Manager, HR Technology – Talent Products

The Manager, HR Technology – Talent Products plays a key role in optimizing and supporting HR technology solutions that enable the talent function.

This hands‑on leader oversees HR system platforms, data integrity, reporting, and ongoing system maintenance while identifying opportunities to improve processes, efficiency, and the overall user experience.

Serving as a subject matter expert (SME) for HR technology and processes, the Manager partners with stakeholders to recommend enhancements and drive continuous improvement in Workday.

This role also provides day‑to‑day guidance and coordination for HR System Coordinators, balancing team leadership with direct involvement in Workday system operations and initiatives.

• Lead the HR technology strategy and product roadmap across Recruiting, Onboarding, Learning, Talent Management, and Performance, ensuring technology investments align with HR and business priorities.
• Provide strategic leadership for Workday and the broader talent technology ecosystem, identifying opportunities to expand platform capabilities, simplify the technology landscape, and improve the end‑to‑end user experience.
• Lead and develop a team of HR Technology Product Owners responsible for individual talent product areas, establishing clear priorities, accountability, product roadmaps, and development opportunities.
• Partner with HR functional leaders and other stakeholders to understand business strategies, challenges, and emerging needs and translate them into technology capabilities and prioritized product investments.
• Drive continuous innovation and modernisation, proactively evaluating new Workday functionality, AI and automation capabilities, emerging HR technologies, and industry trends that can improve HR outcomes and experiences.
• Promote end‑to‑end solution design across HR processes and technologies, ensuring solutions are scalable, intuitive, globally consistent where appropriate, and integrated across the broader HR technology ecosystem.
• Monitor product performance and user experience, leveraging data, stakeholder feedback, service trends, and other insights to identify opportunities for simplification and continuous improvement.
• Provide leadership for major initiatives and transformations impacting the talent technology landscape, managing dependencies, risks, resources, and stakeholder alignment across multiple work streams.
• Manage day‑to‑day team operations and people leadership responsibilities, including hiring, coaching, performance management, resource planning, workload prioritisation, and development of team capabilities.

• Typically requires a Bachelor’s degree in a business‑related field.

• At least 4 years of experience in HR Technology, HRIS, HR Product Management, or a related technology function, including experience supporting enterprise HR platforms.
• Experience leading technology initiatives and partnering with HR and business stakeholders to translate business needs into technology solutions.
• Experience leading employees, product teams, projects, or cross‑functional initiatives.

• Strong understanding of HR technology and the talent lifecycle, including recruiting, onboarding, learning, talent management, and performance.
• Strong technology and product mindset with the ability to translate business strategy into product roadmaps, capabilities, and prioritised investments.
• Ability to think strategically while maintaining sufficient technical and functional depth to guide solution design and challenge proposed approaches.
• Demonstrated ability to lead and develop high‑performing teams.
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills with an…