Senior HR Technology Analyst - Hourly Compensation

GM•Austin, TX

15h•$105,600 - $140,700•Remote

About The Position

The HR Solutions Enablement team builds scalable, cohesive HR solutions, implements Workday and integrated third-party HR technology, and provides Tier 2 support to business users. The Senior HR Technology Analyst for Hourly Compensation designs, configures, and maintains complex compensation processes across countries and facilities with distinct requirements. The role combines consultative problem-solving, end-to-end execution, and influence across teams to deliver accurate, compliant, auditable, and scalable Workday solutions. It serves as a Workday subject-matter expert and solution designer, improving system effectiveness, user experience, and operational scalability. Familiarity with AI-powered tools and agents is valued. The position may occasionally require work outside standard hours to support global stakeholders and critical projects. The role is based remotely. Candidates who live within a specified radius of a GM hub are expected to report to that location three times a week or at another frequency set by their manager. The role is not eligible for relocation benefits, and GM does not provide immigration-related sponsorship. The salary range is $105,600 to $140,700, with actual pay dependent on relevant factors including geography. An incentive pay program offers payouts based on company performance, job level, and individual performance.

Requirements

At least 7 years of progressive experience in HR technology, HRIS, compensation, or a related field, including at least 4 years of hands-on Workday configuration experience focused on Compensation.
Advanced knowledge of hourly compensation practices, including wage scales, step progression, premiums, allowances, and related eligibility rules, and the ability to model them in Workday.
Fluency in Workday Compensation building blocks, including compensation packages, grades, grade profiles, steps, eligibility rules, and plan assignments.
Experience building or supporting Workday custom reports and calculated fields related to compensation.
Experience using Workday EIBs and mass-update patterns to move data at scale, including validation, reconciliation, and post-load review.
Ability to translate policy, legislation, and collective bargaining agreement language into clear, testable configurations and explain the logic to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Experience working across multiple countries or regions and navigating different regulatory and contractual environments to implement complex hourly compensation solutions.
Professionalism, discretion, and sound judgment when accessing sensitive employee information, using it only for legitimate business purposes and authorized work activities.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, attention to detail, data quality, and root-cause analysis.
Ability to work independently in a structured, change-managed environment and consistently deliver on commitments.
Clear written and verbal communication with technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Nice To Haves

Workday Pro certification in Compensation or comparable advanced Workday training.
Experience supporting large hourly or manufacturing populations and familiarity with plant and operations environments.
Experience translating union or collective bargaining agreements into Workday designs for pay, step progression, premiums, and allowances.
Experience across additional Workday domains, such as Core HCM, Absence, Benefits, Recruiting, Talent, or Advanced Compensation.
Understanding of Workday security fundamentals, including domain and business process security, role-based access, audit requirements, and internal controls.
Experience leading or co-leading multi-country Workday initiatives or compensation optimizations and owning portions of a global roadmap.
Demonstrated ability to identify and responsibly apply AI-powered tools or agents, such as copilots, chatbots, or automation frameworks, to improve the end-user experience, Workday configurations, and business processes.

Responsibilities

Design and configure end-to-end Workday solutions for global hourly compensation, including compensation packages, grades, grade profiles, steps, eligibility rules, and plan assignments.
Configure and maintain hourly compensation components, including base wages, wage scales, premium pay, differential rules, step-progression schedules, local allowances, and country-specific pay components.
Translate collective bargaining agreements, country legislation, and compensation policies into clear, sustainable, and testable Workday configurations.
Design and maintain compensation eligibility rules using job profile, location, union or collective agreement, employee type, and other relevant attributes.
Lead or support projects to standardize and expand hourly compensation configuration through discovery, design workshops, configuration, testing, deployment, and hypercare.
Partner with Payroll and Integration teams to support accurate downstream pay calculations and payroll processing.
Collaborate with Reporting and Analytics teams so compensation data supports reporting, compliance, benchmarking, and decision-making.
Troubleshoot production issues involving hourly compensation, including eligibility errors, incorrect rates, step-progression defects, and missing allowances.
Execute and coordinate unit, integration, regression, and end-user testing; develop test scenarios and document configuration and expected outcomes.
Evaluate Workday releases and assess their impacts on Compensation configuration, integrations, reporting, security, and business processes.
Apply Workday security and access controls; support data audits and control activities; and ensure changes are documented, traceable, and approved through governance processes.
Validate, reconcile, and execute EIBs and other mass data updates in accordance with data-quality and change-control standards.
Use data and root-cause analysis to diagnose issues and identify opportunities for process improvement, automation, and better user experience.
Occasionally work outside standard hours to support global stakeholders and critical projects.

Benefits

Medical, dental, and vision benefit options.
Health Savings Account and Flexible Spending Accounts.
Retirement savings plan.
Sickness and accident benefits.
Life insurance.
Paid vacation and holidays.
Tuition assistance programs.
Employee assistance program.
GM vehicle discounts.
Incentive pay program with payouts based on company performance, job level, and individual performance.