HRIS Manager (Workday)

ABOUT THE ROLE We are seeking an exceptional HRIS Manager to join our team at Klaviyo. This individual will play a key role in shaping how People Technology supports Klaviyo employees globally through thoughtful system design, strong team leadership, and a focus on leveraging AI to drive smarter, more scalable solutions. As a collaborative and diverse team, we value unique backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives and believe everyone deserves a fair shot at success. WHAT YOU'LL DO As the HRIS Manager, you will be responsible for owning and improving our Workday modules, driving enhancements, releases, and fixes, and managing and driving projects end-to-end. Your key responsibilities will include: - Owning your domain and being the go-to expert for Workday modules - Utilizing your team to configure, optimize, and continuously improve how Workday modules work together - Driving enhancements, releases, and fixes, and improving the end-user experience - Managing and driving projects end-to-end, anticipating changing requirements along the way - Ensuring SOX compliance deliverables, including recurring and ad hoc audit processes - Connecting the dots across People, IT, Finance, and other stakeholders to solve problems end-to-end - Translating business needs into smart Workday or AI-forward solutions - Partnering with Integrations and following the data across systems - Identifying and fixing manual, broken, or overly complex processes - Building workflows that reflect how and where people work - Leveraging AI resources to think differently about problem-solving and push beyond traditional approaches - Coaching and mentoring team members, helping them grow both technically and in how they partner with the business - Setting clear priorities and creating structure in a complex space - Balancing hands-on work with leadership and driving accountability and ownership across the team WHAT YOU'LL NEED To be successful in this role, you will need: - 6+ years of experience in the Workday ecosystem, with a strong understanding across functional modules - Deep experience with at least 3 Workday modules - Experience with Greenhouse is a plus - Comfortable owning systems end-to-end, from configuration to rollout to optimization - A self-starter who thrives in ambiguity and can lead complex projects with high autonomy - Strong cross-functional partner, able to work with engineers and HRBPs - A builder mindset, with a focus on improving systems rather than just maintaining them - AI-forward mindset, with a focus on leveraging AI to automate workflows and improve data quality - Experience supporting global HR technology across multiple countries, with an understanding of regulatory requirements - Experience in a public company environment, with compliance and controls in mind - Strong project management and communication skills, with the ability to tailor messaging across executive and project audiences - Highly organized with strong attention to detail WHY REMOTE We are a remote-friendly company, and this role will be performed remotely. As a remote employee, you will have the flexibility to work from anywhere and will be part of a collaborative and diverse team. BENEFITS - Competitive salary - Comprehensive health plan - Parental leave - Education stipend - Life insurance - Equipment stipend - Flexible schedule