Senior HR Technology Leader

Stand Together; Arlington (VA); On-site; USD 160,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

6% 401(k) match

Health and dental plans

Wellness and mental health support

Flexible time off

Job summary

StandTogether is seeking a Senior HR Technology Product Manager to lead the HRIS landscape (UKG) and supporting systems across Talent. You’ll partner with HR Leadership and IT to shape platform strategy, improve system health, and align decisions with governance and architecture best practices.

In this role, you will translate priorities into clear roadmaps, stabilize partially built implementations, and drive enterprise-wide HR tech initiatives with a principled, data-driven approach.

Qualifications

• Experience owning or managing enterprise technology platforms such as HRIS/ERP systems.
• Ability to translate complex business needs into system strategy, governance, and execution plans.
• Proven cross-functional collaboration with HR, IT, and data teams.
• Technical foundation to inform product thinking and system architecture decisions.
• Familiarity with HRIS platforms (UKG/Workday) and data governance.
• Experience implementing governance models and prioritization frameworks in complex environments.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary IT partner for HR technology, linking HR leadership and IT to build a shared platform roadmap.
• Assess and stabilize the current HR tech ecosystem, identify gaps, clarify ownership, and define a path forward.
• Define POV documentation for HR systems and the broader tech landscape.
• Establish a single intake and prioritization model for HR technology work and align with HR/IT stakeholders.
• Translate recurring system pain points into actionable improvements and coordinate tests and releases.
• Collaborate with Enterprise IT and shared services to align HR system and data architecture.
• Ensure HR technology decisions support data reliability, analytics, and AI enablement.

Skills

Enterprise HRIS

Product management

Cross-functional collaboration

Data analytics

System governance

Cloud integrations

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

UKG

Workday

ERP

Job description

Stand Together is a philanthropic community that helps America’s boldest changemakers tackle the root causes of our country’s biggest problems, from education to the economy, broken communities, and toxic division, among dozens of other pressing issues. We provide our partners with access to resources including funding, thought leadership, a network of peers, and a playbook for applying proven principles to transform lives and society.

Stand Together is a philanthropic community that helps America's boldest changemakers tackle the root causes of our country’s biggest problems, from education to the economy, broken communities, and toxic division, among dozens of other pressing issues. We provide our partners with access to resources including funding, thought leadership, a network of peers, and a playbook for applying proven principles to transform lives and society.

As the Senior HR Technology Product Manager, you will serve as the strategic technology partner for StandTogether’sbroader people technology landscape — bringing structure, clarity, and forward momentum to how we leverageour HRIS (UKG)and supporting systems across the full Talent function, including recruiting, learning, performance, reporting, and related people systems.

Success in this role is rooted in partnership — working alongsideHR Leadership and IT to shape platform strategy, improve system health, and ensure HR technology decisions are made with intention and architectural rigor. You will bring enterprise applicationexpertiseand principled product thinking to a domain that is partially built and ready for focused leadership.

This role sits at the intersection of People, Enterprise Applications, and Data — translating HR priorities into clear system strategies, governance frameworks, and execution plans that reduce friction and enable the Peoplefunctionto scale.

How You Will Contribute

• Serve as the primary IT partner for HR technology, connectingHRleadershipand Enterprise IT tobuild a shared platform strategy and roadmap

• Assess and stabilize the current state of the HR technology ecosystem,identifyinggaps, clarifying ownership, and building a clear path forward

• Define andmaintainclear point-of-view (POV) documentation for HR systems and the broadertechnology landscape

• Establish and run a single intake and prioritization model for HRtechnologywork, ensuring the roadmap reflects the right prioritiesacrossHR and ITstakeholders

• Translate recurring system pain points into structured improvement opportunities,and coordinate changes, testing, and releases with clear communication to all affected stakeholders

• Partner with Enterprise IT teams (Enterprise Apps, Enterprise Data) and other shared services,including Accounting/Finance and Infrastructure,to align HR system and data architecture solutions as needed

• Ensure HRtechnology decisionsare aligned with data reliability, analytics, and AI enablement initiatives

• Apply IT best practices and enterprise application governance principles to bring consistency and reliability to the HR technology environment

What You Will Bring

• Experience owning or managing enterprise technology platforms such asERP,HRIS,or comparable application ecosystems

• A technical foundation that informs product thinking. You understand how systems are built, not just how they are used

• Demonstrated ability to translate complex business needs into system strategy, governance frameworks, and execution plans

• Experience working cross-functionally across business stakeholders, IT, anddata teams,comfortable operating at the intersection of all three

• Proven ability to assess, stabilize, and improve partially built or inherited technology implementations

• Comfort navigating ambiguity and exercising principled judgment in a fast-moving environment

• Enthusiasm to contribute to StandTogether'svision and approach to solving problems, witha commitment to stewarding our culture, which champions valuesthat includetransformation, innovation,entrepreneurship, humility, and respect

Standout Candidates Will Bring

• Backgroundspanningtechnical delivery and productmanagement. Youhave built things and owned things.

• Familiarity with UKG, Workday, ADP, or comparable HRIS platforms.Domain exposureishelpfulcontext,not the primary differentiator. Strong people-systemsexpertiseexistsinternally,and this knowledge can be built on the job

• Experience implementing governance models, RACI frameworks, or prioritizationframeworksin a complex stakeholder environment

• Working knowledge of how enterprise systems connect, including data flows, integrations, or cloud platforms, and comfort asking the right questions of technical partners

• Familiarity with Koch companies orPrincipleBased Managementis a plus, though notrequired

What We Offer

• Competitive benefits

• : Enjoy a 6% 401(k) match with immediate vesting, flexible time off, comprehensive health and dental plans, plus wellness and mental health support through Peloton and Talkspace.

• A meaningful career:Join a passionate community of over 1,400 employees dedicated to improving lives and driving innovative solutions to complex social challenges.

• Commitment to growth:Thrive in a non-hierarchical environment that empowers employees to discover, develop and apply their unique talents.

• Competitive compensation:Our approach rewards the value you create through competitive salaries and bonus opportunities, allowing you toshare inthe success you help drive.

$160,000 - $200,000 a year

For this role, the anticipated base salary range is $160,000–$200,000 per year. This role may also be eligible for additional bonus compensation designed to align total compensation with an employee’s overall contribution to the organization.

Our Principles-Based Management™ (PBM) compensation philosophy is grounded in an individualized approach that rewards the long-term value each person creates for the organization. Compensation decisions are informed by a variety of factors, including relevant experience, capabilities,demonstratedskills, role responsibilities, and expected contribution. Consistent with this approach, base salary may vary within or outside of theanticipatedrange based on these considerations

Our Values:Working for an organization within the Stand Together philanthropic community is different from many other places. The culture is deeply rooted in Principle Based Management® (PBM®), a framework guided by the principles that drive human progress, such as dignity, openness, and bottom-up empowerment. PBM® empowers employees to be entrepreneurial, to innovate, and to continually drive transformation.

We believe diversity fuels creativity, broadens knowledge, and helps drive success. That is why we’re proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and strive to treat all employees and applicants with honesty, dignity, and respect.