What are the responsibilities and job description for the People Product Technical Lead - Workday position at The Trade Desk?
The Trade Desk is changing the way global brands and their agencies advertise to audiences around the world. How? With a media buying platform that helps brands deliver a more insightful and relevant ad experience for consumers - and sets a new standard for global reach, accuracy, and transparency. We are proud of the culture we have built. We value the unique experiences and perspectives that each person brings to The Trade Desk, and we are committed to fostering inclusive spaces where everyone can bring their authentic selves to work every day.
So, if you are talented, driven, creative, and eager to join a dynamic, globally-connected team, then we want to talk!
Who We Are:
As Product Technical Lead of Workday, you will join a team responsible for translating enterprise-wide people strategies into Workday solutions, enabling the organization to improve the employee experience and elevate the People Operations team to enable our people strategies. You will play a critical role in architecting and optimizing Workday to deliver scalable, integrated, and highimpact solutions. You will serve as the bridge between people strategy, system capabilities, and technical execution ensuring Workday meets evolving business needs across our global People organization.
You will lead Workday functional design, integration strategy, technical development, and crossplatform solutions with significant ownership of Workday Studio, Extend, and complex integration frameworks.
What You'll Do:
- Technical Leadership: Own Workday system strategy, configuration, and governance across key modules.
- Integrations: Design, build, and maintain complex integrations using Workday Studio, Core Connectors, PECI, EIBs, and APIs.
- Extend Applications: Lead development and deployment of Workday Extend apps to support unique business requirements.
- Functional Expertise: Configure and optimize Core HCM, Talent, and Benefits to support global People Operations.
- System Management: Oversee daily operations, data quality, security, and release readiness.
- Troubleshooting: Resolve complex issues related to integrations, configuration, and data flows.
- Project Delivery: Lead Workday enhancements, module rollouts, and cross-functional technical initiatives.
- Stakeholder & Vendor Collaboration: Partner with HR, IT, Payroll, Benefits, and external partners to deliver integrated solutions.
Who You Are:
- 7 years of hands-on Workday administration experience with strong technical and functional depth.
- Demonstrated experience owning Workday integrations, including Studio, Extend, PECI, Core Connectors, and EIBs.
- Proven ability to design and deploy Workday Extend applications; Workday Extend certification strongly preferred.
- Strong functional understanding of HR, Benefits, and Talent Management business processes.
- Analytical, resourceful problem solver with the ability to diagnose complex issues across integrations, data, and configuration.
- Exceptional communication skills, capable of translating technical concepts for nontechnical stakeholders.
- Highly organized, proactive, and able to manage multiple priorities in a fastpaced environment.
- Deep commitment to confidentiality, data integrity, and operational excellence.
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The Trade Desk does not accept unsolicited resumes from search firm recruiters. Fees will not be paid in the event a candidate submitted by a recruiter without an agreement in place is hired; such resumes will be deemed the sole property of The Trade Desk. The Trade Desk is an equal opportunity employer. All aspects of employment will be based on merit, competence, performance, and business needs. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, marital status, age, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic information, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or any other status protected under federal, state, or local law.
In accordance with various US state laws, the range provided is the Trade Desk's reasonable estimate of the base compensation for this role. The actual amount may differ based on non-discriminatory factors such as experience, knowledge, skills, and location.All employees may be eligible to become The Trade Desk shareholders through eligibility for stock-based compensation grants, which are awarded to employees based on company and individual performance. The Trade Desk also offers other compensation depending on the role such as variable compensation-based incentives and commissions. Plus, expected benefits for this role include comprehensive healthcare (medical, dental, and vision) with premiums paid in full for employees and dependents, retirement benefits such as a 401k plan and company match, short and long-term disability coverage, basic life insurance, well-being benefits, reimbursement for certain tuition expenses, parental leave, sick time of 1 hour per 30 hours worked, vacation time for full-time employees up to 120 hours thru the first year and 160 hours thereafter, and around 13 paid holidays per year. Employees can also purchase The Trade Desk stock at a discount through The Trade Desk's Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
The Trade Desk also offers a competitive benefits package. Click here to learn more.
Note: Interns are not eligible for variable incentive awards such as stock-based compensation, retirement plan, vacation, tuition reimbursement or parental leave
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Salary : $93,800 - $172,000