Staff Workday Advanced Compensation Engineer

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About the team + role

We are building an elite team, applying frontier technologies to the world’s biggest financial problems. We’re looking for bold thinkers. Sharp problem-solvers. Builders who are wired to make an impact. Robinhood isn’t a place for complacency, it’s where ambitious people do the best work of their careers. We’re a high-performing, fast-moving team with ethics at the center of everything we do. Expectations are high, and so are the rewards.

The People Systems team empowers our global workforce by delivering innovative, secure, and scalable HR technology solutions that enhance efficiency.

As a Staff Workday Advanced Comp Engineer, you will design, configure, and maintain complex compensation structures within Workday, ensuring accurate processing of employee pay. This role requires deep expertise in Workday's advanced compensation module, including experience with various compensation plans, eligibility rules, and integrations.

This role is based in our Menlo Park, CA office(s), with in-person attendance expected at least 3 days per week.

At Robinhood, we believe in the power of in-person work to accelerate progress, spark innovation, and strengthen community. Our office experience is intentional, energizing, and designed to fully support high-performing teams.

What you’ll do

• Architect and implement Workday Advanced Compensation solutions: You'll translate compensation models into robust Workday configurations, focusing on merit, bonus, and stock plans, ensuring scalability. This includes configuration of compensation rules, eligibility, and approval workflows.
• Drive the technical execution of annual compensation cycles: You'll lead the end-to-end technical setup, data loading via EIBs (Enterprise Interface Builders), validation, and reporting for critical annual compensation events, ensuring data integrity and system performance throughout the process.
• Collaborate across teams to deliver impactful solutions: Partner with Compensation, People Ops, and CorpEng partners to gather requirements, provide strategic recommendations, and deliver innovative Workday solutions that optimize business results.
• Ensure data integrity and system optimization: Proactively identify process improvements, perform ongoing audits, and maintain thorough documentation to ensure the highest standards of data accuracy and system efficiency.
• Integrate and streamline Workday: You'll ensure seamless integration of Advanced Compensation with Core HCM, Benefits, and Workday Payroll, understanding interdependencies and optimizing data flow between modules.

What you bring

• Deep expertise in Workday Advanced Compensation: You'll have 8+ years of hands-on experience with Workday Advanced Compensation configuration, including a deep understanding of compensation cycles, business processes, calculated fields, condition rules and security. Current Workday Advanced Compensation and HCM certifications is a plus,
• Proficiency with Workday integration tools: You've got proven experience using EIBs for data uploads and integrations, and ideally, you have exposure to Workday Extend and/or Workday Orchestrate for custom solution development and workflow automation.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills: You are a great troubleshooter, capable of diagnosing issues, identifying root causes, and implementing effective resolutions in a timely manner.
• A collaborative and communicative approach: You excel at working with cross-functional teams, communicating technical concepts clearly, and influencing solutions across various business partners.
• Workday Payroll (a strong plus): understanding and/or direct experience with Workday Payroll processes and configurations will be a significant advantage, demonstrating your ability to support end-to-end HR and compensation operations.

What we offer

• Challenging, high-impact work to grow your career
• Performance driven compensation with multipliers for outsized impact, bonus programs, equity ownership, and 401(k) matching
• Best in class benefits to fuel your work, including 100% paid health insurance for employees with 90% coverage for dependents
• Lifestyle wallet - a highly flexible benefits spending account for wellness, learning, and more
• Employer-paid life & disability insurance, fertility benefits, and mental health benefits
• Time off to recharge including company holidays, paid time off, sick time, parental leave, and more!
• Exceptional office experience with catered meals, events, and comfortable workspaces.

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If our mission energizes you and you’re ready to build the future of finance, we look forward to seeing your application.

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