Job Title: Workday Product Owner
Location: Irvine, CA (On-Site)
Duration: Long Term Contract
Job Description:
Talent/Learning PO (Workday)
- Act as a trusted advisor to Total Rewards leaders
- Provide deep expertise in:
o Performance & Goals
o Succession Planning
o Learning management & experience platforms
o Challenge and guide business stakeholders toward simplified, scalable processes
- Workday Certifications are preferred
- Experience in Business Process setup
- Analysis and Recommendation of new features
- Ability to gather & analyze requirements, collaborate with business, and configure new Workday features
Product Vision & Strategy
- Define and drive the Talent & Learning product strategy
- Build roadmap aligned to:
- Skills-based organization
- Career development & internal mobility
- Leadership pipeline
Domain Leadership
- Deep expertise in:
- Performance management
- Succession planning
- Learning management & experience platforms
- Guide HR to shift from process-driven to skills-driven models
Experience Design
- Design end-to-end employee journeys:
- Career growth
- Learning pathways
- Performance cycles
- Focus on consumer-grade experiences
Solutioning & Delivery
- Partner with solution engineers to:
- Configure scalable Workday Talent & Learning solutions
- Integrate with external platforms (e.g., learning ecosystems, skills platforms)
- Lead prototyping and iterative solution design
AI & Innovation
- Drive:
- AI-powered skill inference and recommendations
- Personalized learning journeys
- Talent insights and workforce planning inputs
Execution
- Own backlog, prioritization, and sprint outcomes
- Drive adoption and continuous improvement
Role Descriptions: Product Ownership & Strategy
Own the Core HR & Recruiting product portfolio
Define roadmap across Hire, Onboard, Manage, Exit lifecycle
Align with enterprise priorities (scale, experience, compliance)
Domain Expertise
Deep knowledge of Core HR (worker data, org structures, business processes)
Recruiting workflows (sourcing, offer, hire)
Simplify complex workflows and eliminate friction
Experience & Journey Design
Redesign moments that matter
Hiring manager experience
Candidate experience
Employee lifecycle events
Drive self-service and automation-first mindset
Solutioning & Delivery
Work closely with Solution engineers, Integration teams
Lead design and prototyping of Recruiting workflows, Core HR processes
Ensure scalable and reusable configurations
AI & Automation
Drive AI-enabled recruiting (screening, matching)
Intelligent workflows (case management, onboarding)
Partner with tools like Workday AI, SANA integrations (as applicable)
Execution & Governance
Own backlog and prioritization
Ensure alignment with Data governance, Security models, Integration standards
Essential Skills:
Product Ownership & Strategy
Domain Expertise
Experience & Journey Design
Solutioning & Delivery
AI & Automation
Execution & Governance
Desirable Skills:
Workday Onboarding
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