Workday Product Owner (B2B contract)

We are seeking a Workday Product Owner to support our Core HR squad within Workday ecosystem. In this role, your primary focus will be to manage competing priorities, maintain delivery momentum, and ensure alignment with the existing Product Owner's roadmap. You'll work closely with cross-functional squad members and stakeholders to support ongoing delivery for key HR processes within Core HR, including deploying bank account data and processes for ~20 countries, support for changing organizational setup values in partnership with an ongoing Finance transformation, and various topics that arise and require planning within the Core HR product squad.

Key Responsibilities:

• Prioritize and manage the squad's backlog to ensure timely delivery of enhancements, bug fixes, and feature rollouts.
• Track progress against goals and key deliverables for supported projects
• Collaborate closely with the permanent Product Owner to understand existing plans, initiatives, and stakeholder needs.
• Step in to lead tactical execution while preserving strategic direction.
• Act as the voice of the customer and business, coordinating with stakeholders and cross-functional product teams to support dependencies.
• Ensure smooth communication with HR, IT, and functional partners.
• Coordinate across teams to keep deliverables on track, clarify requirements, and make trade-off decisions when needed.
• Maintain transparency and keep priorities aligned.
• Ensure adherence to agile practices and contribute to a collaborative squad culture.
• Participate in sprint ceremonies and support ongoing performance feedback within the squad.

• 8+ years of experience around Workday ecosystem and HR processes.. 
• Knowledge of Workday HCM module. 
• Proven ability to step into existing teams and hit the ground running
• Strong organizational and multitasking skills with the ability to juggle multiple workstreams
• Solid understanding of HR processes and Workday capabilities (Core HR, Absence, Mobility)
• Experience managing technical and functional stakeholders
• Confident in using data and customer feedback to prioritize and evaluate work
• Comfortable with ambiguity and able to quickly adapt to changing needs

We are looking for freelancers/contractors to collaborate on a B2B basis.