Sr. Manager, People Data Infrastructure & Platforms

Description

The company is the company's People function's data team. The company is a security company: its Zero Trust Exchange platform, a SASE-based cloud security service with 200+ public data centers worldwide and thousands of private edge sites, connects users, devices and applications in any location and protects customers from cyberattacks and data loss.

The role is a Senior Manager, People Data Infrastructure and Platforms. It is hybrid, based at the Santa Clara, CA headquarters or the Bellevue, WA office, and reports to the VP, People & Culture AI and Data. You will modernize the workforce data ecosystem by building a trusted, governed data foundation and rolling out easy-to-use analytics products across the company. You will connect the technical architecture with day-to-day business work, working with cross-functional teams to remove manual reporting and support AI-driven workforce insight.

Responsibilities

• Run the People data foundation across the enterprise data ecosystem, including workforce data models, pipelines and data quality on Snowflake, so that the workforce data is certified and trustworthy.
• Set and enforce data governance and metric certification standards, and align teams on one source of truth for core People metrics across the company.
• Lead the building, launch and uptake of scaled workforce analytics products on Visier and Snowflake, moving recurring reports from spreadsheets to self-service tools that are simple to use.
• Work closely with People AI and technology teams to build governed data layers and semantic architectures that let AI models and agents produce reliable workforce insights.
• Lead, coach and grow a strong team of data and analytics professionals, building a product mindset that focuses on measured usage, operational discipline and business results.

Requirements

• You build things hands-on and move quickly, turning complex architecture into dependable, production-ready pipelines and analytics products.
• You make decisions based on evidence, using analysis to find the facts, keep metrics accurate and remove inconsistencies in workforce data.
• You make complicated architecture and large reporting demands simple, turning them into clear data products and self-service tools.
• You communicate clearly, candidly and respectfully, and build strong working relationships with People, IT and enterprise data teams.
• You design data foundations, governance models and team practices that scale for a fast-growing global organization and evolving AI capabilities.
• You have a working understanding of AI and ML and experience using, securing or proposing AI-driven solutions to improve results in your area.
• You have 8+ years in People Analytics, workforce analytics, data engineering, BI or analytics products, including 3+ years managing people who lead technical and analytics work.
• You have a strong background in modern cloud data architecture, with hands-on experience designing and running workforce data models and pipelines on Snowflake.
• You have a proven record building, scaling or managing People Analytics platforms and tools such as Visier, Workday, Tableau or Power BI.
• You have shown you can improve data quality, set up metric governance and create certified semantic layers in complex enterprise settings.
• You have a strong product mindset and have simplified large reporting portfolios, moving teams from manual reporting to scalable self-service analytics.
• Preferred: experience designing semantic data layers and governance frameworks for generative AI tools, LLMs or autonomous agents.
• Preferred: deep knowledge of workforce data privacy, role-based access control (RBAC) and regulatory compliance in enterprise HR settings.
• Preferred: a record of leading large dashboard rationalization programs that retired legacy reporting and drove measurable self-service adoption.

Conditions

This is a full-time hybrid role at the Santa Clara, CA headquarters or the Bellevue, WA office.

Base pay range is $172,000 - $215,000 USD. This range covers base salary only and excludes commission, bonus, equity (if applicable) and benefits. Actual pay may be higher or lower depending on job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training, and reflects the target range for new hires across all US locations.

The company follows all applicable federal, state and local pay transparency rules.

The company offers reasonable accommodations in its recruiting process for candidates who are differently abled, have long-term or mental health conditions, hold sincerely held religious beliefs, are neurodivergent, or need pregnancy-related support.

By applying, you agree to follow applicable laws and the company policies, including those on security and privacy.

Benefits

• Various health plans.
• Vacation and sick time plans.
• Parental leave options.
• Retirement options.
• Education reimbursement.
• In-office perks and more.
• Details of the hybrid working model and benefits are available on the company's website.