Manager, Talent and Learning Technology

GEICO Norwalk; Bethesda (MD); On-site; USD 110,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

GEICO is seeking a Manager of People Tech Engineering to lead the Talent Management and Learning technology team, steering configuration, testing, and deployment of HR processes within Workday. The role coaches engineers, aligns with business partners, and drives scalable, compliant solutions across the HR tech stack.

This leadership position focuses on delivering capability for Talent Management and Learning, ensuring clear direction, priority, and efficient execution in production environments.

Qualifications

• 5-7+ years of HR technology, program and process experience.
• 2+ years leading an HR Technology Team.
• 2+ years working on a talent management or learning team, either as a leader or individual contributor.
• Workday Talent PRO certification preferred.
• Workday Learning PRO certification preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead the activities of configuration and reporting engineers who design and improve user experience for HR processes inside GEICO’s People Group.
• Coach and develop a team of engineers responsible for scoping and planning work, capturing requirements, defining configuration, and leading testing for changes.
• Implement change into production with effective transition and include testing and deployment planning.
• Balance capacity planning, prioritization, and partner alignment to deliver value to business partners.
• Promote standardization, compliance, documentation discipline, and sustainable operating practices across Workday SKUs.

Skills

HR technology

Team leadership

Talent management

Learning tech

Workday PRO certifications

Tools

Workday

Workday Talent PRO

Workday Learning PRO

Job description

Why Join GEICO?

At GEICO, we offer a rewarding career where your ambitions are met with endless possibilities.

Why Join GEICO?

At GEICO, we offer a rewarding career where your ambitions are met with endless possibilities.

Every day we honor our iconic brand by offering quality coverage to millions of customers and being there when they need us most.

We thrive on relentless innovation to exceed our customers' expectations while making a real impact on local communities nationwide.

Founded in 1936, GEICO is a member of the Berkshire Hathaway family of companies and one of the largest auto insurers in the United States. When you join our company, we want you to feel valued, supported, and proud to work here. That's why we offer the GEICO Pledge: Great Company, Great Culture, Great Rewards, and Great Careers.

A Manager of People Tech Engineering leads the activities of configuration and reporting engineers who design and improve user experience, revise existing business process configurations, and introduce new technologies that support Human Resource processes and programs inside GEICO’s People Group department.

This leader will focus primarily on Talent Management and Learning and will coach and develop a team of engineers who are responsible for consulting with business partners to scope and plan work, capture business process requirements, define configuration, create and lead testing for changes and effectively implement change into a production environment.

This lead leader will balance working with partners to identify and scope work that is prioritized and planned based on capacity with developing a high performing team of associates who have clarity and direction to move efficiently and effectively for the benefit of their business partners.

Essential Functions

• Lead a high-performing team, including directing and managing the work of others, conducting regular check-ins to ensure each member of the team has clarity and is on track.’
• Facilitate processes associated with the employee lifecycle, ensuring associates have access to development, real-time feedback, formal feedback and line of sight to the value they add to GEICO.
• Align with leadership – inside People Tech and larger People Group organization - to ensure work is scoped and scaled within conditions of satisfaction with an eye to capacity planning and prioritization.
• Manage the long-term Talent and Learning Tech roadmaps, including scope, milestones, deliverables, dependencies, resources, risks, issues, and decision points.
• Oversee Talent and Learning Tech team and individual activities, performance, deliverables, and issue resolution to ensure alignment with expectations, standards, and approved scope.
• Prepare senior leader-level reporting, presentations, and communications that summarize progress, risks, decisions, and escalations.
• Drive delivery and execution activities across the team, through process design, configuration, testing, deployment planning, and transition to support.
• Identify and manage resource constraints, delivery risks, control impacts, and cross-functional dependencies; recommend mitigation plans and elevate issues as needed.
• Promote standardization, compliance, documentation discipline, and sustainable operating practices throughout the team-supported Workday SKUs.

Required Qualifications And Experience

• 5-7+ years of HR technology, program and process experience
• 2+ years leading an HR Technology Team
• 2+ years working on a talent management or learning team, either as a leader or individual contributor preferred
• Workday Talent PRO certification preferred
• Workday Learning PRO certification preferred

Annual Salary

$110,000.00 - $230,000.00

The above annual salary range is a general guideline. Multiple factors are taken into consideration to arrive at the final hourly rate/ annual salary to be offered to the selected candidate. Factors include, but are not limited to, the scope and responsibilities of the role, the selected candidate’s work experience, education and training, the work location as well as market and business considerations.

GEICO will consider sponsoring a new qualified applicant for employment authorization for this position.

The GEICO Pledge

Great Company:

Protecting customers through life’s twists and turns with innovation and integrity.

Great Careers:

Personalized development programs, mentorship, and certification assistance.

Great Culture:

Inclusive and collaborative culture rooted in shared success.

Great Rewards:

Competitive pay, benefits, and flexibility to support your well-being and future.

The equal employment opportunity policy of the GEICO Companies provides for a fair and equal employment opportunity for all associates and job applicants regardless of race, color, religious creed, national origin, ancestry, age, gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, familial status, disability or genetic information, in compliance with applicable federal, state and local law. GEICO hires and promotes individuals solely on the basis of their qualifications for the job to be filled.

GEICO reasonably accommodates qualified individuals with disabilities to enable them to receive equal employment opportunity and/or perform the essential functions of the job, unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship to the Company. This applies to all applicants and associates. GEICO also provides a work environment in which each associate is able to be productive and work to the best of their ability. We do not condone or tolerate an atmosphere of intimidation or harassment. We expect and require the cooperation of all associates in maintaining an atmosphere free from discrimination and harassment with mutual respect by and for all associates and applicants.