Manager, HR Technology

Position Summary

As ICU Medical transitions to Workday, this role will support the implementation of Workday, by assisting with requirements documentation, testing, data validation, reporting, and post-go-live support. Working under the direction of the Sr. Director, HR Operations and senior project team members, this position will partner with the functional HR experts to help ensure global Core HCM requirements are captured, system functionality is validated, security meets our needs and Workday is implemented in a consistent, scalable, and user-friendly way. Partnering with senior leaders to determine the operating model post go-live will also be a key part of the role.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

Workday Configuration & Solution Design

• Serve as a hands-on expert across Workday modules (Core HCM, Talent, Comp, Integrations)
• Post Go-Live leader of end-to-end design and configuration, balancing scalability, usability, and compliance
• Define and enforce configuration standards, naming conventions, and design principles
• Anticipate downstream impacts (integrations, reporting, data integrity) and design
• Ensure Workday design decisions align with broader HR technology architecture and future system integrations

Strategic Partnership and Influence

• Act as a trusted advisor to HR, COEs, IT, Finance, and business leaders
• Translate ambiguous business requirements into clear solution options with trade-offs
• Proactively influencing priorities and decisions, not just responding to requests
• Strengthening stakeholder confidence in the HR Tech Team as a strategic enabler

Governance and Operating Model

• Own and evolve demand intake, prioritization, and decision frameworks
• Implement WD HR Help to provide Tier 1-2 level support for the HR Operations team & broader HR organization
• Provide insight and direction on meeting HR Operations needs along with business needs 
• Drive global consistency while allowing for regional and business nuance where needed
• Ensure strong documentation, audit readiness, and change control discipline

Delivery and Excellence with Execution

• Lead complex Workday initiatives from design through deployment
• Reduce rework through strong upfront design and stakeholder alignment
• Ensure high-quality, on-time delivery with a focus on long-term sustainability
• Identify automation and optimization opportunities across HR processes