[Hiring] Senior Manager, Global HR Technology – Compensation @Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.

Role Description

As a Senior Manager, Global HR Technology – Compensation, you’ll be part of our Global HR Technology team working as a remote employee, leading the global HR technology strategy for Compensation and Advanced Compensation within Workday, supporting more than 43,000 employees across 60+ countries. Reporting to the Director, HR Technology, the Senior Manager provides strategic and operational leadership for the compensation technology portfolio, including oversight of business support resources, roadmap planning, and delivery execution.

• Provide strategic direction, partnership, and operational leadership across the Compensation landscape.
• Establish priorities, allocate resources, develop team capabilities, and hold team members accountable for solution quality, stakeholder partnership, and delivery outcomes.
• Assess business needs and processes across the Workday ecosystem to define the functional technology vision.
• Partner with functional leads, process owners, and COE leaders to translate enterprise objectives into a cohesive strategy and prioritized portfolio.
• Own the near- and long-term technology roadmap across supported functional areas.
• Evaluate emerging Workday capabilities, industry practices, business value, dependencies, and organizational capacity to recommend technology enhancements and sequence of delivery.
• Provide senior functional leadership for complex Workday solutions, with deep expertise in Core HCM, Compensation, Advanced Compensation, and Job Architecture.
• Guide architecture and configuration decisions to ensure solutions meet business requirements, support global consistency, allow for appropriate local variation, and remain maintainable over the long term.
• Support technology delivery for global merit, bonus, and other compensation planning processes.
• Partner with Compensation leadership to translate program strategy into scalable system capabilities and ensure readiness for critical compensation cycles.
• Own request intake, prioritization, and delivery governance across strategic initiatives, enhancements, and operational needs.
• Resolve competing priorities, assess resource constraints, and communicate delivery commitments, risks, and decisions to senior stakeholders.
• Identify and direct opportunities to streamline global Compensation processes through Workday functionality, automation, and standardization.
• Improve data integrity, reduce manual effort, and strengthen the effectiveness of ongoing operations.
• Lead complex initiatives across HR, Payroll, IT, and regional teams.
• Build alignment on requirements, dependencies, decision ownership, and implementation approaches.
• Support the business in the creation and execution of Test Scenarios and Expected Outcomes.
• Evaluate the adoption and effectiveness of existing functionality to identify opportunities to maximize platform value.
• Assess new Workday capabilities and product direction to inform roadmap priorities and future business improvements.
• Oversee requirements definition, design, configuration, testing, implementation, and stabilization for portfolio initiatives.
• Ensure standards are adhered to for documentation, approvals, and change control for the team’s functional areas.
• Provide senior leadership with clear visibility into portfolio performance, business outcomes, capacity, and risk.
• Partner with process owners on communications, documentation, and training needed to support successful adoption of delivered solutions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Workday Pro credentials in HCM, Compensation, and/or Advanced Compensation are preferred.
• 10+ years of progressive experience in HR technology, HRIS, enterprise HCM consulting, or related fields, including strong Workday expertise.
• Proven experience leading and developing business support analysts or other HR technology professionals in a matrixed organization.
• Deep functional expertise in Compensation and Advanced Compensation, including business process design, configuration, and global compensation planning.
• Demonstrated success owning technology strategy, roadmap development, portfolio prioritization, resource planning, and delivery governance.
• Experience working in a product management model with clear accountability across business analysis, solution architecture, and system configuration.
• Strong track record leading cross-functional, enterprise initiatives and ensuring end-to-end process integrity across Workday, integrations, payroll, reporting, and security.
• Proven ability to lead complex global programs, influence senior leaders, resolve competing priorities, and communicate technology decisions in business terms.
• Operates with an enterprise mindset, builds strong cross-functional partnerships, drives clear decision ownership, and balances speed with rigor to deliver scalable, supportable solutions.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, life, vision, disability, 401(k), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, paid time off, and tuition reimbursement in addition to programs & benefits in support of your well-being.
• Discounts on Stanley Black & Decker tools and other partner programs.
• Career paths aren’t linear; grow and develop your skills along multiple career paths.
• Access to a wealth of learning resources, including our digital learning portal.
• Experience a diverse and inclusive culture with mutual respect and appreciation for a wide range of perspectives.
• Opportunities to make positive changes locally and globally through volunteerism and sustainable business practices.