What We Love About Workday + Varicent Integrations

And Why ELT Makes It Even Better

When it comes to managing incentive compensation, sales performance, and employee data across a growing organization, integration is everything.

That’s why we love the power of connecting Workday and Varicent.

Together, they create a smarter, faster, and more flexible ecosystem for incentive management. But what makes this integration truly seamless?

One word: ELT (Extract, Load, Transform).


Why We Love it:
At its core, this integration is about alignment.

• HR and comp systems stay in sync
• Data flows automatically between platforms
• Updates only need to happen once - in Workday, your source of truth
• Reporting gets easier and more strategic across teams

Instead of working in silos, your HR, Payroll, and Compensation teams can work from the same, up-to-date information.


Where ELT Comes In
While the results are sleek and automated, the magic behind the scenes is powered by ELT.

Before ELT, this connection relied on manual steps - no matter which provider you used - including exporting CSV files from Workday, formatting them precisely, placing them in an SFTP folder, and then triggering Varicent to ingest the data.

Now, with ELT in place, we have a direct, API-based connection between Workday and Varicent. It’s faster, more secure, and significantly more flexible.


What We Love About ELT as Part of This Integration:



Less Manual Work, More Automation
With Workday and Varicent connected through ELT, our clients no longer worry about version control or duplicate maintenance. Employee turnover, team changes, and comp adjustments flow automatically on a schedule.

That means:

• Reduced admin burden
• Fewer errors
• Faster cycles from HR action to comp update
• Reliable data governance

Smarter Reporting With Blended Data
Leaders don’t just want access to data - they want answers.

This integration allows us to blend HR data with compensation logic inside Varicent to build real-time reports that would have previously required exporting and vlookups.

Want to track performance post-promotion?

Compare payout eligibility based on team shifts?

Pull in updated titles, start dates, or locations?

You can do it all - right from within Varicent!

Speed to Value
We’ve helped clients implement this setup quickly and with minimal technical overhead. Compared to manual file-based solutions, ELT and API integrations deliver faster time to value with less need for IT support.


In Summary
We love how Workday and Varicent work together to create a more intelligent, scalable, and user-friendly compensation environment.

ELT unlocks that integration and simplifies what used to be time-consuming, error-prone work.

And we love how it all adds up to better visibility, better governance, and better outcomes.

If you're thinking about connecting Workday and Varicent - or improving the process you already have - we're happy to show you how we help clients do it better.