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Drive Workday Governance and Platform Innovation as PX Technology Operations Manager! Are you ready to shape the future of our HR technology ecosystem while driving strategic governance and compliance? Trimble is seeking an ambitious PX Technology Operations Manager to lead Workday audit controls, release strategies, and roadmap execution. You will play a pivotal role in maintaining a robust SOX control environment while empowering continuous innovation across our global platform. What Makes This Role Great: In this role, you will be at the strategic center of our People Experience Technology organization, transitioning beyond day-to-day administration to actively govern, modernize, and scale our Workday ecosystem. You will have the unique opportunity to bridge HR, IS, Finance, and Audit, directly influencing how we balance rigorous SOX compliance with cutting-edge platform adoption. Key Exciting Responsibilities • Champion the strategic governance and audit compliance framework for our Workday platform to ensure a high-performing and secure environment. • Spearhead weekly Change Control Board (CCB) meetings, overseeing seamless release management and tenant refresh strategies across environments. • Drive global feature adoption and continuous platform modernization by establishing strategic roadmaps that balance operational needs with innovation. • Serve as the primary cross-functional liaison between People Experience, IS, Finance, and Audit for all platform control and risk management initiatives. Essential Skills & Experience • 3-5+ years of experience in HRIS/Workday environments operating under SOX audit controls or IT risk management frameworks. • Comprehensive knowledge of the Workday ecosystem, including release management cycles, security role design, and system integrations. • Demonstrated expertise in executing IT General Controls (ITGCs) and managing audit compliance processes. • Strong cross-functional leadership skills with a proven track record of influencing stakeholders and building collaborative partnerships. Bonus Points For: • Workday certifications in core administrative, security, or governance tracks. • Prior experience managing complex cross-functional module deployments or enterprise-wide HR technology implementations. Logistics: Location: US-Remote, IL Travel Requirement: 0-10% About Us: Corporate: Trimble is a global technology company that connects the physical and digital worlds, transforming the ways work gets done . With relentless innovation in precise positioning, modeling and data analytics, Trimble enables essential industries including construction, geospatial and transportation. Whether it's helping customers build and maintain infrastructure, design and construct buildings, optimize global supply chains or map the world, Trimble is at the forefront, driving productivity and progress. For more information about Trimble (Nasdaq:TRMB), visit: www.trimble.com . Why You'll Love Working With Us At Trimble, we're not just a company that "does good"—we are a team dedicated to making a tangible, positive Real-World Impact. We build innovative solutions designed to solve the world's most critical challenges . From construction sites to transportation hubs, our work tangibly improves how people live, build, move, and grow . • You'll work on projects that truly matter: Our purpose-driven culture means you'll be helping to build and deliver solutions that make work faster, safer, and more sustainable for millions o f people worldwide . Our impact is tangible, from connected machines that save fuel to data-driven insights that reduce waste . • Collaborate with like-minded people: Our strong internal culture is a "hidden gem ." You will work with a collaborative, supportive team that shares your purpose and fosters a genuine sense of belonging. We're a company of "visionary pragmatists" who think boldly and build things that work. • Be an owner: Trimble thrives on individuals who take initiative and embrace ownership. You'll find an entrepreneurial spirit where success is often "self-authored," empowering proactive "doers." Workday, SOX Compliance, ITGC, Audit Management, Change Control Board, HRIS Governance, Release Management, Tenant Strategy, Workday Security, Risk Management, People Experience Technology Compensation: Trimble provides the following compensation range and general description of other compensation and benefits that it in good faith believes it might pay and/or offer for this position. This compensation range is based on a full time schedule. Trimble reserves the right to ultimately pay more or less than the posted range and offer additional benefits and other compensation, depending on circumstances not related to an applicant’s sex or other status protected by local, state, or federal law. Hiring Range $99,600.00–$137,000.00 Pay Rate Type Salary Bonus Eligible? Yes Commission Eligible? No Benefits: Trimble offers comprehensive core benefits that include Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, Disability, Time off plans and retirement plans. Most of our businesses also offer tax savings plans for health, dependent care and commuter expenses as well as Paid Parental Leave and Employee Stock Purchase Plan. If this position is identified above as commission- or bonus-eligible, the terms of the commission plan or discretionary bonus plan for which you are eligible will be provided following the employee start date. How to Apply: Please submit an online application for this position by clicking on the ‘Apply Now’ button located in this posting. Application Deadline: Trimble accepts applications on an ongoing basis until the position is filled. At Trimble, we are committed to fostering a diverse, inclusive, and equitable workplace where everyone can thrive. Guided by our core values—Belong, Innovate, and Grow—we embrace and celebrate differences, knowing they make us stronger and more innovative. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, welcoming individuals of all backgrounds and advancing opportunities while embracing race, color, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, disability, veteran status, or any other protected and diverse characteristic. We are committed to offering our candidates and employees with disabilities or sincerely held religious beliefs the ability to seek reasonable accommodations in accordance with applicable law and/or where it would not constitute undue hardship for Trimble. For more, please see Trimble's Code of Business Conduct and Ethics at investor.trimble.com , under “Corporate Governance.” Our mission to transform the way the world works starts with transforming how we work together. By actively listening, asking questions, and taking intentional actions, we cultivate a culture that provides equitable opportunities for everyone to contribute and grow. 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Drive Workday Governance and Platform Innovation as PX Technology Operations Manager!
Key Exciting Responsibilities
Champion the strategic governance and audit compliance framework for our Workday platform to ensure a high-performing and secure environment.
Spearhead weekly Change Control Board (CCB) meetings, overseeing seamless release management and tenant refresh strategies across environments.
Drive global feature adoption and continuous platform modernization by establishing strategic roadmaps that balance operational needs with innovation.
Serve as the primary cross-functional liaison between People Experience, IS, Finance, and Audit for all platform control and risk management initiatives.
Essential Skills & Experience
3-5+ years of experience in HRIS/Workday environments operating under SOX audit controls or IT risk management frameworks.
Comprehensive knowledge of the Workday ecosystem, including release management cycles, security role design, and system integrations.
Demonstrated expertise in executing IT General Controls (ITGCs) and managing audit compliance processes.
Strong cross-functional leadership skills with a proven track record of influencing stakeholders and building collaborative partnerships.
Workday certifications in core administrative, security, or governance tracks.
Prior experience managing complex cross-functional module deployments or enterprise-wide HR technology implementations.
Location: US-Remote, IL
Travel Requirement: 0-10%
Why You'll Love Working With Us
Be an owner: Trimble thrives on individuals who take initiative and embrace ownership. You'll find an entrepreneurial spirit where success is often "self-authored," empowering proactive "doers."
Workday, SOX Compliance, ITGC, Audit Management, Change Control Board, HRIS Governance, Release Management, Tenant Strategy, Workday Security, Risk Management, People Experience Technology
Hiring Range
$99,600.00–$137,000.00 Pay Rate Type

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