Product Owner consultant

Job Description

Product Owner Workday Compensation and Benefits

Irvine CA

Full Time

Must Have Technical/Functional Skills

10 years in HR Tech / Workday with deep Comp & Benefits expertise

Strong understanding of Workday modules:

Advanced Compensation

Benefits Administration

Experience working in product-based operating models

Ability to balance strategy hands-on execution

Strong stakeholder management at executive levels

Role Summary

A senior product-oriented leader responsible for shaping and delivering the Compensation & Benefits product ecosystem within Workday. This role combines deep functional expertise with technical acumen to drive roadmap innovation (including AI) and scalable solutions aligned with business strategy. Additionally this role will rethink and modernize the end-to-end Benefits experience across outsourced vendor ecosystems (e.g. Alight) and integrated platforms.

Key Responsibilities

Product Strategy & Roadmap

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)

Domain Expertise & Advisory

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

Solution Design & Delivery

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

Innovation & AI Enablement

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

Execution & Governance

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)

Thanks and Regards

Vipin Sahni

Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist

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Synchrony Systems Inc.