Senior People Technology Product Manager, Workday Talent Acquisition
About The Position
Gilead is seeking a Senior People Technology Product Manager, Workday Talent Acquisition, for its People Technology team within HR. The role owns the Workday Talent Acquisition product and drives its roadmap, architecture, configuration, and integration strategy across Workday Recruiting and related hiring technologies, including HiredScore and Paradox. The position combines technical expertise, product management, and solution design to deliver robust, scalable, and compliant solutions aligned with business outcomes. The product manager leads end-to-end delivery of talent acquisition initiatives and partners with Talent Acquisition, HR, IT, and other teams to improve hiring technology and the candidate, recruiter, and hiring manager experience. The role also evaluates AI and automation opportunities, assesses Workday releases, supports recruiting analytics, and maintains relevant regulatory and internal-controls compliance. The position is based in Foster City, California, with a hybrid work arrangement.
Requirements
- 8 or more years of relevant experience with a BS/BA, or 6 or more years of relevant experience with an MS/MA or MBA.
- 8 or more years of experience implementing and supporting Workday applications, including at least 5 years focused on Workday Recruiting or Talent Acquisition technology.
- Bachelor's degree in information systems, Human Resources, Business, a related field, or equivalent experience.
- 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.
- Proven success delivering talent acquisition products that connect multiple systems and produce measurable business impact on hiring speed, quality, and experience.
- Strategic thinking and ability to link product outcomes to organizational goals.
- Strong stakeholder management and storytelling skills to align diverse teams around a clear vision.
Nice To Haves
- 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.
- Workday Pro certification in Recruiting or additional Workday certifications.
Responsibilities
- Act as product owner and Workday Talent Acquisition subject matter expert, designing and implementing scalable solutions across Workday Recruiting, HiredScore, 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 ensure cohesive architecture, mitigate downstream impacts, and shape the product roadmap.
- 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, in alignment with Responsible AI governance.
- Ensure technology supports business transaction, reporting, and analytical needs, including time-to-fill, pipeline health, and source effectiveness metrics.
- Work with data engineering teams as appropriate to ensure accuracy and completeness of workforce data lake information.
- Stay current with Workday releases and evaluate new Recruiting and Talent Acquisition features for adoption.
- Maintain compliance with GDPR, OFCCP, EEO, and Sarbanes-Oxley controls.
- Create inclusion, develop talent, and empower teams in keeping with People Leader accountabilities.
Benefits
- Discretionary annual bonus eligibility.
- Discretionary stock-based long-term incentives; eligibility may vary by role.
- Paid time off.
- Company-sponsored medical insurance.
- Company-sponsored dental insurance.
- Company-sponsored vision insurance.
- Company-sponsored life insurance.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
