Senior Manager, People Systems

The Senior Manager, People Systems will lead the strategy, execution, and continuous evolution of Airtable's HR technology ecosystem. This role is responsible for driving operational excellence through scalable systems, trusted data, and intelligent automation all in support of Airtable's mission and growth.

Key responsibilities include:

• Developing and owning the People Systems roadmap in partnership with the People and Business Technology teams
• Working with Workday HCM and integrating it with other People systems to ensure optimal configuration, security, compliance, integration, and performance
• Leading and mentoring a team, fostering a culture of innovation, accountability, and continuous improvement
• Collaborating closely with People Operations, Total Rewards, Finance, IT, and Security teams to deliver seamless workflows and data consistency across platforms
• Overseeing system implementations, enhancements, and integrations from planning through post-launch support
• Exploring and implementing agentic AI solutions to enhance workflows and streamlining decision-making
• Partnering with the People Team to prototype solutions on the Airtable platform to optimise People processes, reporting, and collaboration across teams
• Championing data accuracy, privacy, and compliance across all HR systems and enabling actionable people analytics and reporting
• Identifying opportunities to automate and streamline HR processes, improve user experience, and support strategic workforce planning

Requirements include:

• 10+ years of experience in HR technology, with at least 3 years in a leadership or people management role
• 6+ years of hands-on expertise in Workday HRIS (core HCM, Compensation, Talent, Recruiting, and/or Advanced Reporting)
• Strong understanding of HR processes and systems architecture, including integrations with other SaaS tools
• Demonstrated ability to experiment with and implement AI-driven or agentic systems, automations, or chat-based tools within business workflows
• Curious and growth mindset to build or prototype operational tools or workflows in Airtable or similar platforms
• Proven success leading system implementations, upgrades, and cross-functional projects in a fast-paced environment
• Excellent stakeholder management, communication, and change management skills
• Analytical mindset with the ability to translate data into business insights
• Familiarity with technologies such as Airtable, Greenhouse, Workramp, Glint, Gem, etc.

Preferred experience includes:

• Bachelor's degree in Information Systems, Human Resources, or related field
• Experience scaling People Systems in a global or rapidly growing organisation
• Familiarity with iPaaS tools like Workato or Boomi