Manager, HR Technology – Talent Products
About The Position
The Manager, HR Technology – Talent Products leads the strategy and product roadmap for HR technology across Recruiting, Onboarding, Learning, Talent Management, and Performance. The role provides strategic leadership for Workday and the broader talent technology ecosystem, aligning technology investments with HR and business priorities while identifying opportunities to expand platform capabilities, simplify systems, and improve the end-to-end user experience. This hands-on leader partners with HR functional leaders and other stakeholders to translate business strategies, challenges, and emerging needs into technology capabilities and prioritized investments. The Manager drives continuous innovation and modernization by evaluating Workday functionality, AI and automation capabilities, emerging HR technologies, and industry trends. The role promotes scalable, intuitive, and integrated solution design; monitors product performance and user experience; and leads major initiatives and transformations across the talent technology landscape. The Manager leads and develops HR Technology Product Owners, setting priorities, accountability, roadmaps, and development opportunities. The role also manages day-to-day team operations, including hiring, coaching, performance management, resource planning, workload prioritization, and capability development.
Requirements
- Typically requires a bachelor's degree in a business-related field.
- 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.
- 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.
Nice To Haves
- Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources Management or Information Technology.
- Workday experience, 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 and 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.
Responsibilities
- Lead the HR technology strategy and product roadmap across Recruiting, Onboarding, Learning, Talent Management, and Performance.
- Provide strategic leadership for Workday and the broader talent technology ecosystem, identifying opportunities to expand capabilities, simplify the technology landscape, and improve user experience.
- Lead and develop HR Technology Product Owners, establishing priorities, accountability, product roadmaps, and development opportunities.
- Partner with HR functional leaders and stakeholders to understand business strategies and needs and translate them into technology capabilities and prioritized investments.
- Evaluate Workday functionality, AI and automation capabilities, emerging HR technologies, and industry trends to drive innovation and modernization.
- Promote end-to-end solution design that is scalable, intuitive, globally consistent where appropriate, and integrated across the HR technology ecosystem.
- Monitor product performance and user experience using data, stakeholder feedback, service trends, and other insights to identify improvement opportunities.
- Lead major initiatives and transformations affecting talent technology, managing dependencies, risks, resources, and stakeholder alignment across workstreams.
- Manage team operations and people leadership responsibilities, including hiring, coaching, performance management, resource planning, workload prioritization, and team development.
Benefits
- Competitive total rewards package
- Continuing education and training
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Disability insurance
- 401(k) contributions
- Paid time off
- For employees working fewer than 30 hours per week on average: access to the Employee Assistance Program, Employee Resource Groups, and the Employee Service Corp.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
