Allstate

Allstate

Lead Software Engineer - Workday Compensation

USA - IL (Remote)

No sponsorship$100k-$171kDetected 29 days ago
Product StrategyAgileHRISCompensationLeadershipMentoring

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About the role

  • Provide technical leadership and guidance on complex configuration challenges and platform capabilities.
  • Track and improve key operational, quality, and delivery metrics and overall product health.
  • Oversee testing activities, including functional, regression, integration, and user acceptance testing.

Responsibilities

  • Lead the design, configuration, implementation, and ongoing optimization of Workday Core Compensation and Advanced Compensation, and related technology applications.
  • Partner with Digital Product Manager(s) and related Digital Product Teams to prioritize and deliver solutions that align with compensation programs, policies, and business objectives.
  • Provide technical input into product strategy, estimation, solution design, and delivery planning.
  • Drive continuous improvement initiatives to simplify processes, improve user experience, and increase operational efficiency.
  • Lead, coach, and develop a team of Product Engineers responsible for Workday Compensation while fostering engineering best practices.
  • Collaborate with platform consultants, engineers, and cross-functional teams to ensure successful solution delivery.

Requirements

  • 5+ years of Workday experience with demonstrated expertise in Core Compensation and/or Advanced Compensation, Enterprise Interface Builder, reporting, dashboards, and calculated fields.
  • Experience leading or mentoring technical teams.
  • Experience gathering requirements, designing solutions, testing functionality, and supporting production environments.
  • When working from home, you must have a dedicated, private workspace free from distractions, along with appropriate desk and seating.
  • Reliable internet is required, with minimum speeds of 50 MB download and 5 MB upload.

Nice to have

  • Workday certification in Compensation and/or Advanced Compensation
  • Experience supporting large-scale compensation planning cycles in a global enterprise environment.
  • Experience with Workday Extend, Orchestrate, or Workday AI capabilities.
  • Knowledge of Agile, Scrum, SAFe, or other modern product delivery methodologies.
  • Experience leveraging automation, AI-enabled solutions, or workflow optimization within HR technology platforms.
  • 5 or more years of experience (Preferred)
  • Supervisory Responsibilities
  • This job has supervisory duties

Skills

  • Software Development, Workday Compensation, Workday EIB, Workday Integration, Workday Software
  • Compensation
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Compensation

  • Compensation offered for this role is 100,000.00 - 170,500.00 annually and is based on experience and qualifications.
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Benefits

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  • Employees eligible to work from home also receive a monthly connectivity reimbursement to help offset internet costs.

Company info

  • Joining our team means being part of something bigger - a winning team making a meaningful impact.
  • And for more than 90 years, our innovative drive has kept us a step ahead of our customers' evolving needs.
  • We are seeking an experienced and strategic Lead Engineer to drive the delivery, support, and continuous enhancement of our Workday Compensation capabilities, including Core Compensation and Advanced Compensation.

Visa & Work Authorization

  • Allstate generally does not sponsor individuals for employment-based visas for this position
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