Dataiku - Senior Manager, People Systems

• Participate in People Team Leadership meetings (and others as needed) to ensure clear communication relative to project timelines, deliverables and cross-functional dependencies • Provide technical and functional leadership for the exploration, evaluation, recommendation, design, and configuration of new features and functionalities within Workday, and other ancillary systems • Collaborate with leaders from the People Team, Finance, IT, and other stakeholders to gather system requirements and translate them into effective Workday solutions • Configure, test, validate, and implement changes in Workday, ensuring the overall integrity of the Workday platform and that all components of the technical architecture are properly integrated and maintained • Create and maintain the documentation of systems related procedures and processes; develop user guides as needed • Manage and develop a team of analysts, setting objectives that align with team and company strategy • Implement HRIS best practices and identify automation opportunities within key business processes • Implement and adhere to public company ready ITGC’s as well as best practice business process controls within the People Systems landscape • 6+ years of configuration experience with Workday HCM including business process framework, security, and general system administration • 3+ years leading an HRIS team • Expertise in at least three additional Workday functional areas (Advanced Compensation, Benefits, Absence, Talent & Performance, Time Tracking, Payroll etc) • Possess a mastery of report writing, calculated fields, and EIBs • Able to manage competing priorities, solve problems quickly, and work independently • Excellent Communication Skills:  Ability to concisely explain complex cross-functional processes. Ability to create clear/simple documentation - process guides & diagrams. • Strong written and verbal communication skills • Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills • Strong project management skills with the ability to lead and drive system implementation and enhancement projects • Ability to evaluate new vendors/products that can bring meaningful ROI on behalf of the organization (particularly related to GenAI) • Preference given to candidates based within the EST timezone, but open to the CST timezone for the right candidate • Workday consulting experience a strong plus • Experience managing and troubleshooting Workday integrations (XLSTs, Core Connectors, Studio, RaaS, etc) • Experience with maintaining/updating payroll/equity integrations (e.g. ADP/Deel, and Shareworks) • Experience with Greenhouse ATS • Experience working in a global public organization • Familiarity with SOX compliance / ITGC’s • Interest and/or experience with data visualization, GenAI, and iPass solutions are a plus • Ability to architect multi-step AI workflows that automate Workday and HR processes end-to-end (e.g., onboarding orchestration, policy Q&A, document generation • Ability to build or govern Claude, Gemini, Workato, GPT-based plugins, or similar tools embedded in HRIS workflows • Data privacy guardrails, bias risk in AI-assisted decisions (compensation, performance), auditability of AI outputs in a SOX-adjacent and Global compliance environment