly, allowance, and bonus plans
• Compensation grids and guidelines
• Merit, promotion, and bonus cycles
• Compensation eligibility rules
• Compensation review process setup
• Build and maintain calculated fields, condition rules, and business processes specific to compensation
• Collaborate with Compensation and Total Rewards teams to gather business requirements and translate them into functional Workday solutions
• Configure and support Annual Compensation Review (ACP) processes, including cycle launches, testing, and troubleshooting
• Develop custom reports and dashboards to support compensation analytics and governance
• Participate in Workday semi-annual releases, reviewing new features, performing regression testing, and implementing improvements
• Support compensation-related security configurations, ensuring proper access and compliance
• Use EIBs and data loads to support compensation cycles and configuration changes
• Document configurations, test scripts, training materials, and process flows

Qualifications

• Required: Minimum 2 years of Workday experience. Workday compensation knowledge and experience are preferred. Minimum 3 years' experience in HR Operations, HRIS, HR Technology or IT with an emphasis in Workday configuration
• Preferred: Strong organizational, interpersonal, and communication skills; Intermediate knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint; Strong analytic and diagnostic skills; Data-driven and metrics-driven approach; Experience with Job Architecture is a plus; Ability to refine processes based on best practices; Ability to work across cultures and management styles

Education

• Bachelor’s Degree or HS Diploma/GED with relevant experience

Additional Requirements

• Location: Elanco Global Headquarters - Indianapolis, IN (Hybrid)
• Travel: Minimal