Manager, People Consulting

Workday • Pleasanton, CA

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

Workday is looking for a Manager of People Consulting to help drive our Americas People Consulting practice as part of the broader People Operations organization. You will partner directly with leaders in both the business and our People & Purpose organization to define and lead our consultative support strategy for the employee life cycle. You will lead a team o People Consultants and Accommodations Program Manager through the next phase of growth and scale as we continue to evolve our consultative services and employee relations strategy. You will use your knowledge and experience to help guide the team through the development of policies and processes, employee relations matters, and help the team align to our core objectives. This is an incredible opportunity for a leader with a passion for delivering exceptional employee experience to lead a high performing team through transformation within an exciting high growth company.

Requirements

• 7+ years of relevant experience working in employee relations, HR generalist or HR business partner role
• Strong project/program management skills
• Demonstrate effective influencing skills to provide resolution to complex and highly sensitive employee issues
• Ability to work independently and be part of a team environment while developing strong professional relationships with peers, managers, executives and cross-functional teams
• Exceptional communication and cross-functional relationship management skills
• Data obsessed, strong critical thinking and analytical capability - ability to use data to influence and drive decisions
• Deep customer empathy and a strong passion for delivering exceptional employee experience

Nice To Haves

• Experience at a hyper-growth technology organization is strongly preferred

Responsibilities

• Coach, mentor and develop a subset of People Consultants using deep subject matter expertise in the areas of performance management, conflict resolution, employee relations and HR policy/compliance.
• Analyze support trends, generate data insights and develop solutions to better support our Workmates (including training and intervention strategies based on support trends)
• Work closely with various People & Purpose teams to solve gaps and implement solutions related to policy, process, efficiency and automation
• Partner with COE and People Partner organizations to seamlessly support cyclical processes including performance enablement, calibration, and compensation planning
• Complete ad-hoc projects, reporting and tasks as the need arises with cross-functional HR / Partner teams and COEs, working on or leading projects/programs
• Think global, partner with international peers in People Consulting and Employee Relations to drive a global community of people consulting practices
• Engage as a trusted adviser and subject matter expert to coach employees and managers on sensitive work-related issues related but not limited to conflict resolution, performance management, interpretation of company policy, culture and values, and make recommendations to help resolve complex and unique employment related issues
• Strategic leader responsible for the continued development and global scaling of the accommodations function, ensuring equitable and effective support for all employees.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: No Education Listed