Product Owner Workday at Irvine, CA - onsite

Key Responsibilities

• Define and own the Comp & Benefits product vision and multi-year roadmap
• Translate business strategy into clear product outcomes, features, and priorities
• Lead prioritization using value-based frameworks (experience, efficiency, compliance)
• Act as a trusted advisor to Total Rewards leaders
• Provide Deep Expertise In Compensation cycles (merit, bonus, equity) Benefits design & administration Regulatory and compliance considerations
• Challenge and guide business stakeholders toward simplified, scalable processes
• Partner with solution engineers and architects to design scalable Workday configurations
• Drive end-to-end product lifecycle (discovery design build release)
• Lead prototyping and design thinking sessions
• Identify Opportunities For AI-driven compensation insights (pay equity, recommendations) Benefits personalization and decision support
• Partner with platform teams to integrate AI, automation, and analytics
• Own backlog, prioritization, and delivery alignment
• Ensure alignment with platform standards, data governance, and security
• Drive adoption and measure outcomes (e.g., comp cycle efficiency, employee experience)

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