Workday Compensation Functional Lead

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Posted Oct 14, 2026
1 position

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Employment type: Contract
Experience level: Lead · 10+ years
Minimum education: Bachelor’s degree
Posting language: English
Working hours: 40 hours per week
Seniority: Mid-Senior level
Application method: Direct apply is available

Job summary

Lead the Compensation workstream for a large-scale Workday HCM and Payroll transformation, including requirements gathering, process design, configuration validation, and stakeholder decision-making. Oversee compensation testing and business sign-off, manage workstream risks and dependencies, and support deployment, training, go-live, stabilisation, and knowledge transfer.

Job details

Exciting contract opportunity for an experienced Compensation Functional Lead supporting a long-term, large-scale Workday HCM and Payroll transformation across seven healthcare organisations. Target start: 26 October 2026. Initial contract until 31 March 2027, with two potential six-month extensions. The role: Lead the Compensation workstream, providing functional expertise across compensation processes, policies and Workday functionality. Lead requirements gathering, process mapping, gap analysis, design workshops and validation of current and future-state processes. Work with business stakeholders and implementation partners to validate Workday Compensation configuration, business processes, integrations, security, reporting and data conversion. Lead compensation testing, including test scenarios, UAT, defect management and business sign-off. Manage workstream risks, dependencies and design decisions. Support deployment readiness, training, go-live, stabilisation and knowledge transfer to operational teams. Requirements: 7+ years of recent experience in compensation, HR, workforce administration, organisational design or related functions within a complex organisation. 5+ years leading business process analysis, requirements gathering, process mapping, design validation and testing for HR systems or transformation programmes. Previous experience as a functional lead, business lead or subject matter expert on a large-scale HCM implementation or transformation. Strong understanding of HR processes and compensation administration within a BC healthcare context. Confident leading stakeholder workshops, supporting governance decisions and translating complex requirements into practical solutions. Experience in test planning, UAT, defect management and business validation. Strong communication and documentation skills, including executive updates, process documentation, training materials and decision records. Relevant degree or equivalent education, training and experience. Applicants must also meet specialist-level criteria: 10+ years of relevant experience with multiple relevant degrees or other qualifications, or 15+ years of directly relevant experience. Highly desirable: Previous Workday implementation experience, particularly Compensation or related HCM modules. Experience across healthcare, public-sector, unionised or multi-organisation environments. Knowledge of salary structures, allowances, job classifications and collective agreement impacts. Understanding of integrated HR, Payroll, Recruitment and Workforce Management processes. Experience supporting change readiness, training and post-go-live operations.

What you’ll do

Requirements

Requires at least 7 years of relevant compensation or HR experience and 5 years leading HR systems process analysis, design, and testing; specialist-level criteria call for 10+ years with multiple relevant qualifications or 15+ years of directly relevant experience. Candidates should have large-scale HCM transformation experience, strong compensation and HR process knowledge, stakeholder leadership, testing and documentation skills, and a relevant degree or equivalent education, training, and experience.