Senior People Technology Product Manager, Workday Talent Acquisition

At Gilead, we’re creating a healthier world for all people. For more than 35 years, we’ve tackled diseases such as HIV, viral hepatitis, COVID-19 and cancer – working relentlessly to develop therapies that help improve lives and to ensure access to these therapies across the globe. We continue to fight against the world’s biggest health challenges, and our mission requires collaboration, determination and a relentless drive to make a difference. Every member of Gilead’s team plays a critical role in the discovery and development of life-changing scientific innovations. Our employees are our greatest asset as we work to achieve our bold ambitions, and we’re looking for the next wave of passionate and ambitious people ready to make a direct impact. We believe every employee deserves a great leader. People Leaders are the cornerstone to the employee experience at Gilead and Kite. As a people leader now or in the future, you are the key driver in evolving our culture and creating an environment where every employee feels included, developed and empowered to fulfil their aspirations. Join Gilead and help create possible, together. Job Description At Gilead, our pursuit of a healthier world for all people has led to a cure for hepatitis C, revolutionary advances in HIV treatment and prevention, and progress across viral and inflammatory diseases and certain cancers. We set bold ambitions in our fight against some of the world’s most devastating diseases. We are united by a shared commitment to solving complex public health challenges and improving the lives of patients for generations to come. About the Role Gilead is seeking a Senior People Technology Product Manager, Workday Talent Acquisition, to join our People Technology team within HR. This role is ideal for a seasoned Workday Recruiting expert who combines deep technical knowledge with product management and solution design skills to deliver robust, scalable, and compliant talent acquisition solutions. You will own the Workday Talent Acquisition product, driving the roadmap, architecture, configuration, and integration strategies for Workday Recruiting and related hiring technologies including Hired Score and Paradox, and ensuring alignment with business outcomes. This is an opportunity to shape Gilead’s hiring technology landscape and elevate the candidate, recruiter, and hiring manager experience through innovation, AI, and automation. Location: Foster City, CA (Hybrid) Key Responsibilities Act as the product owner and Workday Talent Acquisition subject matter expert, leveraging deep technical and analytical capabilities to design and implement durable, scalable solutions across Workday Recruiting, Hired Score and Paradox. Lead end-to-end delivery for Workday Talent Acquisition initiatives: requirements gathering, solution design, configuration, testing, deployment, and post-implementation support. Provide techno-functional guidance across the hire-to-onboard lifecycle, including job requisitions, job profiles and postings, candidate experience and career sites, offers, internal mobility, onboarding, recruiting security, and reporting. Partner with Talent Acquisition, HR, IT, and cross-functional teams to ensure cohesive architecture, mitigate downstream impacts, and shape the Workday Talent Acquisition roadmap, balancing near-term hiring needs with long-term platform health. Partner with IT and manage integration design and the broader recruiting technology ecosystem, such as background check, assessment, CRM, sourcing, job board, interview scheduling, and HRIS integrations, ensuring all workstreams are cohesive and cross-functional/technical impacts are considered and mitigated. Evaluate and drive adoption of AI and automation in hiring, including Workday AI capabilities such as job description generation, skills and candidate matching, in alignment with Responsible AI governance. Ensure implemented technology meets the transactional, reporting, and analytical needs of the business, including recruiting metrics such as time-to-fill, pipeline health, and source effectiveness. As appropriate, work with data engineering teams to ensure accuracy and completeness of data in the workforce data lake. Stay current with Workday releases and updates, evaluating new Recruiting and Talent Acquisition features for potential adoption, and maintain compliance with GDPR, OFCCP, EEO, and Sarbanes-Oxley controls. Basic Qualifications 8+ years of relevant experience with a BS/BA, or 6+ years of relevant experience with an MS/MA or MBA Preferred Qualifications 8+ years of experience implementing and supporting Workday applications, with at least 5 years focused on Workday Recruiting or Talent Acquisition technology. Bachelor's degree in information systems, Human Resources, Business, related field, or equivalent experience. Experience as a product or technical lead on multiple full life-cycle Workday Recruiting implementations especially with HiredScore and Paradox preferred. Experience delivering across Workday Talent Acquisition areas such as Recruiting, Career Sites, Interview Scheduling, and Candidate Engagement. Deep knowledge of the Workday business process framework, reporting, calculated fields, and security especially as applied to recruiting. Experience supporting global or multi-country recruiting processes and country-specific hiring, data privacy, and compliance requirements. Proven success delivering talent acquisition products that connect multiple systems and drive measurable business impact on hiring speed, quality, and experience. Strategic thinker who links product outcomes to organizational goals. Strong stakeholder management and storytelling skills to align diverse teams around a clear vision. Workday Pro certification in Recruiting or additional Workday certifications strongly preferred. People Leader Accountabilities Create Inclusion: Understand the business value of diverse teams, model inclusion, and embed the value of diversity in how teams are supported and led. Develop Talent: Understand employees’ skills, experiences, aspirations, and potential, and provide the feedback, coaching, and insight n