People Systems Manager, Workday
Vercel · Hybrid - San Francisco
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## About Vercel Vercel is the agentic infrastructure company, freeing people and agents to ship what’s next. For more than a decade, we’ve helped builders move from idea to production with speed, security, and exceptional developer experience. We’re scaling our products for both agents and people to ship and run software—built in the open and trusted by OpenAI, PayPal, Ramp, Supreme, and millions of developers worldwide. ## About the Role We’re looking for a **People Systems Manager, Workday** to join our People team and build the foundation for how People technology operates at Vercel. We’ve recently implemented **Workday** as our system of record and are just getting started. As we expand its capabilities and build toward public company-ready operations, you’ll own the **architecture, security, business processes, and governance** behind it. This is a **hands-on IC role** with real ownership over how Workday operates at Vercel. You’ll set standards, make architectural decisions, and build systems that scale—reducing manual work, strengthening controls, and creating trusted data for our growing People analytics function. **Location:** If you’re within a pre-determined commuting distance of one of our offices (**SF, NY, London, or Berlin**), the role includes in-office anchor days on **Monday, Tuesday, and Friday**. If you’re beyond that distance, the role is **fully remote**. ## What You Will Do - Own the **configuration, security architecture, and Business Process Framework** that power Workday at Vercel, balancing flexibility, scalability, and control. - Partner with integration engineers to design **business processes and security configurations** for transactions initiated through **Slack, internal apps, and other tools**, extending Workday access without compromising governance or data integrity. - Establish **role-based security, segregation of duties, change management, and audit controls** from the ground up. - Configure and optimize business processes for **core People operations**, including **equity, commissions, one-time payments, and clawbacks**, partnering with Finance, Total Rewards, Payroll, and Legal. - Set standards for **data governance, reporting architecture, calculated fields, and data quality** so Workday remains a reliable source of truth. - Own **release management, regression testing, and configuration change control**; identify root causes of recurring friction and fix them through better configuration, automation, and process design. - Partner with auditors on **evidence, walkthroughs, and remediation**. ## About You - **5+ years** of hands-on **Workday HCM** experience across security, business processes, reporting, and core configuration. - Strong grasp of Workday’s **security architecture** and **Business Process Framework** (role-based access, security groups, business process policies, approvals, segregation of duties). - Experience building/evolving a Workday environment, including **configuration standards, governance frameworks, and scalable business processes**. - Experience designing and implementing Workday **security, governance, and internal controls** supporting **SOX compliance** and audit readiness. - Workday reporting and data management experience (calculated fields, advanced/composite reports, data validation, reporting governance). - Experience in interconnected HR technology environments—understanding how Workday security, business processes, and data architecture affect downstrea
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