Senior Program Manager, People Technology

What You'll Do

As a Program Manager for People Technology, you will guide strategic plans that enhance Avalara's Workday ecosystem and HR technology landscape. You will work remote out of the US, reporting directly to the VP of People Technology.

What Your Responsibilities Will Be

Your daily work will involve leading project planning, managing dependencies, and overseeing budgets while ensuring seamless collaboration across People, IT, and partners.

• You'll develop clear documentation, create strategic communications, and promote change management to ensure smooth adoption of new processes.
• You are proficient in Workday, ServiceNow, financial management, and tools like PowerPoint, SmartSheets and Lucid Charts will be essential to success in this role.
• You have experience in project management, budgeting, roadmap planning, and external communication, ensuring seamless execution of programs.
• You will lead collaboration, develop documentation, and implement scalable processes that increase efficiency and user experience.
• You will manage complex projects from end to end, influence decision-making, and help grow People Technology solutions.
• You excel in balancing projects, driving adoption, and delivering measurable results, we'd love to hear from you.
  
  

What You’ll Need To Be Successful

• Workday Full-Suite ERP Experience: 5+ years of experience implementing and optimizing in a complex organizations.
• Project Management Experience: 7+ years of project management experience, including leadership and supervisory responsibilities.
• Technical Knowledge: Understanding of People Technology systems, including Workday and ServiceNow
• Financial Knowledge: Understanding of finance and accounting principles related to project and department budgets, purchasing, and financial analysis.
• Tools Proficiency: Demonstrated experience with Smartsheet, ServiceNow, Workday, and Lucid Charts for project planning and communication.
• Collaboration & Communication: An ability to work with partners at all levels.
• Education: Bachelor's degree in Business, Information Systems, or a related field is preferred.
  
  

How We’ll Take Care Of You

Total Rewards

In addition to a great compensation package, paid time off, and paid parental leave, many Avalara employees are eligible for bonuses.

Health & Wellness

Benefits vary by location but generally include private medical, life, and disability insurance.

Inclusive culture and diversity

Avalara strongly supports diversity, equity, and inclusion, and is committed to integrating them into our business practices and our organizational culture. We also have a total of 8 employee-run resource groups, each with senior leadership and exec sponsorship.

Learn more about our benefits by region here: Avalara North America

What You Need To Know About Avalara

We’re Avalara. We’re defining the relationship between tax and tech.

We’ve already built an industry-leading cloud compliance platform, processing nearly 40 billion customer API calls and over 5 million tax returns a year, and this year we became a billion-dollar business. Our growth is real, and we’re not slowing down until we’ve achieved our mission - to be part of every transaction in the world.

We’re bright, innovative, and disruptive, like the orange we love to wear. It captures our quirky spirit and optimistic mindset. It shows off the culture we’ve designed, that empowers our people to win. Ownership and achievement go hand in hand here. We instill passion in our people through the trust we place in them.

We’ve been different from day one. Join us, and your career will be too.

We’re An Equal Opportunity Employer

Supporting diversity and inclusion is a cornerstone of our company — we don’t want people to fit into our culture, but to enrich it. All qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, age, gender, national orientation, disability, sexual orientation, US Veteran status, or any other factor protected by law. If you require any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know.