Manager, Workday HR Admin & Product Owner (Remote)

Globe Life is committed to empowering its employees and fostering an innovative culture. They are seeking a Manager, Workday HR Admin & Product Owner to drive innovation and efficiency in HR processes, enhance Workday’s HCM functionality, and lead a team of Workday administrators.

Responsibilities:

• Own and prioritize the product backlog for Workday HCM features based on business value, stakeholder feedback, and technical dependencies
• Translate business requirements into detailed user stories with clear acceptance criteria and definition of final deliverables
• Collaborate directly with development and configuration teams to ensure user stories are well-defined and actionable
• Facilitate sprint planning, backlog refinement, and sprint reviews to maintain development velocity and quality
• Conduct regular stakeholder demos and gather feedback to validate deliverables and inform backlog priorities
• Make tactical product decisions within the established product roadmap and strategy
• Coordinate user acceptance testing and validate that delivered features meet acceptance criteria
• Manage release coordination with IT teams to ensure proper testing and deployment processes
• Serve as the primary point of contact between HR stakeholders and the technical delivery team
• Lead and develop a team of Workday HR administrators across Core HCM, Compensation, Benefits, Talent, Learning, and Payroll modules
• Set clear performance expectations and provide regular coaching and feedback to team members
• Conduct performance reviews and create individual development plans aligned with career growth objectives
• Foster cross-functional collaboration and knowledge sharing among team members to build expertise across modules
• Ensure team adherence to governance standards, security protocols, and best practices
• Manage team capacity and workload distribution to optimize delivery and prevent burnout
• Recruit, onboard, and retain top talent for the Workday administration team

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in business administration, computer science, or related field
• 3-5 years Workday HCM experience with hands-on configuration and administration
• 2-3 years of leadership experience with technical or HR teams
• Knowledge of employee lifecycle, compensation planning, benefits administration, talent management, and payroll operations
• Knowledge of data privacy, compliance requirements, and security protocols
• Understanding of Workday APIs, data flows, integration requirements, and system architecture principles
• Scrum, sprint planning, backlog management, and user story writing
• Able to translate business needs into technical language and specifications
• Relationship and expectation management across multiple departments
• Able to balance competing priorities based on business value, technical constraints, and stakeholder priorities
• Understanding of UAT processes and validation of acceptance criteria
• Understanding of HR processes and compliance requirements
• Experience creating clear requirements, process maps, and decision logs
• Able to translate between technical and business stakeholders
• Successful record of leading teams through system updates and process improvements
• Development of team members' technical, professional, and specialized functional skills
• Able to facilitate successful cross-training programs
• Workday certification