Senior Product Owner, Human Capital Management Services (Workday)

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Cancer strikes more than 10 million people worldwide each year. As the leading medical society representing doctors who care for people with cancer, the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) is committed to conquering cancer through research, education, and promotion of the highest quality care.

Who we are:

ASCO is a flexible, high-performance membership organization where employees collaborate to support our mission through evidence, care, and impact. Together with Conquer Cancer, the ASCO Foundation, we foster a culture that prioritizes customer-centricity, emphasizes teamwork, and commits to quality. Our culture, ASCO Works – Our Way of Working, has long enabled workplace flexibility and embraced technology to help us achieve balance.

ASCO offers competitive salaries, an excellent benefits package, and opportunities to participate in professional development programs. To learn what it’s like to work at ASCO, click here.

Who we are looking for:

ASCO is in search of a Senior Product Owner to lead product definition and delivery, acting as the voice of the customer for the ASCO’s workforce, talent, and transactional management systems. This role is responsible for partnering with the HCM business stakeholders, Enterprise Business System (EBS) squad, and the Portfolio Leader to define and execute on the product roadmap for Workday HCM and other potential systems supporting HCM.

The successful candidate will possess strong domain expertise in modern HCM practices, SAFe principles, and effectively collaborate with HR, Finance, and Legal teams to drive operational efficiencies and improve employee experience.

Remote candidates welcome or at primary location in Alexandria, VA.

Responsibilities

• Act as the voice of the customer to prioritize product backlog epics, features, and stories for Workday HCM (or equivalent HCM systems) focusing on Core HR functions, Recruiting, Learning, Talent Management, Benefits, Payroll, and Employee Time and Expense modules. This includes owning stories related to system configuration, security role management, and functional reporting capabilities.
• Partner with the business analysts to draft concise epics, features, stories and ensure all required metadata is captured to enable an accurate product roadmap and reporting.
• Ensure the operational integrity and compliance of Payroll and Time Tracking processes, translating complex legislative and regulatory changes into actionable backlog items for the squad.
• Draft well defined user stories and work with the engineering team to create acceptance criteria, definitions of done and failures.
• Manage the technical integrity and interoperability of the HCM platform within the enterprise ecosystem. This includes owning and prioritizing technical stories necessary for seamless and secure data exchange with the Oracle Financial Cloud and Enterprise Performance Planning platforms, external payroll and benefits vendors, and OKTA user provisioning.
• Actively participate in delivery squad ceremonies (Sprint Planning, Daily Stand-ups, Sprint Review, Sprint Retrospective), and portfolio-level events (quarterly planning, enterprise-level retrospective and innovation ceremonies, system demos).
• Work with the Portfolio Leader and HR and Finance stakeholders to measure and track the value delivered to the customers, focusing on user adoption and operational efficiencies.
• Contribute to the portfolio-level product roadmap by drafting “Ideas” in the lean business case format in the Jira Product Discovery board for roadmap consideration based on customer insights.
• Partner with the Portfolio Leader, Finance product owners, business stakeholders, and squad to prepare for the quarterly planning events as well as enterprise-level retrospective ceremonies.
• Define, validate and support user acceptance testing, particularly for new Workday release and Oracle HCM updates,
• Participate in release planning, coordinating with relevant teams, including the HR and Finance functional teams to ensure successful product launches and iterations.

Required Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent years of experience as a Product Owner, Functional Consultant, or Business Analyst supporting Workday HCM or Oracle Cloud HCM
• 5 years of hands-on experience in Workday HCM, Oracle HCM, or a comparable tier-one HCM commercial-off-the-shelf platform, including system configuration, implementation, and support, with proven knowledge of payroll and time and expense
• Experience in Agile ways of working, SAFe, Scrum, Disciplined Agile Delivery (DAD), project management, and process improvement
• Strong ability to articulate concepts, plans and facilitate working sessions with cross functional teams
• 5 + years of experience in working with cross functional global teams
• Hands on experience with product management tools such as Jira, Jira Product Discovery, Confluence and other similar platforms

Preferred Education and Experience

• SAFe Product Owner/Product Manager (POPM) certification
• Experience ensuring data compliance and security standards, especially concerning sensitive HR and PHI data
• Experience with SAAS, PAAS, mobile apps, back-office systems, hardware, and services and various product categories a plus
• Experience building custom reports and integrations and supporting the growth and development of data analytics tools

Competencies

• Strong facilitation, communication and presentation skills
• Ability to manage competing priorities and deliver value in complex environments
• General knowledge of privacy compliance
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and technical understanding
• Passion for creating best-in-class products and experiences, driving proven customer value
• Ability to lead without direct authority and influence stakeholders to align on the product vision and objectives
• Ability to synthesize business needs and communicate requirements effectively across technical and non-technical audiences
• Ability to think critically and solve multifaceted challenges/opportunities, analyze and solve complex problems
• Understand business goals, market trends, and customer needs
• Excellent time management and prioritization skills
• Strong interpersonal and customer service skills

ADA/Physical Requirements

Must lift up to 30 lbs.

Extended periods seated or standing at a desk

High use of computer and other office technology equipment

Travel

11-20 days/yr

Generous Benefits Package:

• Hybrid Work Environment
• Open Leave Policy
• Paid Family Leave
• 13 Paid Holidays per Calendar Year
• Staff Appreciation Days
• 401(k): 7.5% Employer Contribution
• Medical/Dental/Vision
• Employee Assistance Program
• Fertility and Family Forming
• Healthcare Concierge
• Flexible Spending Account(s)
• Healthcare Savings Account
• Disability and Life Insurance

Applications are accepted and reviewed on a rolling basis. The job posting will remain active throughout the candidate application evaluation process.

The American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer. It is the policy of the Company to provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, national origin, sex, and religion.