Mastercard powers economies and empowers people in 200+ countries and territories worldwide. Together with our customers, we're helping build a sustainable economy where everyone can prosper. We support a wide range of digital payments choices, making transactions secure, simple, smart and accessible. Our technology and innovation, partnerships and networks combine to deliver a unique set of products and services that help people, businesses and governments realize their greatest potential.
Title and Summary
Senior Analyst, Compensation Systems & Workday
Mastercard's People & Capability (P&C) Product organization is evolving toward an integrated, value driven product ecosystem that delivers a scalable, end to end employee experience across the hire to retire journey.
We are seeking a highly analytical Compensation professional to oversee the mass processing and integration of compensation data into our core HR Systems. The ideal candidate is a subject matter expert in compensation program execution who possesses strong technical skills in building, validating, and loading Inbound EIB templates (Enterprise Interface Builders).
Key Responsibilities
EIB Data Administration: Prepare, validate, and load inbound EIB templates for mass compensation events, including annual merit cycles, bonus payouts, allowance changes, and compensation grade/profile updates.
System Testing & Troubleshooting: Review error logs and validation reports from EIB uploads to identify data discrepancies, ensuring accurate processing into underlying Workday business processes.
Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with HR Systems, Payroll, and Total Rewards teams to ensure compensation data behaves correctly across varying pay components, grades, and profiles.
Audit & Compliance: Ensure that all mass data loads and compensation structures comply with internal policies, pay equity standards, and local/federal regulations.
Process Improvement: Continuously refine and document EIB integration processes, minimizing manual data-entry bottlenecks and streamlining future compensation review cycles.
Qualifications
Demonstrated, hands-on experience loading and troubleshooting Enterprise Interface Builders (EIBs) in an HR Systems environment (preferably Workday)
High degree of attention to detail with the ability to reconcile large datasets, trace data mappings, and interpret error logs
Proficiency in product management practices and agile delivery, including tools such as Jira.
Advanced Microsoft Excel proficiency (complex formulas, data transformation, and formatting for web services).
Strong communication skills to effectively collaborate with IT, Payroll, and broader HR teams to explain technical data constraints or requirements.
High degree of initiative and self-motivation with a willingness and ability to learn and take on challenging opportunities.
Corporate Security Responsibility
All activities involving access to Mastercard assets, information, and networks comes with an inherent risk to the organization and, therefore, it is expected that every person working for, or on behalf of, Mastercard is responsible for information security and must:
- Abide by Mastercard's security policies and practices;
- Ensure the confidentiality and integrity of the information being accessed;
- Report any suspected information security violation or breach, and
- Complete all periodic mandatory security trainings in accordance with Mastercard's guidelines.
Skills Required
- Hands-on experience loading and troubleshooting Enterprise Interface Builders (EIBs) in an HR Systems environment (Workday preferred)
- Ability to reconcile large datasets, trace data mappings, and interpret error logs
- Advanced Microsoft Excel proficiency (complex formulas, data transformation, formatting for web services)
- Proficiency in product management practices and agile delivery, including tools such as Jira
- Strong communication skills to collaborate with IT, Payroll, and HR teams
- Knowledge of compensation program execution and mass compensation event processes (merit cycles, bonuses, allowances, grade/profile updates)
- Understanding of audit, compliance, and pay equity standards for compensation data
- High degree of initiative, self-motivation, and willingness to learn
Mastercard Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Retirement Support — Retirement plans are highlighted as especially strong, featuring a notably generous company match and added financial-planning resources. Feedback suggests this component stands out as a key strength of the overall package.
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Parental & Family Support — Parental and family benefits are consistently portrayed as robust, including extended new-parent leave and assistance for fertility, adoption, and surrogacy. Feedback suggests these programs are a signature part of the offering.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Paid time off is described as substantial, with multiple leave types and generous vacation and personal days noted in U.S. materials. Feedback suggests time off is frequently praised as a differentiator.
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What We Do
Mastercard powers economies and empowers people in 200+ countries and territories worldwide. Together with our customers, we’re building a resilient economy where everyone can prosper. We support a wide range of digital payments choices, making transactions secure, simple, smart and accessible. Our technology and innovation, partnerships and networks combine to deliver a unique set of products and services that help people, businesses and governments realize their greatest potential.
Why Work With Us
We live the Mastercard Way: creating value in the communities we touch, growing together through the opportunities we see, and moving fast to innovate and scale. Our collaborative culture and our passionate people are the key to what we do, driving meaningful change as one team and connecting everyone to priceless possibilities.
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