Senior Workday HR Technology Program Manager

Essex Property Trust; Irvine (CA); Hybrid; USD 107,000 - 135,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision

Paid parental leave

401k match

Holidays & PTO

Housing discount

Job summary

Essex Property Trust in Irvine, CA is seeking a Program Manager, Workday HR Technology to lead strategic Workday initiatives that enhance the employee experience and drive operational efficiency across California and Washington.

You will partner with HR, IT, Finance, and Operations to deliver HR technology solutions, manage releases, and oversee integrations with vendors, ensuring successful adoption across a geographically distributed workforce.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• 5+ years project/program management experience, with 3+ years managing HRIS‑specific projects.
• Experience with Workday HRIS and HR technology
• Experience supporting multi-entity, multi-state organizations.
• Strong understanding of PM methodologies (Agile, Waterfall, hybrid) and tools.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end Workday implementation and enhancements across HCM, Payroll, Learning, Talent, Recruiting, Compensation and Time & Absence modules.
• Serve as primary liaison between HR, Payroll, Finance, Operations, IT and third-party partners.
• Coordinate HR system support for acquisitions, dispositions, and portfolio changes including new entity setup and org restructuring.
• Project manage and oversee integrations between HR systems (Workday) and third-party vendors.
• Develop and maintain project plans, budgets, timelines, and status reports; update steering committees.
• Manage bi-annual Workday releases and assess impact on operations and processes.
• Lead UAT cycles with stakeholders and end users; manage access and proficiency differences.
• Maintain vendor relationships and project status; identify opportunities to streamline HR processes.
• Support change management for HR Technology initiatives; coordinate training and communications.
• Maintain HR Technology communications on intranet for end users.

Skills

Project management

Workday HRIS

Agile/Waterfall hybrid

Stakeholder communication

Multi-entity operations

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Smartsheet

MS Project

Jira

Asana

Job description

Essex Property Trust in Irvine, CA is seeking a Program Manager, Workday HR Technology to lead strategic Workday initiatives that enhance the employee experience and drive operational efficiency across California and Washington.

You will partner with HR, IT, Finance, and Operations to deliver HR technology solutions, manage releases, and oversee integrations with vendors, ensuring successful adoption across a geographically distributed workforce.