Workday Product Owner

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