Workday Technical Program Manager

Samsara

Charlotte, NC

Full Time

Senior

13 days ago

Job Description

About the Role

As a key member of the People Technology & Operations team, you will be instrumental in the continued expansion and deployment of Workday functionality. You will partner with Samsara's key stakeholders to implement streamlined operations processes and optimal technology solutions for our People Team programs. You are comfortable acting as an internal consultant to global HR and business stakeholders and can showcase your experience in HR and Workday to develop lasting solutions that solve complex business challenges. Lastly, you are highly driven and bring demonstrated experience succeeding in high-growth, fast-paced organizations.

Key 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.
Utilize Agile tools such as Jira, Confluence, and Zendesk.
Champion, role model, and embed Samsara's cultural principles as we scale globally and across new offices.

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.

Nice to Have

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

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