Manager, HR Technology – Talent Products

Job Summary

The Manager, HR Technology – Talent Products plays a key role in optimizing and supporting HR technology solutions that enable the talent function.

This hands-on leader oversees HR system platforms, data integrity, reporting, and ongoing system maintenance while identifying opportunities to improve processes, efficiency, and the overall user experience.

Serving as a subject matter expert (SME) for HR technology and processes, the Manager partners with stakeholders to recommend enhancements and drive continuous improvement in Workday.

This role also provides day-to-day guidance and coordination for HR System Coordinators, balancing team leadership with direct involvement in Workday system operations and initiatives.

Job Description

MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Lead the HR technology strategy and product roadmap across Recruiting, Onboarding, Learning, Talent Management, and Performance, ensuring technology investments align with HR and business priorities.
• Provide strategic leadership for Workday and the broader talent technology ecosystem, identifying opportunities to expand platform capabilities, simplify the technology landscape, and improve the end-to-end user experience.
• Lead and develop a team of HR Technology Product Owners responsible for individual talent product areas, establishing clear priorities, accountability, product roadmaps, and development opportunities.
• Partner with HR functional leaders and other stakeholders to understand business strategies, challenges, and emerging needs and translate them into technology capabilities and prioritized product investments.
• Drive continuous innovation and modernization, proactively evaluating new Workday functionality, AI and automation capabilities, emerging HR technologies, and industry trends that can improve HR outcomes and experiences.
• Promote end-to-end solution design across HR processes and technologies, ensuring solutions are scalable, intuitive, globally consistent where appropriate, and integrated across the broader HR technology ecosystem.
• Monitor product performance and user experience, leveraging data, stakeholder feedback, service trends, and other insights to identify opportunities for simplification and continuous improvement.
• Provide leadership for major initiatives and transformations impacting the talent technology landscape, managing dependencies, risks, resources, and stakeholder alignment across multiple workstreams.
• Manage day-to-day team operations and people leadership responsibilities, including hiring, coaching, performance management, resource planning, workload prioritization, and development of team capabilities.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

Education:

• Typically requires a Bachelor’s degree in a business-related field.

Work Experience:

• At least 4 years of experience in HR Technology, HRIS, HR Product Management, or a related technology function, including experience supporting enterprise HR platforms.
• Experience leading technology initiatives and partnering with HR and business stakeholders to translate business needs into technology solutions.
• Experience leading employees, product teams, projects, or cross-functional initiatives.

Knowledge / Skills / Abilities:

• Strong understanding of HR technology and the talent lifecycle, including recruiting, onboarding, learning, talent management, and performance.
• Strong technology and product mindset with the ability to translate business strategy into product roadmaps, capabilities, and prioritized investments.
• Ability to think strategically while maintaining sufficient technical and functional depth to guide solution design and challenge proposed approaches.
• Demonstrated ability to lead and develop high-performing teams.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with an emphasis on simplification, scalability, automation, and user experience.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to communicate complex technology concepts to non-technical audiences.
• Ability to manage multiple product areas, priorities, and initiatives in a complex global environment.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources Management or Information Technology.

Knowledge / Skills / Abilities:

• Workday experience strongly preferred, particularly with Recruiting, Learning, Talent, Performance, Skills, or related capabilities.
• Experience managing or developing HR Technology Product Owners or product-oriented teams.
• Experience establishing and managing product roadmaps, governance, intake/prioritization processes, and technology portfolios.
• Experience with global HR technology implementations or operating technology solutions across multiple countries and employee populations.
• Familiarity with AI, automation, integrations, analytics, and emerging HR technology capabilities.
• Experience working within a complex enterprise HR technology ecosystem involving Workday and complementary third-party platforms.

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