Sr. Business System Analyst, Compensation

Overview

Sr. Business System Analyst, Compensation supports DoorDash's People Technology function by configuring, maintaining and enhancing Workday compensation systems, working cross-functionally to deliver solutions that support business strategy.

What you'll do

• Configure and maintain Workday Compensation module elements, including compensation packages, grades, grade profiles, matrices, eligibility rules, and compensation review/merit cycles.
• Partner with Total Rewards to translate compensation strategy (base pay, bonus, equity, allowances) into scalable Workday configuration.
• Lead annual and off-cycle compensation events (merit, bonus, and stock cycles) end-to-end, including planning, testing, mass data loads via Enterprise Interface Builder (EIB), and validation.
• Build and maintain compensation grades, guidelines, and eligibility rules to support pay equity and market-competitive pay decisions.
• Partner with Payroll and Finance to ensure accurate downstream processing of compensation changes.
• Provide global production analysis and support (break/fix analysis, reporting, business process administration, etc.) for Compensation.
• Troubleshoot and resolve compensation-related issues, working cross-functionally with HRBPs and Payroll.
• Manage Workday releases (bi-annual updates) by reviewing new compensation features, assessing impact, and coordinating regression testing.
• Rigorously document compensation configuration and business processes.
• Ensure data integrity across compensation data, working closely with cross-functional teams to identify improvement opportunities.
• Train end-users and peers on compensation processes and self-service functionality as needed.
• Maintain the security groups and access policies tied to compensation data as a light, supporting part of the role.

What you'll need

• 5+ years of work experience in Workday Compensation maintenance/configuration.
• Proven experience leading full compensation review cycles (merit, bonus, stock) within Workday.
• Passion for system optimization and employee experience.
• Strong business thinking, able to use 'first principles' to solve challenging business problems at their root level.
• Data-driven, able to analyze data with strong attention to detail and accuracy, and turn data into configuration.
• Self-motivated, rapid learner, excited about developing analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Basic working knowledge of Workday security concepts (security groups, domain policies) as they relate to compensation data access.
• Results-oriented, evaluating whether team activities achieve the desired, measurable impact.
• An owner, looking for opportunities to learn and better your work product.
• Comfortable and thriving in a fast-paced, continually changing team-oriented environment, able to manage multiple deadlines simultaneously.
• A BA/BS degree in quantitative or business fields, or equivalent work experience.
• An analytical mindset and a 'People First' mentality with demonstrated ability to work through complex, ambiguous problems using data and creating configuration solutions based on that data.
• Strong written/verbal communication.

Nice to have

• Workday certified in Compensation.

Details

• Based in India, Hyderabad, Telangana.
• Applications must be submitted in English via the company job portal; email applications are not accepted.