Senior Manager, HRIS

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DigitalOcean (NYSE: DOCN) simplifies cloud computing so builders can spend more time creating software that changes the world. With our mission-critical infrastructure and fully managed offerings, DigitalOcean enables startups and small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) to rapidly deploy and scale modern applications. As a remote-first organization, our employees, like our customers, are based around the world.

What You'll Be Doing:

• Strategic Impact - Develop & own the HRIS Technology Roadmap to integrate into Workday, deliver Workday technology solutions that align with business strategies and support the day-to-day initiatives with an eye towards automation and efficiency.
• Lead on the overall global 2024 workday implementation and rollout.
• Lead Workday oversight for integration, researching and resolving HRMS problems, unexpected results, or process flaws; perform scheduled activities; recommend solutions or alternate methods to meet requirements.
• Act as a super-user and leader for Workday HCM. Lead the global team in the review, testing, and implementation of the new HRIS system, upgrades and/or patches.
• Consult with stakeholders to understand the structure, policies, and operations of the organization and recommend Workday solutions that enable the organization to achieve its goals.
• Ensure alignment and awareness of future Workday functionality releases and ensure successful implementation of those. Support Workday “bi-annual releases (testing & UAT on mandatory and opt-in features).”
• Help successfully integrate HRIS systems, support HR and business management, reach a consensus about identified needs and the technologies required to satisfy those needs, and to provide a framework to help plan and coordinate technology developments and the system landscape.
• Evaluate key HR business processes and the use of technology to support those processes by coordinating the deployment of process improvement and additional functionalities.
• Responsible for the day-to-day management and oversight of HRIS programs, researching trends and providing recommendations for program enhancement and cost savings initiatives.
• Serve as a key liaison with third parties and other stakeholders (e.g. payroll, compensation, benefits, IT, Security).
• Provide project management support and communications for HRIS projects.
• Lead a Global HRIS team.
• Knowledge in the Talent, Performance, and Advanced Compensation modules is highly desirable.

What You'll Add to DigitalOcean:

• Bachelor’s degree with 7+ years, minimum of job related experience in HRMS with at least 5+ years, minimum of job related experience with Workday HCM.
• Advanced proficiency in Workday with preferred knowledge of Recruiting, Performance Management, Learning and Development, Compensation, and Talent.
• Proven experience leading system implementations.
• Strong experience managing multiple high-complexity HR projects simultaneously and experience effectively communicating and negotiating resources, costs, and timelines to internal and external customers.
• Demonstrated expertise with multiple HR Technology software applications and ability to learn new software as needed.
• Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to interface with all levels of the organization.
• Excellent writing skills for generating clear, concise release notes and documentation.
• Strong analytical capabilities coupled with business acumen needed to proactively solve problems facing the organization.
• Experience in requirements gathering, fit gap analysis, design, test case creation preferably in Human Resource Information System (HRIS).
• Must be detail oriented with a high degree of accuracy and have the ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment.
• Must be a self-starter, able to work independently with a proactive working style.
• Ability to manage change effectively always mindful of technology, business processes, and systems implications.
• Ability to identify and tackle problems proactively, research and present multiple solutions to problems.
• High attention to detail.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work effectively with HR, business partners, and IT staff.
• Proven ability to lead and motivate others in accomplishing goals.
• Ability to exercise professional judgment and assume responsibility for decisions that have an impact on people, quality of service, and costs.

Why You’ll Like Working for DigitalOcean:

• We reward our employees. The base salary range for this position is between $155,000-$190,000 based on