Compensation & Position Control Specialist

Detail-oriented HRIS and workforce operations professional responsible for managing position control, compensation administration, and employee data integrity within Workday HCM. Serves as a key partner to HR, Payroll, Talent Acquisition, and operational leadership to ensure accurate position management, compliant compensation practices, and reliable workforce data that supports organizational planning and decision-making. This role oversees the full lifecycle of position control, including creation, modification, movement, and inactivation of positions aligned to approved staffing plans and budget authority. Administers compensation transactions such as salary changes, bonuses, and compensation adjustments, ensuring accuracy, consistency, and adherence to internal pay structures and approval workflows. Maintains and audits employee records, job requisitions, and job descriptions to ensure data integrity, compliance, and alignment across HR systems and organizational structure. Additionally, this position supports Talent Acquisition through requisition creation and maintenance, processes employee lifecycle transactions in Workday Core HCM, and conducts regular audits of HR data for accuracy and compliance. Provides reporting, data validation, and administrative support for HR operations while contributing to process improvement initiatives, system enhancements, and special projects supporting HRIS and Workforce Strategy leadership. What You'll Do: Manage end-to-end position control in Workday, including creation, modification, movement, and inactivation of positions in alignment with approved workforce plans and budget authority. Partner with field leadership, HR, and Talent Acquisition to ensure accurate position setup, maintenance, and alignment to organizational structure and staffing needs. Review, validate, and process Position Control Forms and Personnel Action Forms for accuracy, completeness, and required approvals. Maintain integrity of position hierarchy, supervisory organizations, job profiles, and reporting relationships within Workday. Advise leaders on position actions (creation, reclassification, movement, deletion) to support workforce planning and organizational design. Administer compensation transactions including salary changes, equity adjustments, bonuses, and compensation proposals in accordance with internal guidelines and approval processes. Ensure accurate and timely processing of compensation actions to meet payroll deadlines and maintain compliance with pay structures and ranges. Maintain and audit compensation data within Workday to ensure accuracy, consistency, and alignment with organizational policies. Support compensation cycles by preparing, validating, and maintaining compensation-related data and records. Create, maintain, and update job requisitions in Workday in partnership with Talent Acquisition, ensuring alignment with approved positions and job profiles. Ensure requisitions include accurate job profiles, qualifications, compensation details, recruiter assignments, and candidate requirements. Maintain and update job descriptions including duties, qualifications, training requirements, compliance codes, and compensation alignment. Process employee lifecycle transactions in Workday Core HCM including hires, job changes, promotions, transfers, and terminations. Conduct regular audits of employee records, job requisitions, and personnel data to ensure accuracy, compliance, and data integrity. Validate Employee Change Forms against Workday records, requisitions, and policy guidelines prior to processing. Assist with audits of personnel and training files to ensure compliance with regulatory and internal requirements. Support development and maintenance of HR policies, procedures, and workflow documentation related to HRIS, position control, and compensation administration. Provide high-volume HR data entry, reporting, and administrative support to HR, Compensation, Talent Acquisition, and HRIS teams. Serve as key liaison across HR, Payroll, Benefits, Talent Acquisition, and leadership to resolve position, compensation, and data issues. Support VP of Compensation & Workforce Strategy with special projects, system enhancements, audits, and process improvement initiatives. This is a remote position that may need to travel within North Carolina.