Senior Workday & People Systems Lead — Remote

Guild; Salem (OR); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401k plan

Paid vacation

Sick leave

Parental leave

Disability & life insurance

Tuition assistance

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. You will partner with stakeholders to gather requirements, deliver solutions, and drive quality and continuous improvement across the functional area.

The role requires 5–7 years of enterprise system experience, leadership capability, and a strong understanding of business processes.

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

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

Skills

Enterprise systems

System configuration

Data integrity

Audits & controls

Tools

Workday

People Systems

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. You will partner with stakeholders to gather requirements, deliver solutions, and drive quality and continuous improvement across the functional area.

The role requires 5–7 years of enterprise system experience, leadership capability, and a strong understanding of business processes.