Workday People Systems Lead

Vercel Inc.; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 167,000 - 204,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Inclusive healthcare

Mentorship & events

Flexible time off

WFH budget

Job summary

Vercel is seeking a People Systems Manager, Workday to join our People team and own the architecture, security, and governance of Workday as our system of record.

This hands-on IC role builds scalable processes, automates controls for SOX & SOC 2, and partners with Finance, Payroll and Legal to deliver compliant, auditable operations. Location: SF area with hybrid in-office anchor days; fully remote otherwise.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of hands-on Workday HCM experience across security, business processes, reporting, and core configuration.
• Strong grasp of Workday's security architecture and Business Process Framework, including role-based access, security groups, business process policies, approvals, and segregation of duties.
• Experience building or evolving a Workday environment, including configuration standards, governance frameworks, and scalable business processes in a growing organization.
• Experience designing and implementing Workday security, governance, and internal controls that support SOX compliance and audit readiness.
• Workday reporting and data management experience, including calculated fields, advanced and composite reports, data validation, and reporting governance.

Responsibilities

• Own the configuration, security architecture, and Business Process Framework that power Workday at Vercel, and make the architectural calls that balance flexibility, scalability, and control as we grow.
• Partner with integration engineers to design business processes and security configurations for transactions initiated through Slack, internal apps, and other tools, making Workday accessible beyond its native interface without compromising governance or data integrity.
• Establish role-based security, segregation of duties, change management, and audit controls from the ground up, and automate what's needed for SOX, SOC 2, and public company readiness without adding friction.
• Configure and optimize business processes for core People operations, equity, commissions, one-time payments, and clawbacks, partnering with Finance, Total Rewards, Payroll, and Legal to bring new capabilities into Workday accurately and auditably.
• Set standards for data governance, reporting architecture, calculated fields, and data quality, so Workday stays a reliable source of truth as our analytics and self-service reporting mature.
• Own release management, regression testing, and configuration change control. Find the root causes of recurring friction and fix them through better configuration, automation, and process design, and partner with auditors on evidence, walkthroughs, and remediation.

Skills

Workday HCM

Security architecture

BP Framework

Data governance

SOX compliance

HR tech integrations

Tools

Slack

APIs

Job description

Vercel is seeking a People Systems Manager, Workday to join our People team and own the architecture, security, and governance of Workday as our system of record.

This hands-on IC role builds scalable processes, automates controls for SOX & SOC 2, and partners with Finance, Payroll and Legal to deliver compliant, auditable operations. Location: SF area with hybrid in-office anchor days; fully remote otherwise.