WillHire

Sr. Principal – Program Manager, HR AI

WillHire

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Atlanta • California • United States

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Salary

💰 $175,000 - $310,900 per year

Job Level

Senior

About the role

  • Understand and socialize Workday's internal HR AI strategy, ensuring all decisions related to AI adoption, implementation, and governance align to this strategy
  • Develop and secure formal approval for a comprehensive HR AI strategy and an implementation roadmap for FY27.
  • Partner with HR functional leads to deconstruct complex workflows and identify specific difficulties where AI can drive efficiency or insight
  • Find opportunities to be 'Customer Zero' for Workday’s own AI products, providing critical feedback loops to our Product teams
  • Define a 1-2 year AI roadmap in partnership with Product and Enterprise AI, prioritizing projects based on value, risk, and strategic fit
  • Develop rigorous business cases for proposed initiatives and measure impact outcomes, moving beyond qualitative benefits to hard ROI, efficiency gains, and employee experience improvements.
  • Proactively partner with leadership to advise on solutions and review strategy, including presentations to the People & Purpose Leadership Team (PPLT)
  • Lead the cross-functional delivery of the AI portfolio, supervising implementation to ensure technical integrity.
  • Develop change management strategies that focus on behavioral shifts and upskilling, ensuring HR teams actually embrace the tools deployed.
  • Handle the overall P&P AI technology budget.

Requirements

  • 12+ years of experience in program management, strategy, or consulting, with a strong focus on technology, particularly AI, within the Human Resources/People & Programs domain.
  • Consistent track record of developing and implementing multi-year strategic roadmaps and business plans.
  • Proven experience mapping complex business processes and identifying automation opportunities.
  • Deep understanding of the HR technology and AI landscape, including key vendors, emerging trends, and internal product development lifecycle (e.g., 'buy vs. build' decision-making).
  • Outstanding communication and presentation skills, with the ability to clearly articulate complex technical and strategic concepts to executive leadership (e.g., PPLT) and diverse stakeholders.
  • Demonstrated experience in establishing and managing technology governance, portfolio management, and risk mitigation, especially concerning ethical AI and data privacy.
Benefits
  • Workday Bonus Plan
  • Annual refresh stock grants
  • Flexible work arrangements
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
AI strategyimplementation roadmapbusiness case developmentchange managementprocess mappingautomation identificationtechnology governanceportfolio managementrisk mitigationHR technology
Soft Skills
communication skillspresentation skillsleadershipcollaborationstrategic thinkingproblem-solvingadvisory skillsstakeholder engagementbehavioral change managementupskilling