Workday AMS Lead Consultant – Advanced Compensation

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Workday AMS Lead Consultant – Advanced Compensation

Join Kainos in Argentina
Are you a Workday Compensation expert who enjoys solving complex problems and making a real difference for customers after go-live? At
Kainos
, we help organisations get the most out of their Workday investment—and we're looking for an experienced
HCM Consultant
to join our
AMS team
as a
Lead Consultant in Advanced Compensation
.

This is a great opportunity to work closely with clients, shape solutions, and mentor others, all while being part of a collaborative, people-first team.

What You'll Do

• Act as a Lead Consultant for Advanced Compensation within our AMS practice.
• Deliver high-quality configuration, testing, and ongoing enhancements, applying Workday best practices throughout.
• Think holistically about dependencies, cross-stream impacts, and long-term maintainability, guiding clients on what and how to test.
• Proactively gather complex requirements, understand the HR use cases behind them, and translate those needs into effective Workday solutions.
• Troubleshoot and solve challenging issues, bringing creative and well-thought-out approaches to complex scenarios.
• Build strong, trusted relationships with clients while balancing multiple priorities across different customers.
• Set clear timelines and estimates, and drive work through to timely completion.
• Make thoughtful, proactive suggestions to improve configuration and enhance the overall Workday user experience.
• Support and mentor junior consultants, sharing best practice on configuration, requirement gathering, and delivery approaches.
• Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives—helping us refine how we work internally and how we support our customers.

What We're Looking For

• Workday certification in Advanced Compensation.
• At least 3 years of hands-on configuration experience in Advanced Compensation.
• A minimum of 2 years' experience in a post-deployment / AMS setting.
• Strong overall understanding of Compensation processes and touchpoints (experience in Core Compensation is a plus).
• Confidence working directly with clients, managing expectations, and communicating clearly and effectively.
• A collaborative mindset and passion for improving processes and ways of working.

Nice to Have (but not essential)

• Additional Workday certifications.
• Experience with estimating and scoping work.
• Background in a client-side Compensation role.
• Experience participating in or supporting client-side Workday implementations.

Why Join Kainos?

• Work with global clients and complex, interesting Workday environments.
• Be part of a supportive, people-centric culture that values learning and knowledge sharing.
• Grow your career within a team that encourages ownership, curiosity, and continuous improvement.
• Competitive compensation and strong development opportunities.

Location:
Argentina (remote, with occasional regional collaboration)

Ready to take the lead in shaping better Compensation solutions for our customers?

We'd love to hear from you.

Embracing our differences
At Kainos, we believe in the power of diversity, equity and inclusion. We are committed to building a team that is as diverse as the world we live in, where everyone is valued, respected, and given an equal chance to thrive.   We actively seek out talented people from all backgrounds, regardless of age, race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, religion, disability, or any other characteristic that makes them who they are.   We also believe every candidate deserves a level playing field.

Our friendly talent acquisition team is here to support you every step of the way, so if you require any accommodations or adjustments, we encourage you to reach out.

We understand that everyone's journey is different, and by having a private conversation we can ensure that our recruitment process is tailored to your needs.