About Workato

Workato transforms technology complexity into business opportunity. As the leader in enterprise orchestration, Workato helps businesses globally streamline operations by connecting data, processes, applications, and experiences. Its AI-powered platform enables teams to navigate complex workflows in real-time, driving efficiency and agility.

Trusted by a community of 400,000 global customers, Workato empowers organizations of every size to unlock new value and lead in today’s fast-changing world. Learn how Workato helps businesses of all sizes achieve more at workato.com.

Why join us?

Ultimately, Workato believes in fostering a flexible, trust-oriented culture that empowers everyone to take full ownership of their roles. We are driven by innovation and looking for team players who want to actively build our company. 

But, we also believe in balancing productivity with self-care. That’s why we offer all of our employees a vibrant and dynamic work environment along with a multitude of benefits they can enjoy inside and outside of their work lives. 

If this sounds right up your alley, please submit an application. We look forward to getting to know you!

Also, feel free to check out why:

• Business Insider named us an “enterprise startup to bet your career on”

• Forbes’ Cloud 100 recognized us as one of the top 100 private cloud companies in the world

• Deloitte Tech Fast 500 ranked us as the 17th fastest growing tech company in the Bay Area, and 96th in North America

• Quartz ranked us the #1 best company for remote workers

Responsibilities

We are looking for an experienced and proactive Senior HR Manager who combines deep expertise in Philippine labour law and HR operations with a strategic, process-optimization mindset. You will be an integral part of the Global People Operations team, supporting our mission of being a world-class shared services organization to deliver accurate, timely and consistent services to all candidates and employees of Workato. This is a full-time position reporting to the Director, Global People Operations and Technology. 

In this role, you will be responsible for the following:

• Serve as the go-to person for the Philippines entity incorporation and ongoing maintenance from a HR compliance perspective. 

• Serve as the primary expert on Philippine labour laws, and localize HR Policies & Procedures: Adapt and localize all corporate HR policies, procedures and templates (e.g., code of conduct, leave policies, disciplinary actions, performance management, employment contract, employee handbook) to ensure full compliance with the Philippines labour code and other relevant DOLE issuances. Where corporate policies might conflict or be insufficient for local context, propose and implement suitable local additions or modifications.

• Support the transfer of employees from our EOR partner to the Philippine entity. 

• Understand the nature of our workforce in the Philippines and establish timekeeping policies and a timekeeping system to accurately capture all required data

• Work with the internal Payroll team to establish a robust payroll system and processes that ensure accurate and timely salary payments, tax deductions and adherence to Philippine payroll regulations.

• Support general people operations work: In addition to Philippines processes, you will also lead global process optimization projects. 

• Take the lead on global process optimisation projects by identifying inconsistencies in processes and employee experiences for a particular process, and propose ways to optimize our internal processes through standardization and/or personalisation. This will set the foundation for process automation using the Workato platform. 

• Responsible for responding timely to tickets that are escalated to you because of your local/regional knowledge or process expertise. 

Requirements

Qualifications / Experience / Technical Skills

• 7+ years of relevant work experience in the Philippines

• Possess extensive, up-to-date, and practical knowledge of Philippine labour code and DOLE issuances. Proven track record of ensuring compliance in a Philippine context

• HR policy localization and development

• Hands-on experience in establishing robust timekeeping policies and implementing systems that accurately capture data for Philippine specific requirements (e.g., overtime, night shift differential, statutory leaves).

• Entity incorporation experience

• Technologically savvy - you must have a keen interest in leveraging technology for HR efficiency. Experience with Workday HRIS is a plus. 

Soft Skills / Personal Characteristics

• Proactive 

• Detail-oriented 

• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, adept at working collaboratively in fast-paced environments.

• Problem solver 

(REQ ID: 2156)