Senior Workday&People Systems Lead - Remote + Stock Options

Guild; Kansas City (MO); Remote; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health care options

401k

Vacation policy

Sick leave

Parental leave

Disability insurance

Life insurance

Tuition assistance

Job summary

Guild seeks a Senior Manager, People Tech to own the configuration, administration, and integration of Workday and other People Systems. This role partners with stakeholders to gather requirements, deliver scalable solutions, and ensure quality across the functional area within a dynamic, fast-growing company.

The ideal candidate has 5–7+ years configuring and supporting enterprise systems, strong leadership experience, and a solid understanding of Agile and SOC II compliance.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5-7 years configuring, administering, and supporting enterprise 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.

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

Workday configuration

System administration

People systems integration

Leadership / people management

SOC II compliance

Agile methodologies

Tools

Workday

Job description

Guild seeks a Senior Manager, People Tech to own the configuration, administration, and integration of Workday and other People Systems. This role partners with stakeholders to gather requirements, deliver scalable solutions, and ensure quality across the functional area within a dynamic, fast-growing company.

The ideal candidate has 5–7+ years configuring and supporting enterprise systems, strong leadership experience, and a solid understanding of Agile and SOC II compliance.