Senior People Operations Transformation Manager

Gong Gong · Enterprise · San Francisco, CA · People / HR

This role focuses on transforming core People Operations workflows using technology and AI, aiming to identify and replace manual processes with streamlined, tech-enabled solutions. The Senior People Operations Transformation Manager will partner with the People Technology Team to evaluate and implement new tools, establish metrics for automation impact, and develop change management strategies. While the company heavily utilizes AI, this specific role is not directly building or researching AI models but rather leveraging AI tools and solutions within HR processes.

What you'd actually do

  1. Lead end-to-end redesign of core People workflows across the employee lifecycle (hire to retire).
  2. Identify friction points, redundancies, and manual tier-one People Ops processes and replace them with streamlined, tech-enabled solutions.
  3. In partnership with the People Technology Team, evaluate & implement new tools and optimize existing functionality to maximize efficiency and insight across the People function
  4. Establish metrics to track automation impact, time saved, productivity gains, and user adoption.
  5. Translate business & service requirements into functional design specifications for the People Technology team to execute and implement

Skills

Required

  • 8+ years of experience in People Operations, HR Transformation, Systems, or Process Optimization.
  • Direct experience designing global HR processes at scale
  • Proficiency in business process mapping tools (e.g., LucidChart, Miro, Visio) and the ability to translate complex logic into visual diagrams for teams.
  • Deep experience with Workday including understanding of Workday business process framework
  • Strong change management and executive stakeholder engagement capability.
  • Understanding of all HR/People functions and a strong understanding of the HR/People technology landscape

Nice to have

  • Curious, adaptable, and passionate about leveraging technology to innovate People programs and operations, with a demonstrated mindset of using AI as a core collaborator.

What the JD emphasized

  • AI as a core collaborator