Workday Product Manager - Compensation and Benefits

Davidson Hospitality Group•Atlanta, GA

8d•Onsite

About The Position

Davidson Hospitality Group is seeking a seasoned Workday Product Manager to lead configuration and optimization of its domestic Workday ecosystem, with a focus on Compensation and Benefits. This hands-on role connects product strategy with direct configuration work, translating compensation programs, benefit plans, and multi-state requirements into reliable, scalable solutions for more than 12,000 team members. The role owns the Workday Compensation and Benefits product roadmap, leads Agile delivery, and serves as the functional and technical authority for these areas in Workday. The position works closely with HRIS, Workday Systems, and Total Rewards leaders, as well as HR, Payroll, Finance, vendors, executives, and field operations. It also serves as a senior escalation point for complex Compensation and Benefits issues and mentors Workday analysts. This is an on-site position at Davidson Hospitality Group’s corporate office in Dunwoody, Georgia. Remote work is not available. 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.

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.
Proven 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.
Multi-unit or multi-state location experience.
Ability to work on-site at the corporate office in Dunwoody, Georgia.
Hands-on Workday Compensation and Benefits configuration experience; general HRIS, reporting-only, or recruiter-side Workday experience does not meet the minimum requirements.

Nice To Haves

Hospitality-related industry experience is strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

Lead and personally execute end-to-end Workday configuration across 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 in Workday.
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, prioritize enhancements, and convert 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 that reduce defects and improve the experience for corporate teams 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 new product capabilities and emerging features.