Company Description
Sandisk understands how people and businesses consume data and we relentlessly innovate to deliver solutions that enable today’s needs and tomorrow’s next big ideas. With a rich history of groundbreaking innovations in Flash and advanced memory technologies, our solutions have become the beating heart of the digital world we’re living in and that we have the power to shape.
Sandisk meets people and businesses at the intersection of their aspirations and the moment, enabling them to keep moving and pushing possibility forward. We do this through the balance of our powerhouse manufacturing capabilities and our industry-leading portfolio of products that are recognized globally for innovation, performance and quality.
Sandisk has two facilities recognized by the World Economic Forum as part of the Global Lighthouse Network for advanced 4IR innovations. These facilities were also recognized as Sustainability Lighthouses for breakthroughs in efficient operations. With our global reach, we ensure the global supply chain has access to the Flash memory it needs to keep our world moving forward.
Job Description
With technology and data at the core of our people strategy, we are looking for a systems-oriented thinker and team leader to join our People Experience Team (HR) as a
Workday (HRIS) People Data Manager. The role is responsible for managing, optimizing, and continuously improving people data processes across the full employee lifecycle in Workday’s HCM module. You’ll serve as a strategic partner to business stakeholders across HR, IT, Finance, Legal to ensure Workday HCM supports our strategic people priorities and operational needs with data integrity, streamlined and scalable processes along with optimized use of automation, reporting, and agent technologies. If you enjoy leading and developing a team, are passionate about Workday processes that lead to integrity-based insights and want to be part of implementing advanced technologies, this could be the role for you.
Essential Duties And Responsibilities
HRIS - Workday HCM:
- Oversee the end-to-end data management processes including leading the configuration, enhancement, and ongoing optimization of Workday HCM across Advanced Compensation, Benefits, Absence, Talent, Performance & Goals, Learning, Employee Listening, and Recruiting.
- Drive continuous improvement of Workday HCM and business processes from onboarding through offboarding, including workflows, automation, audits, and data integrity controls.
Data Governance & Integrity
- Act as a data steward by being accountable for people data governance, including quality audits to ensure accurate, consistent, and compliant people data in Workday.
- Partner with IT, Finance, HR, Legal and Compliance to identify and resolve data issues and strengthen data integrity.
- Embed data quality checkpoints into reporting, visualization, and data interpretation processes.
Workday Business Processes & Integrations
- Design, manage and optimize Workday business processes, workflows, and controls to ensure transactions are properly evaluated, audited & documented.
- Lead bulk data conversions, such as Enterprise Interface Builder (EIB) activities as well as data integration activities.
Workday HCM Reporting
- Serve as the subject matter expert for Workday HCM reporting and analytics.
- Design and deliver advanced, matrix, and dashboard reports with complex calculated metrics that support operational excellence, decision-making, and compliance.
- Assess reporting needs and recommend system or process improvements to meet business requirements. Manage and control user access on new/existing workday reports.
AI, Automation & Self-Service Enablement
- Partner with IT to expand Workday self-service functionality, automate key HR processes, and develop user enablement materials and job aids.
- Identify and scope the use cases of AI for automation with Workday HCM, including workflow optimization, reporting, audits, alerts, and data validation.
- Explore and test generative AI tools to enhance Workday data management and automation capabilities.
Consulting & Business Partnership
- Act as a trusted advisor to HR leadership and cross-functional stakeholders by understanding business needs and delivering efficient, user-friendly Workday solutions.
- Collaborate with global teams on initiatives related to compliance, legal requirements, system enhancements, and user experience improvements.
- Lead and mentor a team of HCM specialists to ensure efficient and effective ongoing management of the Workday HCM process portfolio.
Qualifications
REQUIRED:
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Human Resources, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
- 7+ years of hands-on Workday experience.
- Proven success supporting HRIS Workday implementations, enhancements, and integrations, with strong experience managing business processes and interfaces.
- 5+ years of management and/or project management experience.
- Functional expertise in HCM, Compensation, Benefits, Recruiting, Learning, Employee Listening, and Talent & Performance/Goals.
Skills
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and project management skills.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to collaborate effectively across teams.
- Workday certifications are preferred.
- Excellent people data management and governance skills.
Additional Information
Sandisk is committed to providing equal opportunities to all applicants and employees and will not discriminate against any applicant or employee based on their race, color, ancestry, religion (including religious dress and grooming standards), sex (including pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, breastfeeding or related medical conditions), gender (including a person’s gender identity, gender expression, and gender-related appearance and behavior, whether or not stereotypically associated with the person’s assigned sex at birth), age, national origin, sexual orientation, medical condition, marital status (including domestic partnership status), physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, protected medical and family care leave, Civil Air Patrol status, military and veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics. We also prohibit harassment of any individual on any of the characteristics listed above. Our non-discrimination policy applies to all aspects of employment. We comply with the laws and regulations set forth in the "Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal” poster. Our pay transparency policy is available here.
Sandisk thrives on the power and potential of diversity. As a global company, we believe the most effective way to embrace the diversity of our customers and communities is to mirror it from within. We believe the fusion of various perspectives results in the best outcomes for our employees, our company, our customers, and the world around us. We are committed to an inclusive environment where every individual can thrive through a sense of belonging, respect and contribution.
Sandisk is committed to offering opportunities to applicants with disabilities and ensuring all candidates can successfully navigate our careers website and our hiring process. Please contact us at jobs.accommodations@sandisk.comto advise us of your accommodation request. In your email, please include a description of the specific accommodation you are requesting as well as the job title and requisition number of the position for which you are applying.
Based on our experience, we anticipate that the application deadline will be
05/19/2026(3 months from posting), although we reserve the right to close the application process sooner if we hire an applicant for this position before the application deadline. If we are not able to hire someone from this role before the application deadline, we will update this posting with a new anticipated application deadline.
Compensation & Benefits Details
- An employee’s pay position within the salary range may be based on several factors including but not limited to (1) relevant education; qualifications; certifications; and experience; (2) skills, ability, knowledge of the job; (3) performance, contribution and results; (4) geographic location; (5) shift; (6) internal and external equity; and (7) business and organizational needs.
- The salary range is what we believe to be the range of possible compensation for this role at the time of this posting. We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range and this range is only applicable for jobs to be performed in California, Colorado, New York or remote jobs that can be performed in California, Colorado and New York. This range may be modified in the future.
- You will be eligible to participate in Sandisk's Short-Term Incentive (STI) Plan, which provides incentive awards based on Company and individual performance. Depending on your role and your performance, you may be eligible to participate in our annual Long-Term Incentive (LTI) program, which consists of restricted stock units (RSUs) or cash equivalents, pursuant to the terms of the LTI plan. Please note that not all roles are eligible to participate in the LTI program, and not all roles are eligible for equity under the LTI plan.RSU awards are also available to eligible new hires, subject to Sandisk's Standard Terms and Conditions for Restricted Stock Unit Awards.
- We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid vacation time; paid sick leave; medical/dental/vision insurance; life, accident and disability insurance; tax-advantaged flexible spending and health savings accounts; employee assistance program; other voluntary benefit programs such as supplemental life and AD&D, legal plan, pet insurance, critical illness, accident and hospital indemnity; tuition reimbursement; transit; the Applause Program, employee stock purchase plan, and the Sandisk's Savings 401(k) Plan.
- Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole discretion, consistent with the law.
