Compensation Technology Lead

About the role

This is an exciting opportunity to become a key contributor to Agilent’s global HR transformation. As part of our Workday team within Global HR Digital, you’ll help shape how HR delivers value through technology and innovation, enhancing both employee experience and operational excellence. Join us in transforming HR through digital solutions, AI, and a strong employee experience mindset!

Responsibilities

• Design, configure, and administer Workday Compensation in a global environment, with strong alignment to Core HCM foundations and upstream/downstream impacts.
• Partner with Total Reward COE counterparts to analyze requirements, identify opportunities, and implement Workday Compensation and Advanced Compensation solutions that deliver an impact to the entire Agilent population.
• Lead and support continuous improvements across annual cycles (bonus, stock, merit).
• Develop a strong understanding of global HR and Compensation data and the impacts to integrations, downstream processes, and reporting.
• Perform Workday release analysis, assess new features relevant to Compensation and Core HCM, coordinate testing, and drive changes that streamline processes.
• Own or support small-to-medium initiatives/projects across regions, collaborating across functions and time zones to deliver outcomes.
• May be called upon, as needed, to support special projects such as reorganizations, acquisitions, or other complex HCM or organizational initiatives.
• Support testing strategy and execution (test plans, test cases, UAT coordination), ensuring quality and a stable user experience.
• Create and maintain user documentation when needed.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of relevant experience, including experience in geographically distributed teams.
• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in human resources, IT, or a related field.
• Solid Workday HCM experience, including configuration, test case creation, and test execution.
• Proven hands-on experience configuring and optimizing Workday Compensation along with Advanced Compensations.
• Strong understanding of Job Architecture design and Global Compensation structures to support automation.
• Analytical mindset and comfort using Workday reporting/analytics to inform decisions, monitor adoption, and drive improvements.
• Experience working with geographically dispersed teams in multicultural environments; able to collaborate effectively across regions and stakeholders.
• Excellent collaboration, communication, and customer-centric design skills.
• Able to manage sensitive data with discretion and ensure data privacy.
• Able to multi-task and take on new and unfamiliar assignments in a fast-moving environment.
• Experience with AI is a plus.

Mindsets & Behaviors

• Applies a strong customer mindset, using feedback and real usage insights to continuously improve Workday solutions.
• End-to-end ownership mindset: Feels accountable for results across process, data, technology, and change.
• Combines deep expertise with confidence and openness, listens actively, and constructively challenges ideas when it leads to better outcomes.
• Brings clarity to complex situations: Breaks down ambiguity into understandable paths forward and helps others navigate complexity with confidence.

Remote Workplace Model

This role follows Agilent’s remote work model. The selected candidate may work primarily from a remote location, with occasional travel or site visits based on business needs, team collaboration, and manager alignment.

Additional Details

• This job has a full time weekly schedule. It includes the option to work remotely.
• The full-time equivalent pay range for this position is $114,080.00 - $213,900.00/yr plus eligibility for bonus, stock and benefits.
• Pay and benefit information by country are available at: https://careers.agilent.com/locations.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Agilent Technologies, Inc. is an Equal Employment Opportunity and merit-based employer that values individuals of all backgrounds at all levels. All individuals, regardless of personal characteristics, are encouraged to apply. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, pregnancy, race, religion or religious creed, color, gender, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, registered domestic partner status, age, sexual orientation, military or veteran status, protected veteran status, or any other basis protected by federal, state, local law, ordinance, or regulation and will not be discriminated against on these bases.

Accessibility

Agilent Technologies, Inc. is committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive workplace where everyone is welcome, and strives to support candidates with disabilities. If you have a disability and need assistance with any part of the application or interview process or have questions about workplace accessibility, please email job_posting@agilent.com or contact +1-262-754-5030.