# Director - People Systems
**Company:** [Clear Street](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/clear-street)
**Location:** New York, NY
**Salary:** $220K-$275K
**Experience:** 15+ years
**Skills:** Workday Hcm, Workday Payroll, Workday Configuration, Business Process Design, Security Administration, Eibs, Advanced Reporting, Calculated Fields, System Integrations, Data Architecture, Hr Data Governance, Greenhouse, Compensation Tooling
**Posted:** 2026-05-26
> Own and evolve the HR technology ecosystem as the technical and strategic owner of Workday HCM, Payroll, and integrated platforms. Drive full-lifecycle Workday implementation, configuration, testing, and roadmap development in a lean, high-growth environment.
## Job Description
## Responsibilities

### Workday Implementation
- Support the full-lifecycle deployment of Workday HCM and Payroll as the primary systems implementation owner.
- Own the functional design across all in-scope modules, translating requirements from HR, Finance, and business stakeholders into scalable Workday configurations.
- Partner with implementation partner and Engineering to manage integration design, data migration, and environment setup.

### Systems Ownership & Roadmap
- Serve as the primary product owner for the full HR technology ecosystem, including Workday HCM, Payroll, recruiting, compensation, onboarding/offboarding, and workforce planning platforms.
- Develop and maintain the HR Systems roadmap, aligning platform capabilities with business priorities and people strategy.
- Partner with Engineering on integration architecture and custom development.

### Configuration, Testing & Release Management
- Own configuration of Workday and connected systems: business process design, organizational structures, security frameworks, compensation and benefits setup, and payroll configuration.
- Lead all testing cycles (unit, regression, and UAT) and define validation procedures.
- Manage feature releases and system updates; evaluate feasibility, assess downstream impacts, and communicate changes to stakeholders.
- Execute tenant management, environment refreshes, and EIB/mass data loads.

### Process & Systems Design
- Approach every configuration decision as a systems architect, considering process integrity, data quality, scalability, and flexibility.
- Partner with HR functional owners in Talent Acquisition, Total Rewards, and People Operations to translate business requirements into scalable systems solutions.
- Maintain documentation of system design decisions, process flows, and configuration specs.

### Data, Reporting & Governance
- Build and maintain foundational reporting and analytics infrastructure within Workday and connected systems.
- Partner with People Analytics to ensure HR systems serve as a reliable, well-governed data foundation.
- Administer security controls: manage user roles, access groups, and change management auditing.
- Partner with internal and external auditors to ensure effective control design and execution.

## Requirements

### Experience
- 15+ years of experience, including 7+ years of hands-on experience owning enterprise HR technology platforms, with deep expertise in Workday HCM.
- Demonstrated experience configuring Workday across multiple modules (HCM, Payroll, Recruiting, Compensation, Absence/Leave).
- Strong understanding of data privacy laws, data security, regulatory requirements, and compliance frameworks across multiple regions.
- Experience operating within a broader HR tech ecosystem extending beyond HCM (recruiting platforms, compensation tooling, workforce planning systems).
- Proven ability to translate complex, ambiguous business requirements into scalable, well-documented systems solutions.
- Experience in high-growth or financial services environments preferred.

### Technical & Functional
- Advanced Workday configuration expertise: business process design, security administration, advanced reporting, EIBs, calculated fields, and integrations.
- Strong command of HR data architecture: how systems connect, where data lives, how changes propagate, and how to maintain integrity across a multi-system environment.
- Ability to define functional requirements for Engineering-led integration and customization work.
- Comfortable as a solo system owner in a lean, high-growth environment.

### Mindset
- Systems thinker who considers process design, data quality, and downstream impact before making configuration decisions.
- Builder mentality – energized by designing HR technology the right way.
- Strong communicator who can translate technical complexity for non-technical HR partners and senior leaders.
- High bar for documentation, governance, and data quality.

### Certifications
- Workday HCM Pro certification preferred.
- Project Management Professional (PMP) or Human Resources Information Professional (HRIP) a plus.

## Compensation & Benefits
- Base Salary Range: $220,000 - $275,000
- Company equity
- 401k matching
- Gender neutral parental leave
- Full medical, dental, and vision insurance
- In-office requirement: 4 days per week
- In-office benefits: lunch stipends, stocked kitchens, happy hours
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