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.
