Product Owner

Job Description:-

Johnson Service Group is recruiting for a REMOTE for our client in Tampa Florida. This position will provide product leadership functional ownership and delivery oversight for Oracle Human Capital Management (HCM) Cloud applications. Oracle HCM experience is required. Candidates without direct Oracle HCM Cloud functional experience will not be considered.
This role requires a strong functional background in Oracle HCM and the ability to represent business needs across HR Payroll and Benefits while partnering with technical delivery teams.

1. Scope of Work
Product Ownership & Strategy

• Serve as the functional owner for assigned Oracle HCM Cloud modules including Core HR Compensation Payroll Benefits and Talent Management.
• Define and communicate product vision priorities and roadmap aligned with institutional HR objectives.
• Act as the primary liaison between HR stakeholders IT teams vendors and leadership.
• Evaluate Oracle quarterly updates new features and enhancements; recommend adoption based on business value and risk.

Backlog & Requirements Management

• Elicit refine and prioritize business requirements for Oracle HCM enhancements and fixes.
• Translate business needs into clear user stories acceptance criteria and backlog items.
• Maintain and prioritize the product backlog to ensure delivery of the highest value features.
• Ensure alignment between delivered functionality and approved business requirements.

Delivery Testing & Release Readiness

• Collaborate with QA and delivery teams to support functional regression and user acceptance testing (UAT).
• Review and validate completed work to ensure it meets acceptance criteria and Oracle HCM best practices.
• Support release readiness activities for Oracle quarterly updates patches and major releases.
• Communicate risks dependencies and release impacts to stakeholders.

Stakeholder Engagement & Governance

• Facilitate stakeholder discussions to resolve priority conflicts scope decisions and functional tradeoffs.
• Provide regular status updates and product insights to leadership.
• Ensure product decisions align with HR policies compliance requirements and institutional standards.

2. Deliverables

• Product roadmap and prioritized backlog
• User stories with acceptance criteria
• Functional requirements and decision documentation
• Release readiness and impact assessments
• Stakeholder communications and status updates

3. Required Qualifications (Mandatory)

• Hands-on experience as a Product Owner supporting Oracle HCM Cloud.
• Strong functional knowledge of HR Payroll and Benefits business processes.
• Experience evaluating and implementing Oracle HCM quarterly updates.
• Proven ability to manage product backlogs user stories and acceptance criteria.
• Experience working with Agile or hybrid delivery teams.
• Strong stakeholder communication facilitation and decision-making skills.