Managing Engineer - Workday Compensation

At Allstate, great things happen when our people work together to protect families and their belongings from life’s uncertainties. And for more than 90 years, our innovative drive has kept us a step ahead of our customers’ evolving needs. From advocating for seat belts, air bags and graduated driving laws, to being an industry leader in pricing sophistication, telematics, and, more recently, device and identity protection. Your role in the team We are seeking an experienced and strategic Managing Engineer to drive the delivery, support, and continuous enhancement of our Workday Compensation capabilities, including Core Compensation and Advanced Compensation. As a Managing Engineer, you'll serve as a technical leader, people leader, and hands-on engineer, providing day-to-day coaching, engineering oversight, and strategic direction for the Compensation product portfolio. You'll drive Workday configuration, feature delivery, annual compensation cycle readiness, production support, release management, and continuous improvement initiatives while supporting our compensation transformation and ensuring a high-quality employee and manager experience. The ideal candidate combines deep, hands-on expertise in Workday Compensation with strong leadership skills, a product mindset, and a passion for delivering business value through technology. Key responsibilities Lead the design, configuration, implementation, and ongoing optimization of Workday Core Compensation and Advanced Compensation, and related technology applications, while remaining hands-on in configuration and development. Partner with Digital Product Manager(s) and related Digital Product Teams to prioritize and deliver solutions that align with compensation programs, policies, and business objectives, providing technical input into product strategy, estimation, solution design, and delivery planning. Ensure solutions align with Workday best practices, security requirements, and enterprise standards, overseeing testing activities including functional, regression, integration, and user acceptance testing. Drive continuous improvement initiatives to simplify processes, improve user experience, and increase operational efficiency, tracking and improving key operational, quality, and delivery metrics and overall product health. Lead, coach, and develop Product Engineers responsible for Workday Compensation, guiding them through design and development decisions and fostering engineering best practices. Support the annual compensation cycle, including design, testing, launch, support, compensation statements, and compensation processing, and deliver ongoing compensation enhancements, features, and improvements throughout the year. Work within an Agile product environment, participating in daily stand-ups, bi-weekly iteration planning, product demonstrations, and production releases. Collaborate with platform consultants, engineers, and cross-functional teams to ensure successful solution delivery and provide oversight of and collaboration with Accenture resources supporting the Compensation product. Essential Skills A minimum of 4 years' relevant Workday experience, including hands-on configuration of both Core Compensation and Advanced Compensation. Experience leading engineers or technical teams, including coaching or mentoring responsibilities. Proven experience supporting complex compensation structures and processes, including compensation plan design and administration, grades, job structures, and job levels. Experience leading solution design and making technical recommendations for business requirements, including testing functionality and supporting production environments. Experience explaining technical concepts and solution recommendations to non-technical stakeholders. Experience working within Agile delivery teams. Desirable Skills Workday certification in Compensation and/or Advanced Compensation Experience supporting large-scale compensation planning cycles in a global enterprise environment. Experience developing or supporting Workday integrations, with experience using Enterprise Interface Builder (EIB), Workday Studio or Workday Orchestrate. Broader engineering leadership experience. Experience building custom AI agents or automation solutions within HR technology platforms. Supervisory Responsibilities This job has supervisory responsibilities Job Posting End Date: Thursday 19 th November 2026 [11:59pm] Skills Software Development, Workday Compensation, Workday EIB, Workday Integration, Workday Software Shape the Future of Insurance with Cutting-Edge Tech and a People-First Culture Why join us? Allstate NI is proud to be Allstate’s European Digital Centre of Excellence, a hub for innovation and engineering excellence. We’re recent winners of Best Place to Work in IT (100+ employees) and Best Use of Cloud Services at the Belfast Telegraph IT Awards, and we’ve been recognised for our community and sustainability impact with Platinum in the Northern Ireland Environmental Benchmarking Survey. We’re a product-driven, cloud-first organisation delivering real outcomes through modern technology, a digital product-centric talent model, and a culture rooted in engineering excellence. Our teams work in cross-functional structures, guided by an outcome-based delivery approach that accelerates speed, agility, and value. We also invest in you. At Allstate NI, your career growth matters. You’ll have access to our Continuous Learning Hub, designed to support skills development and professional advancement through tailored learning paths, certifications, and mentoring opportunities. Whether you’re deepening technical expertise or exploring leadership roles, we provide the tools and support to help you thrive. What do you get in return? As well as receiving a competitive annual salary, our reward package includes: Corporate bonus scheme Pension scheme Annual performance-related pay reviews Life assurance and income protection Flexible working options Hybrid working Private medical and dental insurance Access to an employee assistance programme Discounted gym membership Two paid volunteering days each year Cycle to work scheme Be part of a high-performing, socially responsible organisation where your work has purpose, and your growth is supported every step of the way.