Manager, Workday Compensation & Talent

Location: Hybrid, based in Bridgewater, New Jersey, United States

Base pay: $110,706–$145,303 USD per year. Performance-based bonus and/or equity may be available for eligible roles.

Company

hirify.global is a biotechnology company developing cell therapies, including CAR-T, TCR-T, and NK cell-based treatments for serious diseases.

What you will do

• Own and optimize Workday Core Compensation, Advanced Compensation, Performance Management, and Talent modules and related business processes.
• Translate compensation and talent program requirements into scalable Workday configurations in partnership with Compensation, Talent, HR, and HRIS stakeholders.
• Configure and support compensation plans, merit and bonus cycles, promotions, incentives, eligibility rules, performance reviews, calibration, succession, and development processes.
• Manage biannual Workday releases, including impact assessment, regression testing, stakeholder coordination, and adoption of relevant functionality.
• Establish configuration, testing, documentation, deployment, and control standards to support system integrity and audit readiness.
• Troubleshoot complex system and process issues, prioritize enhancements, and improve the employee and manager experience.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in HR, Business, Information Systems, or a related field.
• At least 5 years of HRIS or HR technology experience, including 3+ years of hands-on Workday Compensation and Talent configuration.
• Advanced knowledge of Workday Core Compensation, Advanced Compensation, Performance Management, Talent, business processes, condition rules, calculated fields, and configuration.
• Experience managing Workday release cycles, impact assessments, testing, and adoption of new functionality.
• Knowledge of Workday security and domain access across Compensation and Talent, plus strong Excel and analytical skills.
• English is required, and applicants must be authorized to work in the United States.

Culture & Benefits

• Permanent full-time employees receive medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• 401(k) retirement plan with a company match that fully vests on day one.
• Eight weeks of paid parental leave after three months of employment.
• Paid vacation, personal and sick time, floating holidays, and eleven company holidays.
• Additional benefits include flexible spending and health savings accounts, disability coverage, legal assistance, commuter benefits, family planning resources, and well-being initiatives.
• Contractors are not eligible for benefits through hirify.global.