Workday Talent Programs Lead — Strategy, Change & Data

Panda Restaurant Group; Rosemead (CA); Hybrid; USD 113,000 - 158,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid Work schedule

401K with company match

Yearly bonus opportunity

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

On-site fitness center

Job summary

Panda Restaurant Group, Rosemead, CA, is seeking a Workday Talent Program Manager to lead strategy, design, and execution of enterprise talent programs enabled through Workday. You will drive alignment with business priorities, manage end-to-end delivery, and partner with stakeholders to ensure effective adoption.

The role requires 5+ years of relevant experience, a Bachelor’s degree, and a valid Food Handler's Card within 30 days.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience required.
• Minimum five years of relevant work experience with increasing management responsibility.
• Obtaining a valid Food Handler's Card within 30 days of employment is a requirement of this position.

Responsibilities

• Leads the end-to-end strategy, design, configuration, and governance of Workday Talent modules including, but not limited to performance management, calibration, succession planning etc., ensuring alignment with business priorities and enterprise talent strategy.
• Partners with HR, business leaders, and cross-functional stakeholders to define program scope, success metrics, and execution approach, ensuring alignment with downstream impacts (reporting, succession pipelines, workforce decisions).
• Drives structured program and project management execution, including governance, timelines, stakeholder communication, and risk management, ensuring initiatives are delivered on time and with clear accountability.
• Leads change management and adoption efforts to embed talent practices into leader behaviors, driving consistent and effective use of both processes and Workday tools.
• Proactively identifies risks, gaps, and inefficiencies across Workday Talent processes, including inconsistencies in usage, data quality issues, and breakdowns between system design and actual execution. Implement solutions to improve accuracy, usability, and compliance of talent data and decisions.
• Monitors program effectiveness using Workday data, dashboards, and feedback. Drives enhancements to improve talent insights, strengthen decision-making, and increase efficiency through better use of system capabilities and automation.

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience

Job description

Panda Restaurant Group, Rosemead, CA, is seeking a Workday Talent Program Manager to lead strategy, design, and execution of enterprise talent programs enabled through Workday. You will drive alignment with business priorities, manage end-to-end delivery, and partner with stakeholders to ensure effective adoption.

The role requires 5+ years of relevant experience, a Bachelor’s degree, and a valid Food Handler's Card within 30 days.