Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Medtronic is a global healthcare technology company focused on developing innovative medical technologies that alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life. The Principal Workday Analyst will lead the Advanced Compensation domain while supporting Talent Management and Performance, including system configuration, troubleshooting, upgrades, stakeholder engagement, compliance, reporting, documentation, and mentoring.
Responsibilities
- Designing and maintaining Advanced Compensation structures
- Configuring and supporting Talent Management and Performance modules
- Ensuring data integrity and compliance with company policies
- Leading system upgrades and feature rollouts
- Acting as a subject matter expert for Workday in compensation and talent domains
- Meet with HR business partners and leadership to understand upcoming compensation cycles, talent reviews, and performance initiatives
- Review and prioritize tickets and enhancement requests related to Advanced Compensation and Talent Management modules in Workday
- Analyze business requirements for new compensation plans, bonus structures, or performance processes
- Configure Workday Advanced Compensation plans (e.g., merit, bonus, stock) to meet business needs, ensuring compliance and accuracy
- Update Talent Management & Performance templates for goal setting, review cycles, and feedback processes
- Test new configurations and enhancements in the Workday sandbox environment, documenting results and issues
- Troubleshoot and resolve complex issues related to compensation calculations, eligibility rules, and talent review workflows
- Respond to user inquiries from HR, managers, and employees regarding system functionality or data discrepancies
- Monitor ongoing processes (e.g., compensation cycles, performance reviews) for errors or bottlenecks
- Collaborate with IT and other Workday analysts to implement integrations or data flows between Workday and other systems
- Research Workday community updates and best practices to recommend improvements for existing processes
- Document system changes, configuration decisions, and lessons learned for future reference and audit purposes
- Coach and mentor junior team members by providing continuous guidance, mentorship, and technical coaching to upskill junior team members
- Provide training and guidance to HR team members and end-users on new features or process changes
- Plan for upcoming releases and identify opportunities to leverage new Workday functionality
Skills
- Bachelor's degree with 7+ years of Human Capital Management systems to include Workday Advanced Compensation configuration experience, or advanced degree with a minimum of 5 years Human Capital Management systems to include Workday configuration experience
- Talent Management configuration experience
- Bachelor's degree in Human Resources or Information Systems
- Experience working with HR systems and desirably, Workday Pro or Partner certification
- Experience implementing Workday
- Experience working cross-functionally
- Demonstrated critical thinking, ability to collaborate, analyze data & systems, generate ideas, and set high standards focusing on the customer while fostering diversity & inclusion in everything that you do
- Strong communicator & problem solver with the ability to handle multiple competing priorities
- Strong attention to detail and possess a technical aptitude
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
Benefits
- This position is eligible for a short-term incentive called the Medtronic Incentive Plan (MIP).
- Health, Dental and vision insurance, available to regular employees who work 20+ hours per week
- Health Savings Account, available to regular employees who work 20+ hours per week
- Healthcare Flexible Spending Account, available to regular employees who work 20+ hours per week
- Life insurance, available to regular employees who work 20+ hours per week
- Long-term disability leave, available to regular employees who work 20+ hours per week
- Dependent daycare spending account, available to regular employees who work 20+ hours per week
- Tuition assistance/reimbursement, available to regular employees who work 20+ hours per week
- Simple Steps (global well-being program), available to regular employees who work 20+ hours per week
- Incentive plans, available to all regular employees
- 401(k) plan plus employer contribution and match, available to all regular employees
- Short-term disability, available to all regular employees
- Paid time off, available to all regular employees
- Paid holidays, available to all regular employees
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan, available to all regular employees
- Employee Assistance Program, available to all regular employees
- Non-qualified Retirement Plan Supplement, available to all regular employees and subject to IRS earning minimums
- Capital Accumulation Plan, available to Vice Presidents and above, or subject to IRS earning minimums
- Temporary employees are eligible for paid sick time, as required under applicable state law, and the Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
- Remote work arrangement
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