Product Owner I (Workday Recruit)

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TD is committed to providing fair and equitable compensation opportunities to all colleagues. Growth opportunities and skill development are defining features of the colleague experience at TD. Our compensation policies and practices have been designed to allow colleagues to progress through the salary range over time as they progress in their role. The base pay actually offered may vary based upon the candidates skills and experience job-related knowledge geographic location and other specific business and organizational needs.

As a candidate you are encouraged to ask compensation related questions and have an open dialogue with your recruiter who can provide you more specific details for this role.

Job Description:

CUSTOMER

• Partner with management to support the delivery of a product vision
• In alignment with the product vision create and maintain a product backlog and continuously re-prioritize user stories that will provide the most customer or end user value
• Continuously align with senior management on the product delivery roadmap defined Minimum Marketable Features or Minimum Viable Products and release cadence
• Review performance analytics; recommend and champion strategies to enhance the customer or end user product experience
• Participate in scrum or Kanban events (e.g. stand-ups retrospectives) express new ideas for improving product value or delivery efficiency sharing with leadership as appropriate
• Proactively engage established business process partners to ensure customers or end users are prepared for application changes and establish Day 2 processes
• Create a value-focused product backlog and continuously iterate ensuring there are user stories scoped and prioritized
• Provide user story design development and completion oversight; accepting / rejecting user stories based on the agreed upon Definition of Done and Acceptance Criteria
• Manage delivery initiatives and oversee development team (pod) backlogs
• Proactively raise issues that impede the efficient delivery of customer-focused increments
• Responsible for defect management and prioritization

EMPLOYEE / TEAM

• Participate fully as a member of the team support a positive work environment that promotes service to the business quality innovation and teamwork and ensure timely communication of issues/ points of interest
• Provide thought leadership and/ or industry knowledge for own area of expertise in own area and participate in knowledge transfer within the team and business unit
• Keep current on emerging trends/ developments and grow knowledge of the business related tools and techniques
• Participate in personal performance management and development activities including cross training within own team
• Keep others informed and up-to-date about the status / progress of projects and / or all relevant or useful information related to day-to-day activities
• Contribute to team development of skills and capabilities through mentorship of others by sharing knowledge and experiences and leveraging best practices.
• Lead motivate and develop relationships with internal and external business partners / stakeholders to develop productive working relationships.
• Contribute to a fair positive and equitable environment that supports a diverse workforce
• Act as a brand ambassador for your business area/function and the bank both internally and/or externally

Accountabilities:

• Works closely with Talent Acquisitions stakeholders to shape deliver and continuously improve our hiring technology ecosystem ensuring it supports strategic business goals and delivers outstanding candidate recruiter and hiring managers experiences.
• Develop and maintain a clear product vision for Workday modules related to talent acquisition aligning with organizational goals and HR strategies. Champion innovation and best practices in recruiting technology.
• Act as the primary liaison between HR IT business leaders vendors and candidates. Gather and prioritize requirements from diverse stakeholders ensuring that the Workday product roadmap addresses business needs.
• Own and prioritize the product backlog for talent acquisition modules in Workday balancing enhancements bug fixes and compliance updates. Define clear user stories acceptance criteria and release plans.
• Guide the design configuration testing and deployment of Workday Talent Acquisition modules (Recruiting Onboarding etc.). Continuously monitor performance solicit feedback and drive iterative improvements.
• Analyze current hiring practices and talent workflows. Identify opportunities to automate streamline and enhance processes leveraging Workdays capabilities to drive efficiency and compliance.
• Keep current on industry trends in talent acquisition and HR technology as well as regulatory issues affecting hiring practices (e.g. equal opportunity background checks data privacy)

Qualifications:

• Dynamic and detail-oriented Product Owner with expertise in Workday and talent acquisition processes.
• Workday Product experience a must. Pro certification is a bonus.
• 3 years of hands-on experience as a product owner business analyst or system administrator with Workday specifically in Recruiting and Onboarding modules. It will be hard to put someone in this role that hasnt had similar leadership accountabilities. Unless they are super strong analyst and ready for the next level.
• Demonstrated experience working in Agile environments leading sprint planning backlog grooming and release management for HR technology projects.
• Experience with Workday configuration security business process frameworks and integrations with third-party recruiting solutions (e.g. background screening vendors assessment tools).
• Ability to analyze data generate insights and present findings to stakeholders. Familiarity with Workday reporting tools and dashboard creation.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with a demonstrated ability to translate technical concepts into business language and vice versa. Proven track record of building consensus and driving change among diverse stakeholders.
• Strong organizational and time management skills with the ability to prioritize tasks manage competing demands and deliver results in a fast-paced environment.
• Creative and resourceful approach to challenges with a commitment to continuous improvement and innovation.
• Awareness of relevant labor laws data privacy requirements and best practices for equitable and inclusive hiring

Who We Are:

TD is one of the worlds leading global financial institutions and is the fifth largest bank in North America by branches/stores. Every day we deliver legendary customer experiences to over 27 million households and businesses in Canada the United States and around the world. More than 95000 TD colleagues bring their skills talent and creativity to the Bank those we serve and the economies we support. We are guided by our vision to Be the Better Bank and our purpose to enrich the lives of our customers communities and colleagues.

TD is deeply committed to being a leader in customer experience that is why we believe that all colleagues no matter where they work are customer facing. As we build our business and deliver on our strategy we are innovating to enhance the customer experience and build capabilities to shape the future of banking. Whether youve got years of banking experience or are just starting your career in financial services we can help you realize your potential. Through regular leadership and development conversations to mentorship and training programs were here to support you towards your goals. As an organization we keep growing and so will you.

Our Total Rewards Package
Our Total Rewards package reflects the investments we make in our colleagues to help them and their families achieve their financial physical and mental well-being goals. Total Rewards at TD includes a base salary variable compensation and several other key plans such as health and well-being benefits savings and retirement programs paid time off banking benefits and discounts career development and reward and recognition programs. Learn more

Additional Information:
Were delighted that youre considering building a career with TD. Through regular development conversations training programs and a competitive benefits plan were committed to providing the support our colleagues need to thrive both at work and at home.

Please be advised that this job opportunity is subject to provincial regulation for employment purposes. It is imperative to acknowledge that each province or territory within the jurisdiction of Canada may have its own set of regulations requirements.

Colleague Development
If youre interested in a specific career path or are looking to build certain skills we want to help you succeed. Youll have regular career development and performance conversations with your manager as well as access to an online learning platform and a variety of mentoring programs to help you unlock future opportunities. Whether you have a passion for helping customers and want to expand your experience or you want to coach and inspire your colleagues there are many different career paths within our organization at TD and were committed to helping you identify opportunities that support your goals.

Training & Onboarding
We will provide training and onboarding sessions to ensure that youve got everything you need to succeed in your new role.

Interview Process
Well reach out to candidates of interest to schedule an interview. We do our best to communicate outcomes to all applicants by email or phone call.

Accommodation
Your accessibility is important to us. Please let us know if youd like accommodations (including accessible meeting rooms captioning for virtual interviews etc.) to help us remove barriers so that you can participate throughout the interview process.

We look forward to hearing from you!

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