Workday Technology Program Manager
Workday Technology Program Manager
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About the role:
As a key member of the People Technology & Operations team you will be instrumental in the continued expansion and deployment of Workday functionality. You will partner with Samsaras key stakeholders to implement streamlined operations processes and optimal technology solutions for our People Team programs. You are comfortable acting as an internal consultant to global HR and business stakeholders and can showcase your experience in HR and Workday to develop lasting solutions that solve complex business challenges. Lastly you are highly driven and bring demonstrated experience succeeding in high-growth fast-paced organizations.
This role is open to candidates residing in the US except Alaska Austin Metro Boulder Metro California Chicago Metro Connecticut Dallas Metro Denver Metro Houston Metro Maryland Massachusetts New Jersey New York Rhode Island Seattle Metro and Washington D.C.
You should apply if:
- You want to impact the industries that run our world: Your efforts will result in real-world impacthelping to keep the lights on get food into grocery stores reduce emissions and most importantly ensure workers return home safely.
- You are the architect of your own career: If you put in the work this role wont be your last at Samsara. We set up our employees for success and have built a culture that encourages rapid career development and countless opportunities to experiment and master your craft in a hyper-growth environment.
- Youre energized by our opportunity: The vision we have to digitize large sectors of the global economy requires your full focus and best efforts to bring forth creative ambitious ideas for our customers.
- You want to be with the best: At Samsara we win together celebrate together and support each other. You will be surrounded by a high-caliber team that will encourage you to do your best.
In this role you will:
- Act as the primary technical point of contact for program status tradeoffs and decision-making escalating risks and unblocking teams as needed.
- Perform scrum master duties for the People Technology team
- Facilitate standard agile meetings - standups sprint planning retrospectives demos roadmap reviews with stakeholders
- Initial triage and fine tuning prioritization for planning including backlog grooming
- Responsible for planning and developing solutions by working with Technical Lead(s) and architects to identify and address dependencies and resolve any blockers
- Manage Workday release planning and communications
- Build and drive detailed program plans including schedules resource allocation and risk mitigation strategies
- Facilitate cross-functional technical reviews and ensure timely execution across People Finance and IT applications
- Identify and manage technical interdependencies between People Tech Finance IT and Recruiting
- Responsible for utilizing Agile tools such as Jira Confluence and Zendesk
- Act as the primary technical point of contact for program status tradeoffs and decision-making escalating risks and unblocking teams as needed
- Champion role model and embed Samsaras cultural principles (Focus on Customer Success Build for the Long Term Adopt a Growth Mindset Be Inclusive Win as a Team) as we scale globally and across new offices
Minimum requirements for the role:
- 5 years of professional experience working for fast-growing global companies
- 3 years experience in Workday
- 1 years experience as a scrum master
- Experience in Workday business process deployments
- Experience mapping multi-application data flows
- Ability to prioritize workload and deliver enhancements or fixes on time without supervision. Provide accurate timelines follow-up and required documentation for change management
An ideal candidate also has:
- Experience with Greenhouse Okta Adaptive Jira and Zendesk
- Knowledge of cross functional organization processes: Cost Center Updates Open Enrollment Headcount Management
Required Experience:
Manager
Employment Type
Full Time
