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As an HR Tech Lead, you will develop and manage innovative technologies that are changing the HR technology space. You will build, lead, and mentor a team of technologists to design, build, deploy, test, and support functionality across a variety of stacks and platforms including Workday, Ceridian and Global View. Through partnering with business stakeholders, you'll drive business value while also producing great code. Internal applications are built using a highly scalable microservice architecture that is deployed via containers to our cloud hosted Kubernetes environments. Key technologies in this framework include: AWS, .NET Core in C#, Python, Snowflake and Tableau.
You will be expected to take ownership of projects and identify business design gaps with Blackstone business analysts. You’ll tackle a variety of problems from scaling out infrastructure to promoting business efficiency through automating contract creation. You’ll devise elegant solutions to Blackstone's most important problems and put your own best ideas to work in an entrepreneurial environment inside one of the world's most successful companies.
Responsibilities:
Build web applications or deploy 3rd party solutions to enhance HR functional capabilities
Collaborate with HR, Strategic Incentives, Payroll, and external business partners to identify and execute on areas for improvement
Use Agile software development methodologies and tools like Jira to manage and deliver projects
Identify opportunities to automate away repetitive tasks
Lead technical design and code reviews to drive projects towards the best results
Guide the team through project design, prioritization and execution
Troubleshoot and prioritize business and technology initiatives
Qualifications:
12 + years of professional software engineering experience with .NET Core or Python
Experience working with Workday
Cloud experience with AWS preferred
Data analytics experience with Snowflake and Tableau
Demonstrated significant leadership experience as a team lead or similar role in agile environment
Have a strong understanding of HR, payroll and finance processes and procedures (i.e. recruiting, benefits, payroll, performance management, time tracking, etc.)
Working knowledge of Talent Acquisition or HR functional areas
Project management experience on custom software development engagements
A self-starting, entrepreneurial attitude with the ability to quickly adapt to new technologies
Prior experience delivering modernized technology to business users
An ability to drive your projects from inception to completion
Possesses a desire to teach and mentor others while also making significant individual contributions
Ensures that the team produces high quality code, facilitates communication and feedback
B.S. in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or similar
The duties and responsibilities described here are not exhaustive and additional assignments, duties, or responsibilities may be required of this position. Assignments, duties, and responsibilities may be changed at any time, with or without notice, by Blackstone in its sole discretion.
Expected annual base salary range:
$175,000 - $250,000
Actual base salary within that range will be determined by several components including but not limited to the individual's experience, skills, qualifications and job location. For roles located outside of the US, please disregard the posted salary bands as these roles will follow a separate compensation process based on local market comparables.
Additional compensation: Base salary does not include other forms of compensation or benefits offered in connection with the advertised role.
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If you need a reasonable accommodation to complete your application, please email Human Resources at HR-Recruiting-Americas@Blackstone.com.
Depending on the position, you may be required to obtain certain securities licenses if you are in a client facing role and/or if you are engaged in the following:
Attending client meetings where you are discussing Blackstone products and/or and client questions;
Marketing Blackstone funds to new or existing clients;
Supervising or training securities licensed employees;
Structuring or creating Blackstone funds/products; and
Advising on marketing plans prepared by a sales team or developing and/or contributing information for marketing materials.
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