Role Overview
We're seeking a hands-on, entrepreneurial HR Systems Manager to scale our HR tools and processes. In this role you will help define and drive our HR technology strategy, optimize how we use Workday, and deliver best in class data and governance. You will roll up your sleeves to build solutions, configure systems, and map business requirements to meet the needs of our evolving business.

This is an onsite role in our New York City office.

Primary Responsibilities
1. Strategy & Roadmap
• Work with HR to create a multi-year HR technology roadmap aligned to our rapid growth trajectory and business goals.
• Identify opportunities to leverage automation, data-analytics, and emerging technologies and drive efficiency across the employee lifecycle.
• Establish and manage governance frameworks to ensure disciplined delivery and continuous improvement.
2. Core Platform Implementation & Optimization
• Lead the management, enhancement, and implementation of new and existing Workday HCM modules. (HCM, Recruiting, Performance, Core & Advanced Compensation, Absence) tailored for a fast-moving fund environment.
• Manage all Workday configuration across the HCM suite, including business processes, compensation plans, security roles, reports, and integrations; build, test, and troubleshoot configurations and integrations as needed.
• Build self-service tools, dashboards, and reports to give key stakeholders real-time visibility into headcount, performance, and talent metrics.
3. Project & Program Management
• Own planning, resourcing, budgeting, and execution of HR systems initiatives-ensuring on-time, on-budget delivery with clear milestones and success metrics.
• Apply strong business analysis rigor to translate requirements into system designs.
• Monitor project risks and dependencies, escalating as needed, and proactively removing roadblocks.
4. Vendor & Stakeholder Engagement
• Manage external technology consultants to help achieve business priorities in the HR space - prioritizing and overseeing work they are executing on the firm's behalf.
• Serve as primary technology liaison with Workday and other third-party vendors.
• Act as a trusted advisor to HR, Finance, Technology, and senior leadership. Communicate progress, surface risks, and drive cross-functional alignment.

Qualifications
Education
• Bachelor's degree (or equivalent experience).

Experience & Skills
• 7-10 years in HR technology and systems implementation, or HRIS leadership-ideally within fast-paced startups or high-growth organizations, in financial services and/or asset management.
• Workday expertise, with multiple full-cycle implementations and hands-on configuration experience in HCM modules.
• Proven ability to translate complex business requirements into scalable technical solutions, backed by deep business-analysis skills in process mapping, requirements gathering, gap analysis, and user-acceptance testing.
• Experience leading and coordinating external consultants; setting clear deliverables, vetting technical solutions, and holding partners accountable to timelines and quality standards.
• Strong program and project management skills-comfortable owning multiple concurrent workstreams and driving them to completion.
• Exceptional communication and stakeholder management skills-experienced in influencing senior leaders and driving change across teams.
• Familiarity with integration platforms, AI/ML applications in HR and modern identity/data management tools.