People Systems Manager

Bengaluru, India

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Okta has an opening for a Manager of People Systems within our Business Technology Organization. Working directly with the Director of People Technology, you will be a key member of the Workday Delivery team focused on delivering an exceptional end-user experience. You will also work across departments and geographies, interacting with our partners in People, IT, Engineering, Finance, and International locations. If you are passionate about being a leader in a global team, problem-solving and driving transformation through automation, then we are looking for you!

Job Duties and Responsibilities

  • As a manager, you will lead a team of Workday SMEs including business analysts and engineers that partners closely with BT and Business teams to deliver E2E solutions, including Enhancements, integrations, and Reports and drive innovation and automation opportunities. 
  • You will evaluate business requirements and map them to the existing applications and solutions,  ensuring they are aligned with broader architectural and security standards and meet tactical and strategic objectives.
  • You will collaborate with a broad set of HR Businesses, BT partners, and vendors. Use keen business process understanding, appreciation for simplicity and quality, out-of-the-box thinking, and a bit of elbow grease to build holistic solutions that meet business and technology objectives while furthering Okta’s long-range goals.
  • Leverage your hands-on experience in HCM including applications such as Workday, Cornerstone OnDemand, Greenhouse, ADP and others to manage complex Workday projects and support team members on their deliverables
  • Able to guide the team on Design, building, Test, and deploying solutions within HR business processes and applications.
  • Provide strategic direction, establish performance goals, and foster a collaborative, high-performance team environment
  • Mentor and develop a team though developing training programs, promoting knowledge sharing,and detailed technical documentation to enhance team capabilities and system expertise 
  • Lead a team that provides technical support and troubleshooting for day-to-day production issues within Workday and peripheral systems. 
  • Contribute to our overall SDLC processes across business and BT while improving the health of the existing HCM applications.
  • Act as a trusted advisor to Business teams by proactively understanding business pain points and proposing solutions that are scalable,efficient, and deliver a seamless user experience. 
  • Excellent communication skills, both in formal and informal settings with the ability to articulate complex concepts to diverse audiences, ensuring alignment and understanding.  
  • Ability to resolve conflicts and facilitate productive discussions to keep projects on track.

 

Required Skills:

  • 10+ years of Workday HCM hands on experience with focus on Workday
  • 3+ years of leadership experience managing HRIS/Workday teams 
  • Be an expert in Workday modules, including advanced proficiency in: Security Administration, Business Process Configuration, HCM, Payroll, Compensation, Advance Compensation, Absence, Time Tracking, Talent, Performance, Benefits and Custom Reports 
  • Deep understanding of core HCM supporting multi-country configurations. (e.g. localization, time zones, compliance)
  • Should have supported Workday integrations to LMS applications such as Cornerstone OnDemand; Recruiting application such as Greenhouse or Workday Recruiting
  • Should have successfully led and managed benefits open enrollments, annual compensation cycles, talent performance, calibration and goal planning and alignment.
  • Strong understanding of Workday integration technologies (APIs, EIBs, Core Connectors and RaaS (Report as a service) with boundary applications
  • Strong understanding of Workday configuration, business processes, security, EIBs, reporting, and calculated fields.
  • Experience working with JIRA, Confluence, Servicenow, Slack and other business applications integrating to Workday
  • Ability to work in a diverse, fast paced environment and effectively collaborate across teams
  • Ability to manage new innovations and drive system adoption.
  • Strong project management skills to oversee complex projects/programs
  • Strong analytical, multitasking and interpersonal skills required
  • Exceptional people management skills with experience managing new grads to senior level members.
  • Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively with both a technical audience and business users
  • Workday Certifications are preferred

Preferred Skills:

  • Workday advanced compensation
  • Workday Global Payroll Integrations (e.g Global Payroll Connect, PECI with ADP Calergo)
  • Applicant tracking and recruitment applications (e.g.  Greenhouse)
  • Operating in agile environments, managing backlogs and driving iterative improvements
  • Operating in “follow-the-sun” support environments where teams operate in hand-off shifts across time zones.
  • Active participation in workday support ecosystem (product roadmapping, community, brainstorms, regional user groups)

"This role requires in-person onboarding and travel to our Bengaluru, IN office during the first week of employment."

 

What you can look forward to as a Full-Time Okta employee!

Okta cultivates a dynamic work environment, providing the best tools, technology and benefits to empower our employees to work productively in a setting that best and uniquely suits their needs. Each organization is unique in the degree of flexibility and mobility in which they work so that all employees are enabled to be their most creative and successful versions of themselves, regardless of where they live. Find your place at Okta today! https://www.okta.com/company/careers/.

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