Compensation Manager

Workato delivers enterprise infrastructure for the agentic era, redefining iPaaS and helping enterprises unify data, applications, processes, and AI into a single, governed platform. A leader in Enterprise MCP and trusted by 50% of the Fortune 500, Workato’s cloud-native architecture connects every application, data source, and process to power real-time orchestration at scale. With enterprise-grade security and continuous innovation at its core, Workato provides the trusted foundation for organizations to automate with confidence and operationalize AI across the business. To learn more, visit www.workato.com

We are seeking a Compensation Manager to support the administration and continuous improvement of the organization's global compensation programs, job architecture, and pay structures. This role is responsible for maintaining compensation data integrity, administering compensation processes in Workday and Pave, and delivering market and internal pay analyses.  This role partners closely with People Partners, Talent Acquisition, Finance and leaders in providing compensation guidance and analytical support to drive competitive and equitable pay decisions. This is a 6-month temporary assignment with potential to convert.

In this role, you will also be responsible to:

• Support the ongoing maintenance of the global job architecture by creating, updating, and validating job titles, job profiles, job families, and job levels.
• Ensure job architecture changes are accurately reflected in Workday and downstream compensation and Finance systems.
• Perform regular audits to identify data quality issues, maintain documentation, and support governance processes to ensure consistency with Workato’s job architecture framework.

• Maintain and administer global pay bands across job families and geographic locations by supporting market pricing activities, analyzing market and internal pay data, and recommending pay range updates that balance market competitiveness and internal equity.
• Prepare compensation analyses and recommendations for review by compensation leadership, and ensure approved pay structures are accurately maintained in Pave, Workday, and related Finance systems.
• Partner with People and Finance to support hiring, budgeting, headcount planning, and ongoing compensation programs through accurate pay structure administration and data integrity.

• Own the Total Rewards Confluence space by creating, maintaining, and enhancing compensation policies and educational resources.
• Ensure content is accurate, easy to navigate, and written in a clear, accessible manner that promotes transparency and helps employees and managers understand
• Total Rewards programs.
• Partner with the People team to keep content current, develop new resources, and continuously improve the employee knowledge experience.

• Bachelor’s degree in HR, Business, Economics, Finance, or related field

• 5+ years of hands-on compensation experience, including global exposure in a high-growth or SaaS environment

• Experience with Radford and other technology-focused compensation surveys

• Experience administering compensation programs in Workday is required; experience with Pave or a comparable compensation planning platform is strongly preferred.

• CCP certification preferred

• Able to operate independently and ramp quickly to deliver results in a fast-paced environment

• Strong project management, organization, and attention to detail

• Hands-on, execution-focused, and results-oriented with a strong sense of ownership and accountability

• Clear and effective communicator, able to translate broad compensation concepts into practical guidance