Sr Technology Product Manager; Talent Management

At Gilead, we’re creating a healthier world for all people. For more than 35 years, we’ve tackled diseases such as HIV, viral hepatitis, COVID-19 and cancer – working relentlessly to develop therapies that help improve lives and to ensure access to these therapies across the globe. We continue to fight against the world’s biggest health challenges, and our mission requires collaboration, determination and a relentless drive to make a difference.

Every member of Gilead’s team plays a critical role in the discovery and development of life‑changing scientific innovations. Our employees are our greatest asset as we work to achieve our bold ambitions, and we’re looking for the next wave of passionate and ambitious people ready to make a direct impact.

We believe every employee deserves a great leader. People Leaders are the cornerstone to the employee experience at Gilead and Kite. As a people leader now or in the future, you are the key driver in evolving our culture and creating an environment where every employee feels included, developed and empowered to fulfil their aspirations. Join Gilead and help create possible, together.

Gilead's mission is to discover, develop, and deliver therapies that will improve the lives of patients with life‑threatening illnesses worldwide. We are seeking a Senior People Technology Product Manager to join the People Technology team within HR based in Foster City, CA. Gilead HR is embarking on a program of process improvement, identifying opportunities for streamlining the way we work, and putting in place the right technical solutions to enable efficient workflow.

This is an amazing opportunity for a driven, Workday technical expert to join our team and help us champion solutions to scale the HR function.

• Serve as a consultative partner to HR Business Partners, COEs, and HR Shared Services for technology solution delivery and project implementation.
• Build and maintain a comprehensive systems roadmap ensuring alignment with business priorities and future scalability.
• Lead end‑to‑end product delivery: discovery, requirements, scoping, prioritization, execution, launch, adoption, and continuous improvement with a keen focus on end‑to‑end business process
• Lead Workday and other HR system implementations with a focus on Recruiting, Talent, and Performance, providing functional oversight and ensuring successful delivery of products in alignment with business outcomes.
• Champion user experience and self‑service—simplify HR partner, manager, and employee workflows through intuitive UI, automation, and Gen AI augmentation where appropriate.
• Provide support to HR technology operations; responsibilities include troubleshooting data and system issues, recommending solutions, and implementing changes and fixes in the systems per company policy.
• Participate in testing efforts for regular releases and updates.
• Maintain compliance with GDPR, OFCCP, and Sarbanes‑Oxley controls.

• Bachelor's degree and 8+ years of relevant experience; OR
• Masters' degree and 6+ years of relevant experience; OR
• PhD and 2+ years of relevant experience

• 8
  -10 years of product management experience, including enterprise applications or People Tech/HR Technology.
• Proven success delivering internal‑facing or business‑critical products at scale.
• Experience working in complex stakeholder environments across engineering, HR, and operations.
• Strong analytical, strategic thinking, and communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to lead in ambiguous and fast‑paced environments.
• Ability to consult with and present to HR leaders; strong stakeholder management skills.
• Detail‑oriented, analytical, and able to prioritize in a fast‑paced global environment.

• Create Inclusion - knowing the business value of diverse teams, modeling inclusion, and embedding the value of diversity in the way they manage their teams.
• Develop Talent - understand the skills, experience, aspirations and potential of their employees and coach them on current performance and future potential. They ensure employees are receiving the feedback and insight…