Senior Manager, Global HR Technology

Wabtec Corporation•Pittsburgh, PA

41d•Hybrid

About The Position

It's not just about your career or job title… It's about who you are and the impact you will make on the world. Because whether it's for each other or our customers, we put People First. When our people come together, we Expand the Possible and continuously look for ways to improve what we create and how we do it. If you are constantly striving to grow, you're in good company. We are revolutionizing the way the world moves for future generations, and we want someone who is ready to move with us. Who will you be working with? In this role, the successful candidate is a strong people leader who will work in close partnership with Wabtec HR, IT leaders, and other impacted stakeholders to define the global HR IT Product Strategy. Tactically, this role is responsible for overseeing, designing and implementing solutions that address the organization's evolving HR business requirements. By driving new opportunities and managing organizational change within the HR function, the candidate will play a key part in supporting critical HR initiatives. Furthermore, this position will represent and integrate these strategic and operational changes within enterprise HR systems. The goal is to ensure seamless alignment and effective support for vital HR efforts throughout the organization. How will you make a difference? The Senior Manager, Global HR Technology is responsible for leading, mentoring, and growing a global technical team, as well as defining and managing the associated operational processes required to achieve successful implementations of Wabtec's HR pillar systems. In this role, strong emphasis is placed on managing project scope to avoid unnecessary expansion that could jeopardize timely delivery and distract from the core business objectives. The manager must demonstrate foresight in anticipating challenges and requirements for implementing changes, ensuring the team remains focused on addressing business needs. This position is accountable for delivering successful project outcomes, managing priorities in close collaboration with HR counterparts, and ensuring all initiatives are executed efficiently and effectively. The timely and accurate execution of these initiatives is critical, as they directly impact essential functions such as employee payroll, timekeeping, and compliance, some requirements driven by mergers and acquisitions (M&A) and/or alignment with key compliance requirements and other regulatory obligations.

Requirements

Eight (8) years minimum industry experience in Information Technology and/or supporting HR systems and their related data, with a strong preference given to first-hand experience and deep knowledge of at least 3 of Workday modules: payroll, timekeeping, absence, Talent/Performance, T&E, Benefits/Comp, Security, HCM, to name a few.
Bachelor's degree in computer science or "STEM" Majors (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) or related IT Program Mgmt and HR Systems equivalent experience required
3+ plus years managing a team of individual contributors to include project managers, technical analysts and architects.
Stated willingness to work non-standard hours/workdays on occasion and as needed to support major implementations and break/fix scenarios that are impacting operations
Stated willingness to travel domestically and internationally to support implementations as needed. Expected annual travel is <20% but may fluctuate based on cyclical business needs

Nice To Haves

Deep past/present hands-on Workday experience, certified on named modules
HR-related certifications such as HRIS, Compliance, Payroll, etc.
PMP or Agile Scrum certification(s): Example: Scrum Agile experience leading scrum of scrum teams supporting multiple products and business processes and global regional requirements
Technical management of, or hands-on experience with, Smart Recruiters, UKG, ADP Payroll applications, including experience with EU ADP implementations
Strong understanding of Industry-best HR practices, workflows and processes and how to implement that best within Workday itself
Skilled in preparing and presenting project related information across all levels
Change agent mentality - Proactively learns new processes, identifies opportunities for improvement while promoting their adoption
Demonstrated leadership experience through managing direct reports or experience with regular and dedicated coaching/mentoring
Excellent team player - inclusive and collaborative approach to solve problems and create value for stakeholders.
Highly self-motivated

Responsibilities

Manage and lead a staff of exempt employees and contingent sponsorships as well as perform external vendor management. Team size may vary to support business needs
Proactively Identify resource needs and preferred geographic location to achieve goals
Develop, refine and document HR functional team and IT HR teams' respective roles and responsibilities aligned to [ideally] scrum/agile operating rhythms and rituals
Develop and motivate team to create a high performing environment and culture
Monitor and review the performance of staff members, including annual HR cycle activities (i.e. goal setting, performance review(s), employee engagement and growth, hiring process, LEAD Program support, etc.)
Provide leadership and mentoring to ensure clean execution of wing-to-wing HR Implementation projects from design to handoff of aftercare support. Ensure project milestones are achieved
Drive project rigor that may include the required documents such as project charter, RACI, scope, schedule and budget. Ensure team schedules and facilitates stakeholder reviews and obtain required approvals to proceed
Maintain HR Product Strategy and Roadmap documentation, reviewed with senior leadership and stakeholders on a bi-annual basis
Engage and ensure active SME representation in all phases of a project to achieve a successful rollout and adoption. Leverage and follow standardized processes and policies wherever possible
Facilitate the collaboration with other application owners on integrations
Identify product features and associated benefits, and collaborate with the Product Owner to drive prioritization discussions with Executive leadership and relevant stakeholders
Engage and maintain relationships with critical stakeholders to ensure common business goals are achieved
Manage budget for HR space; including reviewing the actuals and updating your forecast on a monthly basis;
Manage prioritization of requirements, feature delivery; coordinate cut-over and implementation plans where needed to support team
Other duties as assigned or required for success