Workday Product Owner

You were made to do this work: designing new technologies, diving into data, optimizing digital experiences, and constantly developing better, faster ways to get results. You want to be part of a performance culture dedicated to building technology for a purpose that matters. Here, you'll work in an environment that promotes sustainability, inclusion, wellbeing, and career development while you help us deliver better care for billions of people around the world. It starts with YOU.

In this role, you will:

• The HR Digital Technologies team is focused on creating a world-class employee experience that leverages digital enablers to drive business value for the K-C organization. We are a group focused on solving the problems of today and opportunities of the future through applied intelligence, process simplification, global standardization, and self-solve enabled solutions. We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced individual to join our team as a Workday HCM Analyst and Product Owner. In this role, you will be responsible for managing the Workday Human Capital Management (HCM) system and serving as the product owner for work related to the core HR area. You will work closely with cross-functional teams to ensure the successful optimization and configuration of Workday HCM, along with other core HR technology. This role is a mix of maintaining the Core HR product roadmap and stakeholder engagement, as well as hands on aspects of configuration within Workday HCM.
• Serve as the product owner for Workday HCM including Core HR, Compensation, Talent and Security.
• Manage the configuration, maintenance, and support of the Workday HCM system.
• Partner with key HR stakeholders to maintain a backlog, prioritize work, design solutions and define Ways of Working that meet the business needs.
• Understand and translate business needs to technical requirements and vice versa.
• Configure Workday HCM to meet business requirements, including business process workflows, tenant settings, and custom reports.
• As the subject matter expert in Workday HCM and core employee data, provide guidance and hands-on technical support for escalated Workday-related issues, troubleshooting and resolving problems in partnership with the managed services support team in a timely manner.
• Stay current with Workday releases and new features, recommending opportunities for improvement and innovation.
• Serve as the Workday Release Manager, coordinating with HR, DTS and business stakeholders ensuring smooth deployment of system updates to align releases with business objectives and through bi-annual releases and hotfixes.
• Collaborate across other product owners/product teams to understand planned activities and potential impacts on the product and/or team's capacity.
• Partner on technology roadmap tied to business strategy.
• Create clear and comprehensive product documentation, including user stories, acceptance criteria, change and configuration documentation, and product roadmaps.

About Us

Huggies. Kleenex. Cottonelle. Scott. Kotex. Poise. Depend. Kimberly-Clark Professional. You already know our legendary brands—and so does the rest of the world. In fact, millions of people use Kimberly-Clark products every day. We know these amazing Kimberly-Clark products wouldn't exist without talented professionals, like you.

At Kimberly-Clark, you'll be part of the best team committed to driving innovation, growth and impact. We're founded on more than 150 years of market leadership, and we're always looking for new and better ways to perform – so there's your open door of opportunity. It's all here for you at Kimberly-Clark.

Led by Purpose. Driven by You.

About You

You perform at the highest level possible, and you appreciate a performance culture fueled by authentic caring. You want to be part of a company actively dedicated to sustainability, inclusion, wellbeing, and career development.

You love what you do, especially when the work you do makes a difference. At Kimberly-Clark, we're constantly exploring new ideas on how, when, and where we can best achieve results. When you join our team, you'll experience Flex That Works: flexible (hybrid) work arrangements that empower you to have purposeful time in the office and partner with your leader to make flexibility work for both you and the business.

In one of our technical roles, you'll focus on winning with consumers and the market, while putting safety, mutual respect, and human dignity at the center. To succeed in this role, you will need the following qualifications:

• Minimum 8 years of proven experience managing Workday HCM, including direct configuration of complex requirements.
• Proficiency in Workday configuration, including business process setup, security, calculated fields, and custom reports.
• Demonstrated skills in application delivery, relationship management, delivering results, business knowledge, intuition and judgment, high cross-cultural awareness and sensitivity, strong communication/collaboration.
• Experience working in a global organization.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to understand complex business processes and translate them into technical solutions.
• Decision-making – Capability to make informed decisions quickly and effectively, balancing competing priorities and risks
• Backlog management – Skills in creating, prioritizing and managing the product backlog to ensure that the development team works on the highest-value items
• Developing/mentoring others and providing guidance/feedback to drive outcomes.
• Experience proactively engaging available technology resources to develop a strong network and growth (e.g., Workday Community, user groups, etc).
• Data Analysis – Ability to analyze data and metrics to understand product performance, user behavior, and areas for improvement.
• Problem solving – Aptitude for identifying issues and obstacles and finding practical solutions to keep the product development on track.
• Ability to work in a virtual team which may work across distance, cultures and time zones, in a matrix with multiple reporting lines.
• Experience working in an Agile manner and Agile tools a plus.

To Be Considered

Click the Apply button and complete the online application process. A member of our recruiting team will review your application and follow up if you seem like a great fit for this role.

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And finally, the fine print….

For Kimberly-Clark to grow and prosper, we must be an inclusive organization that applies the diverse experiences and passions of its team members to brands that make life better for people all around the world, which is why we seek to build a workforce that encompasses the experiences of our consumers. When you bring your original thinking to Kimberly-Clark, you fuel the continued success of our enterprise. We are a committed equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, pregnancy, genetic information, citizenship status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

The statements above are intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by employees assigned to this classification. Statements are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities and skills required for this position.

Employment is subject to verification of pre-screening tests, which may include drug screening, background check, and DMV check.

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