Workday Product Manager - Compensation and Benefits

Davidson Hospitality Group•Atlanta, GA

6d•Onsite

About The Position

Davidson Hospitality Group is hiring a hands-on Workday Product Manager to lead configuration and optimization of its domestic Workday ecosystem, with a focus on Compensation and Benefits. The role connects product strategy with hands-on configuration, translating compensation programs, benefit plans, and multi-state requirements into reliable, scalable Workday solutions for more than 12,000 team members. The position is based on-site at the company’s corporate office in Dunwoody, Georgia; remote work is not available. The Product Manager owns the Workday Compensation and Benefits roadmap, guides Agile delivery, and serves as the functional and technical authority for these areas. The role reports to the Corporate HRIS Systems Manager and works closely with the Sr. Director, Workday Systems and Director of Total Rewards. It also partners with HR, Payroll, Finance, vendors, executives, field operations, and other stakeholders, and mentors Workday analysts.

Requirements

At least 5 years of hands-on Workday configuration experience, with deep expertise in Workday Compensation and Benefits.
Strong working knowledge of Core HCM and related integrations.
Experience configuring compensation structures and processes, benefit plans and enrollment, eligibility rules, and connected business processes.
Expert knowledge of Workday business processes, security, custom notifications, and advanced calculated fields.
Strong Workday reporting, matrix reporting, and EIB data management experience.
Experience delivering through an Agile or structured product lifecycle, including sprint planning, story refinement, sizing, and testing.
Excellent analytical and communication skills, including the ability to explain technical solutions to business stakeholders and senior leaders.
Ability to work on-site at the corporate office in Dunwoody, Georgia.
Hands-on Workday Compensation and Benefits configuration experience is required; general HRIS, reporting-only, or recruiter-side Workday experience does not meet the minimum requirements.

Nice To Haves

Multi-unit or multi-state location experience.
Hospitality-related industry experience is strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

Lead and personally execute end-to-end Workday configuration for Compensation, Benefits, and related modules such as Core HCM and Payroll.
Design and maintain compensation plans, grades, eligibility rules, packages, allowances, and merit and bonus processes.
Configure benefit plans, programs, coverage options, eligibility, enrollment events, and life-event workflows.
Build business processes, conditional routing, calculated fields, custom notifications, and security frameworks for compensation and benefits administration.
Ensure accurate integrations and downstream impacts across payroll, employee data, and benefit vendors.
Own the Workday Compensation and Benefits product roadmap, prioritizing enhancements and translating operational needs into scalable solutions.
Lead design sessions, requirements refinement, sprint planning, story sizing, testing, and release readiness.
Validate Workday releases, assess tenant impacts, and support data integrity and security reviews.
Oversee advanced reporting and critical EIB mass updates with appropriate controls and auditability.
Develop prototypes and process improvements to reduce defects and improve the experience for corporate and property-level users.
Collaborate with the Sr. Director, Workday Systems on roadmap priorities, platform strategy, and delivery.
Partner with the Director of Total Rewards to translate compensation and benefits strategy and program design into Workday solutions.
Serve as the senior Workday escalation point for complex compensation and benefits issues, working with HR, Payroll, Finance, vendors, and other partners.
Partner with HR leaders, COEs, executives, and field operations to align system design with business needs.
Mentor Workday analysts in configuration, requirements discovery, testing, and product delivery.
Engage with the Workday Community to evaluate product capabilities and emerging features.