Workday HCM & Compensation Consultant

Role Description UST Title : Lead I - Enterprise Solutions

About UST UST is a global digital transformation company focused on creating measurable business value through technology, innovation, and human-centered solutions. We partner with leading organizations worldwide to solve complex business challenges and accelerate digital transformation.

Job Description We are looking for an experienced Workday HCM & Compensation Consultant with strong functional and hands-on configuration expertise. The candidate should be capable of independently managing requirements, solution design, configuration, testing, deployment, production support, and stakeholder discussions across Workday HCM and Compensation.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, configure, enhance, and support Workday Core HCM and Compensation solutions.
• Configure HCM components including organizations, staffing structures, job profiles, positions, business processes, condition rules, validations, notifications, and approvals.
• Configure Compensation components including compensation packages, grades, grade profiles, salary plans, allowance plans, bonus plans, eligibility rules, and related business processes.
• Gather business requirements and translate them into scalable Workday solutions.
• Lead complex configuration, troubleshooting, root-cause analysis, and production support activities.
• Develop and troubleshoot Workday reports and calculated fields.
• Support testing, configuration migration, deployment, release activities, and post-production validation.
• Collaborate with HR, Compensation, Reporting, Security, Integration, Payroll, and other Workday teams.
• Participate in client workshops and provide functional recommendations and solution options.
• Lead assigned workstreams and mentor junior and mid-level consultants.
• Identify opportunities for process improvement, automation, and Workday optimization.

Experience

• 8 to 10 years of relevant HR Technology and Workday experience.
• Strong hands-on expertise in Workday Core HCM and Compensation.
• Experience in Workday implementation, enhancements, and/or AMS production support.
• Experience with Workday Reporting, Calculated Fields, Security, testing, configuration migration, and release activities.
• Experience supporting global Workday implementations or multi-country environments.
• Experience leading functional workstreams and mentoring team members.

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Information Technology, Computer Science, or a related field.

Preferred Qualifications

• Workday certification in HCM and/or Compensation.
• Advanced Compensation experience is an added advantage.
• Exposure to Recruiting, Absence, Time Tracking, Benefits, Talent, Payroll, or Integrations is an added advantage.
• Strong troubleshooting, analytical, problem-solving, stakeholder management, and client-facing communication skills.
• Ability to independently own requirements from design through deployment and support.

What We Believe

We're proud to embrace the same values that have shaped UST since the beginning. Since day one, we've been building enduring relationships and a culture of integrity. Today, those same values inspire us to encourage innovation, champion diversity and inclusion, and place people at the center of everything we do.

Humility: We listen, learn, empathize, and help selflessly in our interactions with everyone.

Humanity: Through business, we better the lives of those less fortunate than ourselves.

Integrity: We honor our commitments and act responsibly in all our relationships.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

UST is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We believe that no one should be discriminated against because of differences such as age, disability, ethnicity, gender, gender identity and expression, religion, or sexual orientation.

All employment decisions shall be made without regard to age, race, creed, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, disability status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, citizenship status, or any other basis protected by federal, state, or local law.

UST reserves the right to periodically redefine roles and responsibilities based on organizational requirements and/or performance.

Skills CI/CD, Calculated Fields, Workday, Compensation, Application Migration, HR Technology, Issue Analysis, Payroll, Functional Testing, Production Support