Job Description – Business Analyst Compensation & Benefits
Location : HQ Paris
Reports to : Product Owner Compensation & Benefits (mainly Workday)
The Product & the Team you will work with
As a Workday Compensation & Benefits Business Analyst at Pernod Ricard, you will be part of our HR Tech, part of the Global Tech team. Forming a strong tandem with the Compensation & Benefits Product Owner, you will play a crucial role in driving the continuous improvement and evolution of our HR technology solutions, particularly focusing on improving Workday but including other related tools (eg International Mobility platform).
Workday is our Group Workday HRIS deployed in more than 85 affiliates across the world. Compensation & Benefits (which include International Mobility) are a central part of our Workday products, ensuring we provide the most efficient solutions in terms of configuration for our plans and processes, driving harmonization, automation and simplification wherever possible, supporting our HR users and providing expert advice as well as improving HR & employee experience.
This position offers a unique opportunity to collaborate with cross-functional teams to drive innovation, efficiency, and contribute to the development of cutting-edge products within our agile organization.
About the role
The Business Analyst Compensation & Benefits (which includes International Mobility) supports the Product Owner in all activities ensures clear, structured, and high‑quality functional requirements for our global Compensation & Benefits solutions (mainly Workday but including associated solutions). The BA translates strategic needs provided by the Product Owner into well‑designed solutions, manages backlog items, drives process improvements and ensures delivery quality to our 85+ affiliates.
YOUR KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
1. New requirements, exploration & annual cycles
Analyse and refine business needs collected by the Product Owner
Explore solutions or new functionalities that could help achieve our goals (eg Total Rewards, Compensation Surveys, Journeys, updates from Workday Community…) and collaboration with other Business Analysts to gather information and anticipate cross-team dependencies
Conduct functional impact assessments
Prepare & support the annual compensation reviews (Merit, Bonus, Stock)
2. Support & continuous improvement
Analyse recurring issues to identify root causes
Propose functional enhancements or simplifications based on incidents or user feedback
Analyse updates from Workday releaseq and identify impacts / opportunities to improve or deliver new features
Contribute to L2 support, identify & implement incident resolution
3. Agile ways of working & squad participation
Prepare detailed, testable User Stories to feed the team’s backlog
Together with the PO, prepare the PI plannings & Sprints and ensure they are delivered successfully
Provide the delivery team with business context and expected outcomes as well as day-to-day support with configuration work
Prepare and execute test scenarios (unit, integration, non-regression).
Participate in all Agile ceremonies: PI Planning, Sprint Planning, Daily stand-ups, Refinement essions, Sprint review and retrospectives
Maintain clear and structured functional documentation
YOUR PROFILE
Required Skills & Experience
3 – 5 years’ experience as HRIS Business Analyst or functional expert on Workday (module Compensation & Benefits, including Advanced Compensation).
Strong functional understanding of Compensation & Benefits as well as International Mobility processes.
Ability to translate business needs into technical solutions
Excellent ability to structure workflows, rules, and functional specifications.
Preferred experience in Agile methodologies
Strong analytical, problem-solving and documentation skills
Fluency in English; French is a plus
Your strengths
Structured, rigorous, detail-oriented
Excellent communicator with ability to synthesize complex needs
Proactive and able to work autonomously
Team player, solution oriented and client-focused
Collaborative mindset and ease working in cross-functional teams
Ability to navigate complexity and maintain functional consistency
WAIT, THERE'S MORE…
We offer you an outstanding and collaborative workplace that embodies our sharing & conviviality culture, the possibility to work remotely (up to 2 days a week), a very complete mutual insurance, an attractive compensation including profit‑sharing, continuous learning opportunities, employee events, and more.
Pernod Ricard is committed to offering equal opportunities to all talents.
Our recruitment methods focus on skills and competencies.
Job Posting End Date:
Target Hire Date:
2026-07-01Target End Date:
Skills Required
- 3 - 5 years' experience as HRIS Business Analyst or functional expert on Workday
- Strong functional understanding of Compensation & Benefits and International Mobility processes
- Ability to translate business needs into technical solutions
- Excellent ability to structure workflows, rules, and functional specifications
- Preferred experience in Agile methodologies
- Strong analytical, problem-solving and documentation skills
- Fluency in English; French is a plus
Pernod Ricard Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Pernod Ricard and has not been reviewed or approved by Pernod Ricard.
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Healthcare Strength — Pay and benefits are described as strong overall, supported by comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage alongside life and disability insurance. Wellbeing support is reinforced through mental-health resources and broader wellness programming.
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Retirement Support — Retirement benefits are positioned as a standout part of the package, including a 401(k) with a match and an additional profit-sharing contribution for eligible employees. A legacy defined-benefit pension is also referenced for certain earlier hires, adding depth to long-term financial support.
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Parental & Family Support — Family-related benefits are unusually broad, including paid parental leave, paid caregiver leave, backup child/elder care resources, and adoption/surrogacy reimbursement. Additional supports such as Milk Stork and fertility/ART coverage further strengthen family-building coverage.
Pernod Ricard Insights
What We Do
Pernod Ricard is a convivial, responsible and successful global wine and spirits group and the #1 premium spirits organisation in the world. The Group represents 240 premium brands available in more than 160 countries. We are 18,500 exceptionally talented people worldwide with our own salesforce in 73 countries. Our portfolio is one of the most comprehensive in the market with every major category of wine and spirits, providing Pernod Ricard with a unique competitive advantage. To keep growing our business, transforming our industry and making a positive impact on the world, we believe in the power of human connection. Creating ‘convivialité’ is our business and our raison d’être. As ‘créateurs de convivialité’, our purpose is to turn every social interaction into a genuine, friendly and responsible experience of sharing. We believe there can be no convivialité with excess and strive to be sustainable and responsible at every step, from grain to glass.
