Workday Business Analysis Manager - Total Rewards (Remote)

Work

Flexibility:

Remote

What You Will Do:

As our Business Analysis Manager (BAM), you will partner closely with global HR teams—particularly in Workday Compensation—to align system capabilities with HR’s operational and strategic goals.

You will be a key collaborator with the Total Rewards Center of Excellence (COE), helping shape the future of our Total Rewards technology ecosystem.

You’ll own and optimize Workday Compensation and Advanced Compensation domains, guide the product roadmap, and ensure the system supports global compensation and benefits processes effectively.

This includes both hands-on configuration and strategic consultation to bridge business needs with technical delivery.

Own and manage Workday Compensation and Advanced Compensation domains, including merit, bonus, and equity programs.

Partner with Total Rewards to translate compensation and benefits program designs into scalable system solutions.

Drive the Workday Total Rewards roadmap, balancing short-term deliverables with long-term scalability, compliance, and user experience.

Lead planning and prioritization of system enhancements in alignment with HR goals, compliance standards, and available resources.

Act as primary liaison between HR, Total Rewards, and Systems teams for all Total Rewards-related initiatives.

Oversee integrations between Alight and Workday, including eligibility, enrollment, and payroll deduction data flows.

Configure and maintain benefit deductions, eligibility rules, and downstream payroll processes.

Partner with benefits analysts to support audits, resolve issues, and ensure data accuracy.

Stay current with emerging Workday Total Rewards features and best practices through Workday Community engagement.

Ensure compliance by supporting documentation and audit readiness for compensation, benefits, and equity processes.

Document requirements, configurations, and testing, ensuring traceability and clarity for stakeholders.

Collaborate cross-functionally with business and technical teams to align technology solutions with business goals.

What you need:

Required

Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree is required for this role, however in lieu of a degree an additional 6 years of work experience will be considered. 8+ years of professional work experience is required for this role. 4+ Workday experience required in Workday Compensation and Advanced Compensation domains, and understanding of Total Rewards programs, compensation cycles, and system dependencies 2+ Experience supporting year-end compensation planning cycles and working with third-party benefits administrators 4+ Demonstrated ability to drive process improvement, influence product design, create process maps, and lead complex cross-functional initiatives 4+ Experience participating in system governance, roadmap planning, or feature release cycles Preferred Qualifications Workday certification(s) preferred Familiarity with Total Rewards compliance requirements (ACA, IRS, SOX, HIPAA, GDPR) Experience supporting global compensation or benefits programs Knowledge of Agile Development methodologies Experience with Azure DevOps Knowledge of medical device and/or pharmaceutical industry $115,600 - $245,800 salary plus bonus eligible + benefits.

Individual pay is based on skills, experience, and other relevant factors.

Travel Percentage:

10% Stryker Corporation is an equal opportunity employer.

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status.

Stryker is an EO employer – M/F/Veteran/Disability.

Stryker Corporation will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant.

However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information.

Stryker is one of the world’s leading medical technology companies and, together with its customers, is driven to make healthcare better.

We offer innovative products and services in Orthopaedics, Medical and Surgical, and Neurotechnology and Spine that help improve patient and hospital outcomes.

We are proud to be named one of the World’s Best Workplaces! For more information, visit: www.stryker.com Work Flexibility Remote – Role allows you to work the majority to 100% of time from an alternate workplace.

These roles could have travel expectations, and you must work within the country of the job requisition location.

Field-based – You can expect to regularly work a majority to 100% of time at customer facilities and has a set territory or expectation to travel within a set boundary.

Almost all sales roles would likely be qualified as field-based.

Onsite – Role is 100% located at a Stryker facility.

Some ad hoc flexibility may be available depending on role, level, and job requirements.

Manufacturing roles and any role that requires physical presence at the office would qualify under this category.

Hybrid – You can expect to regularly work in both an alternate workplace and a Stryker facility.

Roles that are partially remote or co-located would qualify as hybrid, and the expectation to be onsite would be defined and agreed upon by your manager/supervisor.