Senior People Technology Product Manager, Workday Talent Acquisition

Gilead Sciences•Foster City, CA

6d•$146,540 - $189,640•Hybrid

About The Position

Gilead is seeking a Senior People Technology Product Manager to join its People Technology team within HR. The role owns the Workday Talent Acquisition product and its roadmap, architecture, configuration, and integration strategies for Workday Recruiting and related hiring technologies, including Hired Score and Paradox. The position combines technical expertise, product management, and solution design to deliver scalable, compliant solutions aligned with business outcomes and improve candidate, recruiter, and hiring manager experiences through innovation, AI, and automation. The role is based in Foster City, California, with a hybrid work arrangement. It provides product ownership and subject-matter expertise across the hire-to-onboard lifecycle, including recruiting processes, integrations, analytics, and compliance. The position also evaluates Workday releases and hiring technology opportunities while supporting People Leader accountabilities to create inclusion, develop talent, and empower teams.

Requirements

At least 8 years of relevant experience with a BS/BA, or at least 6 years of relevant experience with an MS/MA or MBA.
Bachelor’s degree in information systems, Human Resources, Business, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
Strategic thinking that connects product outcomes to organizational goals.
Strong stakeholder management and storytelling skills to align diverse teams around a clear vision.

Nice To Haves

At least 8 years of experience implementing and supporting Workday applications, including at least 5 years focused on Workday Recruiting or Talent Acquisition technology.
Experience as a product or technical lead on multiple full life-cycle Workday Recruiting implementations, especially involving HiredScore and Paradox.
Experience delivering Workday Talent Acquisition capabilities such as Recruiting, Career Sites, Interview Scheduling, and Candidate Engagement.
Deep knowledge of the Workday business process framework, reporting, calculated fields, and security, particularly for recruiting.
Experience supporting global or multi-country recruiting processes and country-specific hiring, data privacy, and compliance requirements.
Demonstrated success delivering talent acquisition products that connect multiple systems and measurably improve hiring speed, quality, and experience.
Workday Pro certification in Recruiting or additional Workday certifications.

Responsibilities

Serve as product owner and Workday Talent Acquisition subject-matter expert, designing and implementing durable, scalable solutions across Workday Recruiting, Hired Score, and Paradox.
Lead end-to-end delivery of Workday Talent Acquisition initiatives, including requirements gathering, solution design, configuration, testing, deployment, and post-implementation support.
Provide techno-functional guidance across the hire-to-onboard lifecycle, including requisitions, job profiles and postings, candidate experience and career sites, offers, internal mobility, onboarding, recruiting security, and reporting.
Partner with Talent Acquisition, HR, IT, and cross-functional teams to coordinate architecture, mitigate downstream impacts, and shape the product roadmap in balance with immediate hiring needs and long-term platform health.
Partner with IT and manage integration design across the recruiting technology ecosystem, including background checks, assessments, CRM, sourcing, job boards, interview scheduling, and HRIS integrations.
Evaluate and drive adoption of AI and automation in hiring, including Workday AI capabilities for job description generation and skills and candidate matching, in alignment with Responsible AI governance.
Ensure technology supports business transaction, reporting, and analytical needs, including time-to-fill, pipeline health, and source effectiveness.
Work with data engineering teams as appropriate to ensure workforce data lake accuracy and completeness.
Monitor Workday releases and evaluate new Recruiting and Talent Acquisition features for adoption.
Maintain compliance with GDPR, OFCCP, EEO, and Sarbanes-Oxley controls.
Create inclusion by understanding the value of diverse teams, modeling inclusion, and embedding diversity in how teams are supported and led.
Develop talent by understanding employees’ skills, experiences, aspirations, and potential and providing feedback, coaching, and insight to support development.
Empower teams by connecting them to organizational goals and purpose, removing barriers, and strengthening organizational connections.