People Analytics & Systems Program Manager

Illumio • Sunnyvale, CA

6d • $125,000 - $144,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

Illumio is seeking a People Analytics & Systems Program Manager to join their People Operations team. This role is crucial for optimizing the technology, processes, and data that power Illumio’s People technology ecosystem and support its global workforce. The position involves driving the end-to-end roadmap for People Analytics and Workday, from design and build to deployment and continuous enhancement. The successful candidate will deliver actionable analytics to enable data-driven decision-making, partner with various departments to ensure systems support global readiness, and uphold data governance and compliance standards.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in HRIS/People Systems with deep, hands-on Workday analytics expertise (dashboards, embedded analytics).
• Experience in SaaS or high growth tech is strongly preferred.
• Experience delivering Workday enhancements, and cross-functional system rollouts.
• Strong analytical capabilities with a track record of building dashboards and delivering meaningful insights.
• Skilled project manager able to manage multiple complex initiatives in a fast-paced, scaling environment.
• Demonstrated experience applying AI-enabled analytics and automation within HR systems (e.g., Workday, Microsoft Fabric) to improve data insights, operational efficiency, and employee experience.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to partner effectively across technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience required.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with Microsoft Fabric highly desired.
• Experience with systems such as ServiceNow and CultureAmp is a plus.
• Workday certification(s), and/or data privacy certifications preferred.

Responsibilities

• Partner with People leaders to shape the People Systems and Analytics roadmap, ensuring Workday/Fabric and connected tools deliver scalable, employee-centric workflows.
• Translate business needs into efficient processes and drive adoption and continuous improvement across the HR tech ecosystem.
• Establish and uphold clear data governance, ownership, and standards across all People processes to ensure accuracy, transparency, and audit readiness.
• Design, maintain, and enhance Fabric dashboards and analytics to support workforce planning, leadership reporting, and operational decision-making.
• Identify trends, risks, and opportunities across the employee lifecycle to drive data-driven People strategies.
• Partner with HRBPs, Recruiting, Compensation, Finance, HRIS, IT, and Legal to ensure regulatory compliance and build necessary reports and dashboards.
• Manage global compliance programs (GDPR, CCPA, SOC2, SOX) and lead risk assessments for People processes in partnership with Legal, Security, and IT.
• Provide training, documentation, and support to users to drive system adoption, data accuracy, and compliance consistency.
• Drive cross-functional alignment with Finance, IT, Legal, Security, and the broader People Team to ensure initiatives meet business needs and scale effectively.
• Drive business process optimization and provide ongoing support to users to ensure data accuracy and compliance consistency.
• Lead other projects as required.

Benefits

• Illumio believes that an environment of unique backgrounds, experiences, viewpoints, and individual contributions drives our success and makes us stronger together. We are dedicated to creating and maintaining a diverse culture and emphasizing inclusion and belonging.
• Illumio believes that an environment of unique backgrounds, experiences, viewpoints, and individual contributions creates a culture of belonging, drives our future, and makes us stronger together in support of our customers and their success.
• All official job offers from our company are extended directly by our recruitment team and will be sent through an official E-Signature document for your review and signature.
• We do not ask for any personal information in the process of extending offers of employment, such as financial details or social security numbers.
• Upon acceptance of any offer, we will request such information as part of the onboarding process prior to or on your first day of employment, and only after completing a background check through an authorized third-party vendor.
• If you receive any communication asking for personal details outside of these processes, please contact us immediately to verify the authenticity of the request.
• Your security is important to us, and we are committed to a safe and transparent hiring experience.
• For roles in San Francisco and Los Angeles: Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance and the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring, Illumio will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level