Workday Technical Program Manager

Summary

Join Samsara's People Technology & Operations team as a Workday expert, implementing streamlined processes and optimal technology solutions. Partner with key stakeholders to develop lasting solutions for complex business challenges. Act as an internal consultant to global HR and business stakeholders. This role requires experience in HR, Workday, and Agile methodologies, and success in high-growth environments. The position involves managing Workday releases, building program plans, facilitating cross-functional reviews, and utilizing Agile tools like Jira, Confluence, and Zendesk. Samsara offers a competitive compensation package, flexible working options, and a supportive team environment.

Requirements

• 5+ years of professional experience working for fast-growing, global companies
• 2+ years of experience in Workday
• Experience with Agile methodologies
• Experience in Workday business process deployments
• Experience mapping multi-application data flows
• Ability to prioritize workload and deliver enhancements or fixes on time without supervision. Provide accurate timelines, follow-up, and required documentation for change management

Responsibilities

• Act as the primary technical point of contact for program status, tradeoffs, and decision-making, escalating risks and unblocking teams as needed
• Perform scrum master duties for the People Technology team
• Facilitate standard agile meetings - standups, sprint planning, retrospectives, demos, and roadmap reviews with stakeholders
• Initial triage and fine-tuning prioritization for planning, including backlog grooming
• Responsible for planning and developing solutions by working with Technical Lead(s) and architects to identify and address dependencies and resolve any blockers
• Manage Workday release planning and communications
• Build and drive detailed program plans, including schedules, resource allocation, and risk mitigation strategies
• Facilitate cross-functional technical reviews and ensure timely execution across People, Finance, and IT applications
• Identify and manage technical interdependencies between People Tech, Finance, IT, and Recruiting
• Responsible for utilizing Agile tools such as Jira, Confluence, and Zendesk
• Act as the primary technical point of contact for program status, tradeoffs, and decision-making, escalating risks and unblocking teams as needed
• Champion, role model, and embed Samsara’s cultural principles (Focus on Customer Success, Build for the Long Term, Adopt a Growth Mindset, Be Inclusive, Win as a Team) as we scale globally and across new offices

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Greenhouse, Okta, Adaptive, Jira and Zendesk
• Knowledge of cross-functional organization processes: Cost Center Updates, Open Enrollment, Headcount Management

Benefits

• Health benefits
• Samsara for Good charity fund
• Employee-led remote and flexible working