Senior Workday & People Systems Lead

Guild; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); Remote; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

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Competitive total compensation

Health care benefits

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Job summary

Guild is seeking a Senior Manager, People Tech to own the configuration, administration, and day-to-day operation of Workday and related People Systems across the organization. You will partner with stakeholders to gather requirements, deliver scalable solutions, and ensure data integrity and compliance.

The role leads a small team, drives continuous improvement, and supports audits and control processes, with a focus on operational efficiency and high-quality service delivery.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5-7 years configuring, administering, and supporting one or more enterprise business systems within a functional area.
• Proven track record of leading improvement projects with measurable results in operational efficiency or service quality.
• Strong understanding of business processes, with the ability to translate requirements into scalable system configurations.
• Experience leading and developing a small team, including hiring, coaching, and performance management.
• Knowledge of SOC II compliance and experience supporting internal and external audits with access and change controls.
• Knowledge of Agile or other iterative project management methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Own the configuration, administration, and day-to-day operation of the systems, ensuring reliability, data integrity, and alignment to business processes.
• Design, configure, and maintain system functionality, diagnose and resolve issues, and deliver enhancements and releases for the systems in scope.
• Partner with stakeholders to gather requirements, recommend solutions within the functional area, and ensure quality through testing.
• Identify and implement process and automation improvements within the functional area, and stay current on system updates and releases.

Skills

System configuration

Leadership

Agile methodologies

Audit support

Data integrity

Tools

Workday

Job description

Guild is seeking a Senior Manager, People Tech to own the configuration, administration, and day-to-day operation of Workday and related People Systems across the organization. You will partner with stakeholders to gather requirements, deliver scalable solutions, and ensure data integrity and compliance.

The role leads a small team, drives continuous improvement, and supports audits and control processes, with a focus on operational efficiency and high-quality service delivery.