Product Owner Workday Core HR

Job description

Product Owner – Workday Core HR & Recruiting (TA) Must Have Technical/Functional Skills

• 10+ years in HR Tech with Core HR + Recruiting expertise

Strong Workday knowledge

• Core HCM
• Recruiting
• Business Process Framework
• Experience in high-scale, global environments
• Strong ability to connect data, process, and experience

Role Summary

A senior product owner responsible for Core HR and Recruiting (TA) platforms, focusing on end-to-end employee lifecycle and hiring experience, driving automation, efficiency, and data-driven decisions.

Key Responsibilities

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
• I ntegration standards Salary Range- $120,000-$150,000 a year </div