Principal Workday Architect

Stanley Black & Decker Maidenhead, England Mar 18, 2026

Type Full Time
Pay Not listed
Work Hybrid
Level Senior

The Job position centres on leading the design, configuration, and maintenance of core and advanced compensation modules, ensuring alignment with global business objectives and compliance standards. It would suit someone who can bring overseeing global compensation cycles, including performance review integration, promotion cycles, and incentive plan administration, ensuring consistency and equity across regions to the role.

Known job details

  • Work model: Hybrid
  • Be rewarded with a competitive salary plus receive entitlements and benefits unique to your country of hire.
  • Being part of our global company with 60+ brands gives you the chance to grow.
  • Develop your skills along multiple career paths.

Likely focus of the role

  • Leading the design, configuration, and maintenance of core and advanced compensation modules, ensuring alignment with global business objectives and compliance standards.
  • Own end-to-end compensation-related system configuration such as compensation plans, including merit, bonus, and stock plans.
  • Serve as the subject matter expert for compensation architecture, advising senior leadership on complex compensation matters, market benchmarking, and salary structure design.

Requirements mentioned

  • 7+ years of hands-on Workday experience, including architectural or solution design roles.
  • Deep functional and technical knowledge of multiple Workday modules, especially Core HCM and Compensation.
  • Strong understanding of integration methods, Workday Extend, calculated fields, and security best practices.
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