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About Humana
Humana Inc. is a leading American for-profit health insurance company based in Louisville, Kentucky, specializing in Medicare Advantage plans.
Humana currently has
65 open roles
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Listed pay typically runs
$129,300–$177,800
across 29 roles with salary data.
The Configuration Lead, Compensation serves as the enterprise subject matter expert for Workday Compensation and related Total Rewards technology solutions. This role partners with Compensation, HR, Finance, Payroll, and Technology stakeholders to design, configure, implement, and optimize scalable compensation solutions. The Lead manages the strategy and functional ownership for processes including annual compensation planning, incentive and bonus programs, salary structures, and market adjustments. Key responsibilities include translating complex business requirements into sustainable system capabilities, leading testing activities like SIT and UAT, and providing advanced troubleshooting for production issues. Required skills include deep expertise in Workday Advanced Compensation, HCM functionality, reporting, dashboards, and Prism Analytics. The role solves technical and business problems regarding regulatory requirements, compensation eligibility, and automated process optimization within a large, matrixed organization.
Design, configure, and implement scalable Workday Compensation and Total Rewards technology solutions.
Serve as the functional owner for annual compensation planning, incentive programs, and salary structures.
Translate complex business requirements into sustainable Workday system capabilities and solution recommendations.
Lead testing activities including unit testing, system integration testing, and user acceptance testing.
Provide advanced troubleshooting for critical production issues and support ongoing system maintenance.
Identify opportunities for automation and process optimization to maximize Workday platform value.
Advise senior leadership on enterprise initiatives, governance, and technology investments.
Manage release activities and assess cross-functional impacts of system changes.
What we're looking for
Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Information Systems, Business Administration, Finance, Computer Science, or a related field; equivalent experience will be considered.
7+ years of HR technology, HRIS, enterprise systems, or related experience, including significant experience leading complex configuration initiatives.
5+ years of hands-on Workday configuration experience with deep expertise in Workday Advanced Compensation and related HCM functionality.
Experience configuring and supporting compensation processes, including annual planning, merit increases, bonus programs, eligibility, salary structures, and one-time payments.
Demonstrated experience gathering business requirements, conducting solution design, and translating complex business needs into scalable Workday solutions.
Experience leading testing activities, including unit testing, system integration testing (SIT), user acceptance testing (UAT), release validation, and production deployment.
Workday Pro certification or accreditation in Compensation, Advanced Compensation, HCM, or a related Workday discipline (preferred).
Experience leading large-scale Workday implementations, optimization initiatives, or enterprise compensation transformations (preferred).