Gilead Sciences
Senior People Technology Product Manager (Comp & Benefits)
Gilead Sciences, San Francisco, California, United States, 94199
Senior People Technology Product Manager (Comp & Benefits)
At Gilead, we’re creating a healthier world for all people. For more than 35 years, we’ve tackled diseases such as HIV, viral hepatitis, COVID-19 and cancer – working relentlessly to develop therapies that help improve lives and to ensure access to these therapies across the globe.
People Leaders are the cornerstone to the employee experience at Gilead. As a people leader now or in the future, you are the key driver in evolving our culture and creating an environment where every employee feels included, developed and empowered to fulfill their aspirations.
Job Description Gilead’s mission is to discover, develop, and deliver therapies that will improve the lives of patients with life‑threatening illnesses worldwide. Gilead HR is embarking on a program of process improvement, streamlining workflows, and implementing the right technical solutions to enable efficiency and scalability. We are seeking a Senior People Technology Product Manager to join our People Technology team within HR.
Key Responsibilities
Act as the Workday subject matter expert and solutions architect, leveraging deep technical and analytical capabilities to design and implement durable, scalable solutions.
Lead end‑to‑end delivery for Workday initiatives: requirements gathering, solution design, configuration, testing, deployment, and post‑implementation support.
Provide technical guidance across modules such as Core HCM, Compensation, Benefits, Recruiting, Security, Reporting and Absence Management.
Partner with HR, IT, and cross‑functional teams to ensure cohesive architecture and mitigate downstream impacts.
Provide subject matter expertise on Workday best practices and partner with functional, engineering teams, and stakeholders to design Workday solutions ensuring all workstreams are cohesive and cross‑functional/technical impacts are considered and mitigated.
Provide technical guidance and support to project teams during all phases of the implementation lifecycle and an ongoing basis, ensuring durable solutions and high data quality.
Ensure implemented technology meets the transactional, reporting, and analytical needs of our businesses. As appropriate, work with data engineering teams to ensure accuracy and completeness of data in the workforce data lake.
Conduct regular system audits and performance tuning to ensure optimal system performance and reliability.
Stay current with Workday releases and updates, evaluating new features and functionality for potential adoption.
Maintain compliance with GDPR, OFCCP, and Sarbanes‑Oxley controls.
Basic Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree and 8+ years of relevant experience; OR
Masters’ degree and 6+ years of relevant experience; OR
PhD and 2+ years of relevant experience.
Preferred Qualifications
7+ years of experience implementing and supporting Workday’s suite of applications and technologies.
Experience as a technical lead on multiple full life‑cycle implementations of Workday.
Experience cross‑delivering on one or more of the following Workday HCM modules: Core HR, Compensation, Benefits, Time and Absence Management.
Proven success delivering products that connect multiple systems and drive measurable business impact.
Strategic thinker who links product outcomes to organizational goals.
Strong stakeholder management and storytelling skills to align diverse teams around a clear vision.
Experience using AI, analytics, or data to enhance user experience and decision‑making.
People Leader Accountabilities
Create inclusion—knowing the business value of diverse teams, modeling inclusion, and embedding the value of diversity in the way they manage their teams.
Develop talent—understand the skills, experience, aspirations and potential of their employees and coach them on current performance and future potential. They ensure employees are receiving the feedback and insight needed to grow, develop and realize their purpose.
Empower teams—connect the team to the organization by aligning goals, purpose, and organizational objectives, and holding them to account. They provide the support needed to remove barriers and connect their team to the broader ecosystem.
Compensation & Benefits The salary range for this position is $146,540.00 – $189,640.00. This position may also be eligible for discretionary annual bonus, discretionary stock‑based long‑term incentives, paid time off, and a benefits package. Benefits include company‑sponsored medical, dental, vision, and life insurance plans.
For additional benefits information, visit https://www.gilead.com/careers/compensation-benefits-and-wellbeing
Equal Employment Opportunity Gilead Sciences Inc. is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment, and is dedicated to fostering an inclusive work environment. Employment decisions will be made without discrimination based on race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, genetic information or characteristic, gender identity and expression, veteran status or other non‑job related characteristics. If accommodations are needed for the application process, please contact ApplicantAccommodations@gilead.com.
Gilead provides a work environment free of harassment and prohibited conduct. We promote and support individual differences and diversity of thoughts and opinion.
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People Leaders are the cornerstone to the employee experience at Gilead. As a people leader now or in the future, you are the key driver in evolving our culture and creating an environment where every employee feels included, developed and empowered to fulfill their aspirations.
Job Description Gilead’s mission is to discover, develop, and deliver therapies that will improve the lives of patients with life‑threatening illnesses worldwide. Gilead HR is embarking on a program of process improvement, streamlining workflows, and implementing the right technical solutions to enable efficiency and scalability. We are seeking a Senior People Technology Product Manager to join our People Technology team within HR.
Key Responsibilities
Act as the Workday subject matter expert and solutions architect, leveraging deep technical and analytical capabilities to design and implement durable, scalable solutions.
Lead end‑to‑end delivery for Workday initiatives: requirements gathering, solution design, configuration, testing, deployment, and post‑implementation support.
Provide technical guidance across modules such as Core HCM, Compensation, Benefits, Recruiting, Security, Reporting and Absence Management.
Partner with HR, IT, and cross‑functional teams to ensure cohesive architecture and mitigate downstream impacts.
Provide subject matter expertise on Workday best practices and partner with functional, engineering teams, and stakeholders to design Workday solutions ensuring all workstreams are cohesive and cross‑functional/technical impacts are considered and mitigated.
Provide technical guidance and support to project teams during all phases of the implementation lifecycle and an ongoing basis, ensuring durable solutions and high data quality.
Ensure implemented technology meets the transactional, reporting, and analytical needs of our businesses. As appropriate, work with data engineering teams to ensure accuracy and completeness of data in the workforce data lake.
Conduct regular system audits and performance tuning to ensure optimal system performance and reliability.
Stay current with Workday releases and updates, evaluating new features and functionality for potential adoption.
Maintain compliance with GDPR, OFCCP, and Sarbanes‑Oxley controls.
Basic Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree and 8+ years of relevant experience; OR
Masters’ degree and 6+ years of relevant experience; OR
PhD and 2+ years of relevant experience.
Preferred Qualifications
7+ years of experience implementing and supporting Workday’s suite of applications and technologies.
Experience as a technical lead on multiple full life‑cycle implementations of Workday.
Experience cross‑delivering on one or more of the following Workday HCM modules: Core HR, Compensation, Benefits, Time and Absence Management.
Proven success delivering products that connect multiple systems and drive measurable business impact.
Strategic thinker who links product outcomes to organizational goals.
Strong stakeholder management and storytelling skills to align diverse teams around a clear vision.
Experience using AI, analytics, or data to enhance user experience and decision‑making.
People Leader Accountabilities
Create inclusion—knowing the business value of diverse teams, modeling inclusion, and embedding the value of diversity in the way they manage their teams.
Develop talent—understand the skills, experience, aspirations and potential of their employees and coach them on current performance and future potential. They ensure employees are receiving the feedback and insight needed to grow, develop and realize their purpose.
Empower teams—connect the team to the organization by aligning goals, purpose, and organizational objectives, and holding them to account. They provide the support needed to remove barriers and connect their team to the broader ecosystem.
Compensation & Benefits The salary range for this position is $146,540.00 – $189,640.00. This position may also be eligible for discretionary annual bonus, discretionary stock‑based long‑term incentives, paid time off, and a benefits package. Benefits include company‑sponsored medical, dental, vision, and life insurance plans.
For additional benefits information, visit https://www.gilead.com/careers/compensation-benefits-and-wellbeing
Equal Employment Opportunity Gilead Sciences Inc. is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment, and is dedicated to fostering an inclusive work environment. Employment decisions will be made without discrimination based on race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, genetic information or characteristic, gender identity and expression, veteran status or other non‑job related characteristics. If accommodations are needed for the application process, please contact ApplicantAccommodations@gilead.com.
Gilead provides a work environment free of harassment and prohibited conduct. We promote and support individual differences and diversity of thoughts and opinion.
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