People Technology Product Manager

Our client is seeking a strategic, execution-driven People Technology Product Manager to lead the delivery of our Workday Recruiting transformation. You ll serve as a critical liaison between Talent Acquisition, IT, HR, and executive leadership driving clarity across stakeholders, aligning systems to business goals, and ensuring the organization is ready to adopt change on a scale.

This role isn t just about gathering requirements, it s about transforming how we recruit, by designing future-state workflows, coordinating change enablement, and leading with data, structure, and influence.

Responsibilities:

• Own the end-to-end process lifecycle for Workday Recruiting, from discovery through adoption and continuous improvement.
• Lead business requirements gathering across global Talent Acquisition and People Technology teams.
• Build and maintain detailed process documentation and workflows for current and future recruiting activities (e.g., intake, posting, screening, offers).
• Translate business needs into actionable, scalable configurations within Workday Recruiting.
• Coordinate across HR, People Technology, and Internal Communications to manage change enablement, including stakeholder readiness, training logistics, and communication plans.
• Use Smartsheet and JIRA to build and manage workplans, track deliverables, and report on progress and risk.
• Develop and deliver high-impact presentations and executive updates that drive alignment, transparency, and action.
• Maintain up-to-date documentation of system requirements, design decisions, and status across key audiences.

Requirements:

• 5+ years of experience in product management, HR technology, or enterprise systems implementation.
• Demonstrated experience with Workday Recruiting, including process optimization and configuration coordination.
• Proficiency in Smartsheet and JIRA for task tracking, documentation, and cross-functional execution.
• Proven ability to design and manage complex business processes and systems integrations.
• Strong ability to communicate effectively across stakeholder levels, including confident presentation and storytelling skills.
• Skilled in workflow design tools (e.g., Lucidchart, Miro, Visio).
• Excellent cross-functional partnership skills and stakeholder management.
• Experience leading enterprise change management or digital transformation efforts.

What Success Looks Like:

• Recruiting workflows are simplified, digitized, and adopted across the business.
• Communication, training, and adoption plans are executed with precision.
• Stakeholders feel supported and prepared before, during, and after go-live.
• The Workday Recruiting rollout is delivered on time, on scope, and with high adoption rates.