Workday Advanced Compensation Analyst

Sai Nirupam

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SUMMARY

● Compensation Analyst with 5+ years of specialized experience in designing, administering, and optimizing compensation programs across healthcare and technology organizations.

● Expertise in Workday Advanced Compensation, salary structures, merit and bonus programs, compensation reporting, job architecture, and full compensation cycle execution.

● Skilled in compensation data validation, audit processes, workforce analytics, and compensation modeling, with strong focus on data accuracy across enterprise HR systems.

● Experienced in managing merit, bonus, and incentive cycles, salary structure design, and pay equity analysis for large employee populations across multi-business environments. TECHNICAL SKILLS

Workday Core & Advanced Compensation • Workday Reporting (Report Writer, Composite & Matrix Reports, Calculated Fields, EIB) • Excel (Advanced Modeling, Power Query) • SQL • Power BI • Job Architecture • Salary Structures • Compensation Benchmarking • Market Pricing (Mercer, Radford, WTW) • Compensation Analysis • Pay Equity • Workforce Analytics • Workday HCM

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Senior Compensation Analyst

Cisco Chicago, IL Mar 2025 – Present

● Led enterprise and global compensation analysis for technology business units across a 5,000+ employee workforce, evaluating salary structures, market competitiveness, workforce trends, and incentive programs aligned with business and talent strategies.

● Performed compensation benchmarking, organizational design reviews, and job architecture analysis utilizing Mercer, Radford, and WTW market data to support competitive compensation frameworks, internal equity alignment, and technology workforce compensation strategies.

● Managed annual compensation planning activities including merit cycles, bonus administration, promotional increases, salary recommendations, and equity compensation support through Workday Advanced Compensation and integrated HRIS platforms across global compensation programs.

● Collaborated with executive leadership, HR Business Partners, Finance, and Talent Acquisition teams to provide compensation guidance, workforce analytics, budgeting support, and market intelligence for enterprise compensation and talent planning decisions.

● Built and automated compensation dashboards, forecasting models, and workforce analytics reporting utilizing Workday reporting, Excel, SQL, and Power BI to improve compensation governance, operational visibility, reporting efficiency, and compensation transformation initiatives across global business operations. Compensation Consultant/Analyst

Centene Corporation Dallas, TX Apr 2024 – Feb 2025

● Managed annual compensation planning processes including merit cycles, bonus administration, promotional increases, salary recommendations, and advanced compensation configurations through Workday Advanced Compensation and integrated HRIS platforms supporting enterprise compensation operations.

● Analyzed advanced compensation benchmarking data, job architecture, and pay equity metrics using Mercer, Radford, and WTW surveys to support competitive compensation frameworks and internal equity alignment.

● Led enterprise compensation analysis and advanced compensation planning initiatives supporting multi-state healthcare business units by evaluating salary structures, incentive programs, workforce trends, and market competitiveness across large- scale organizational operations.

● Supported compensation strategy discussions and workforce analytics initiatives with cross-functional teams to inform enterprise compensation decisions.

● Developed executive compensation analytics including salary distribution curves, compa-ratio heatmaps, merit allocation tracking, and incentive payout analysis.

HR Compensation Analyst

Medline India Sept 2020 – Jul 2023

● Supported enterprise compensation programs across multi-site healthcare operations by conducting salary analysis, market pricing, job evaluations, and compensation benchmarking to ensure competitive and internally equitable pay practices.

● Assisted annual compensation planning activities including merit increases, bonus administration, promotional adjustments, and salary recommendations utilizing Workday, HRIS systems, and advanced Excel reporting tools.

● Conducted compensation data analysis using Mercer, Radford, and industry market survey data to support compensation structure reviews, workforce planning initiatives, and organizational compensation decision-making.

● Developed and maintained compensation dashboards, workforce analytics reports, and ad hoc reporting solutions to improve compensation data accuracy, reporting efficiency, and leadership visibility into compensation trends. EDUCATION

Master’s Degree, Eastern Illinois University, 600 Lincoln Ave, Charleston, IL 61920

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