Practice Manager
GN Group
Workday Business Analysis Manager – Total Rewards
Stryker
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Remote
Location: Remote • Illinois, Minnesota, Missouri, New Jersey, Texas • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $115,600 - $245,800 per year
Job Level
SeniorLead
Tech Stack
Azure
About the role
- As our Business Analysis Manager (BAM), you will partner closely with global HR teams—particularly in Workday Compensation—to align system capabilities with HR’s operational and strategic goals.
- You will be a key collaborator with the Total Rewards Center of Excellence (COE), helping shape the future of our Total Rewards technology ecosystem.
- You’ll own and optimize Workday Compensation and Advanced Compensation domains, guide the product roadmap, and ensure the system supports global compensation and benefits processes effectively.
- This includes both hands-on configuration and strategic consultation to bridge business needs with technical delivery.
- Own and manage Workday Compensation and Advanced Compensation domains, including merit, bonus, and equity programs.
- Partner with Total Rewards to translate compensation and benefits program designs into scalable system solutions.
- Drive the Workday Total Rewards roadmap, balancing short-term deliverables with long-term scalability, compliance, and user experience.
- Lead planning and prioritization of system enhancements in alignment with HR goals, compliance standards, and available resources.
- Act as primary liaison between HR, Total Rewards, and Systems teams for all Total Rewards-related initiatives.
- Oversee integrations between Alight and Workday, including eligibility, enrollment, and payroll deduction data flows.
- Configure and maintain benefit deductions, eligibility rules, and downstream payroll processes.
- Partner with benefits analysts to support audits, resolve issues, and ensure data accuracy.
- Stay current with emerging Workday Total Rewards features and best practices through Workday Community engagement.
- Ensure compliance by supporting documentation and audit readiness for compensation, benefits, and equity processes.
- Document requirements, configurations, and testing, ensuring traceability and clarity for stakeholders.
- Collaborate cross-functionally with business and technical teams to align technology solutions with business goals.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree is required for this role, however in lieu of a degree an additional 6 years of work experience will be considered.
- 8+ years of professional work experience is required for this role.
- 4+ Workday experience required in Workday Compensation and Advanced Compensation domains, and understanding of Total Rewards programs, compensation cycles, and system dependencies
- 2+ Experience supporting year-end compensation planning cycles and working with third-party benefits administrators
- 4+ Demonstrated ability to drive process improvement, influence product design, create process maps, and lead complex cross-functional initiatives
- 4+ Experience participating in system governance, roadmap planning, or feature release cycles
- Workday certification(s) preferred
- Familiarity with Total Rewards compliance requirements (ACA, IRS, SOX, HIPAA, GDPR)
- Experience supporting global compensation or benefits programs
- Knowledge of Agile Development methodologies
- Experience with Azure DevOps
- Knowledge of medical device and/or pharmaceutical industry
Benefits
- salary plus bonus eligible + benefits
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
Workday CompensationAdvanced Compensationcompensation cyclesprocess improvementprocess mappingsystem governanceroadmap planningfeature release cyclesdata accuracyconfiguration
Soft skills
collaborationinfluenceleadershipcross-functional initiativesconsultationcommunicationplanningprioritizationproblem-solvingstakeholder engagement
Certifications
Workday certification
