HRIS Specialist - Advanced Compensation

Essential Job Duties And Responsibilities

• Serve as the functional lead and subject matter expert for Workday Advanced Compensation
• Design, configure, maintain, and optimize Workday Advanced Compensation module, including merit cycles, bonus plans, stock/equity awards, and compensation guidelines
• Partner closely with Compensation, Finance, HR, and IT to ensure compensation processes are scalable, compliant, and aligned with organizational strategy
• Lead system configuration, enhancements, and annual compensation cycles, while ensuring data integrity, audit readiness, and an exceptional user experience
• Lead end-to-end annual compensation cycle activities (planning, configuration, testing, launch, and post-cycle analysis)
• Design and maintain eligibility rules, budgets, guidelines, prevailing wages and other compensation matrices
• Design, govern, and continuously improve the Workday Job Catalog architecture to ensure job profiles, families, and levels are consistent, scalable, and aligned to Moss’s organizational structure and business strategy
• Support market pricing integrations and benchmarking processes
• Develop and maintain compensation reports, dashboards, and analytics for leadership insights
• Support audit and compliance requirements, related to compensation processes
• Identify opportunities for automation and process optimization to improve efficiency and user experience
• Lead and support User Acceptance Testing (UAT) for compensation-related enhancements
• Troubleshoot complex compensation issues and provide Tier 2/3 support
• Develop, validate, and maintain advanced / matrix reports, calculated fields, dashboards, and analytics to support business decision-making
• Perform other duties as assigned

Education And Work Experience

• 3–5+ years of Workday experience, with strong expertise in Advanced Compensation
• Strong understanding of HR business processes, Core HCM data structures, compensation, and employee lifecycle transactions
• Proficiency in configuring, testing, and implementing system changes and enhancements while minimizing disruption to HR operations
• Experience supporting annual compensation planning cycles at scale
• Strong understanding of compensation strategy, structures, and market data
• Hands-on experience designing and maintaining Workday Job Catalog architecture (job profiles, job families, levels) aligned with compensation, recruiting, and organizational structure
• Experience with Workday reporting (advanced, matrix, dashboards, calculated fields) and data analysis
• Demonstrated ability to troubleshoot complex system issues, perform root-cause analysis, and deliver scalable solutions
• Ability to translate business needs into technical requirements
• Ability to manage multiple priorities, work independently, and deliver high-quality work in a fast-paced environment
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and critical thinking skills
• Experience supporting HR systems in large, project-driven organizations with complex compensation structures

Preferred

• Workday certification in HCM, Compensation, Advanced Compensation, or Reporting
• Exposure to equity administration tools or Total Rewards systems
• Familiarity with agile methodologies and tools such as Jira
• Knowledge of Prevailing Wage and the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA)