Manager, People Technology (Workday Payroll, Absence, Time Tracking, Security)

We have an incredible team at Klaviyo - collaborative, capable, diverse, fun - and we won’t settle for less. We’re looking for a passionate Manager, People Technology (Workday PATT) to join our team. This role will focus on the Workday Payroll, Absence, Time Tracking, and Security areas. This role will report directly to the Senior Manager, People Technology and play a key role in enhancing the People Technology practice at Klaviyo through a combination of Workday technology innovation and people management.

How You Will Make a Difference:

• Work cross-functionally to solve problems, collaborate radically, and build technology driven solutions. You aren’t satisfied with taking an ask at face value. You always want to know the desired outcome and will consult to ensure we’re solving for the business need, not just checking the box.
• You provide recommendations that balance meeting the business need and creating scalable, best in class technology solutions and experiences while introducing and championing new technology across the organization to drive adoption, enhance user experience and support key business objectives.
• Manage a small team responsible for our Workday Payroll, Absence, Time Tracking, and Security modules.
• Monitor and recommend changes to improve processes, new technology, and data quality as well as intake, scope, and carryout technology enhancements and changes based on stakeholder requests.
• Partner with stakeholders to create innovative solutions while keeping employee experience at the forefront
• Manage testing processes for projects through creating test cases, setting up test cases, and testing different personas through the processes.
• Responsible for understanding, creating, and implementing end to end technology processes, identifying and closing gaps in processes and dependencies and transforming the technology landscape, specifically utilizing data connections.
• Uphold excellent time management skills including technical requirements gathering, integration documentation, testing plans, and cut-over plans from a technology perspective and lead stakeholders through these standards.

Who You Are:

• 6+ Years in the Workday ecosystem. Understanding across Workday functional modules so that you can evaluate technology connections (with an expertise in Workday Payroll (US & UK), International 3rd party payroll connections, Absence, Time Tracking, Security, and Equity programs) with an expertise in carrying out the stages of a software development lifecycle.
• Self-Starter willing to take on the tough projects and challenges to grow and develop yourself and the team. Expertise navigating within ambiguous situations, with high levels of autonomy and leading a small team. Ambitious, creative, radical collaborator, and active listener.
• Experience implementing 3rd party payroll, Workday absence, and other tech vendors to support a global footprint
• Global HR Technology experience across multiple countries with the understanding of regulatory technology requirements.
• Experience working for a public company with compliance and public company processes at the forefront.
• Motivated and interested in quickly learning and adapting to new processes and technologies.
• Intellectually curious. You have strong analytical skills, proven experience understanding and effectively working across multiple stakeholders, comfortable working with and communicating large amounts of data findings, experience establishing and tracking metrics.
• Excellent project management skills: ability to communicate via verbal and written communication with and understanding of communication methods by stakeholder personas (executive vs project team members), outstanding organizational skills and attention to detail.