Senior Product Owner, HRIS

Atlantic Packaging Products Ltd.; Toronto; On-site; CAD 130,000 - 163,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive health, dental and vision coverage

Education assistance

Retirement savings and wellness initiatives

Job summary

Atlantic Packaging Products Ltd. is looking for a Sr. Product Owner, HRIS located in Toronto, Ontario. In this role, you will lead the HRIS implementation, focusing on Core HCM and employee lifecycle processes. Your responsibilities will include managing configuration, testing, and ensuring smooth data migration and integration across systems.

The ideal candidate will have 5-7 years of HRIS experience with strong Core HCM knowledge, along with hands-on expertise in implementation and optimization of related HR functions.

Qualifications

• 5–7 years of hands-on HRIS experience, especially in configuration and implementation.
• Proven expertise in Core HCM and business process configuration.
• Experience supporting end-to-end HRIS implementation.

Responsibilities

• Serve as Sr. Product Owner and configuration lead for HRIS implementation.
• Lead HRIS design, configuration, testing, and deployment.
• Manage HRIS product backlog and configuration governance.

Skills

HRIS experience

HCM configuration

Core HCM expertise

Data migration

UAT coordination

Integration knowledge

Education

HRIS certification

Job description

About Us

At Atlantic Packaging, every box tells a story and yours begins here. As a proudly Canadian‑owned company with over 80 years of excellence in the corrugated packaging industry with operations within North America (Ontario, Quebec and United States), we’re committed to sustainability, customer excellence and community impact. Since 1945, we’ve supported local jobs and built a legacy of trust with our clients and team members. At Atlantic, your ideas matter, your growth is supported and your work makes a real impact.

The Opportunity

Reporting to the Director, HRIS and Analytics, the Sr. Product Owner, HRIS will be a key functional and hands‑on lead for Atlantic Packaging’s end‑to‑end HRIS implementation across Ontario, Quebec and the United States. The successful candidate will deliver the HR Technology product roadmap, lead complex configuration and implementation work, and help establish governance, documentation, release management and sustainment practices for the HRIS function. This is a senior implementation role with significant cross‑functional influence and will provide direction to implementation resources and vendor partners while remaining hands‑on with system configuration and delivery.

What You’ll Do

• Serve as the Sr. Product Owner and functional HRIS configuration lead for the HRIS implementation, with primary focus on Core HCM and related employee lifecycle processes
• Lead HRIS design, configuration, testing, deployment and stabilization activities across business processes, supervisory organizations, position management, job profiles, security roles, calculated fields, reports, dashboards, data conversion and integrations
• Partner with HR COEs, Payroll, Finance, IT, Operations and external implementation partners to understand requirements and resolve complex process or system issues
• Own and maintain the HRIS product backlog, configuration governance, documentation standards, release planning and enhancement prioritization in alignment with the HRIS roadmap
• Support the end‑to‑end HRIS implementation across Ontario, Quebec and the United States, ensuring regional requirements, unionized environments, hourly and salaried populations and manufacturing operations are considered in design decisions
• Lead data readiness and migration activities, including data mapping, validation, issue resolution, audit routines and alignment to HR data governance standards
• Work with technical and integration teams to define and validate data flows between HRIS, payroll providers, time systems, finance, identity management, benefits and reporting platforms
• Lead testing cycles, UAT coordination, defect triage, cutover preparation, training support, hypercare and post go‑live stabilization for assigned workstreams
• Build, maintain and support HR analytics, dashboards and reporting solutions that provide accurate workforce insights and enable data‑driven decision‑making across HR, Finance and business leadership

What You Bring

• 5–7 years of hands‑on HRIS experience with a strong focus on configuration, implementation, optimization and sustainment
• Proven expertise in Core HCM and business process configuration; experience with one or more of Recruiting, Onboarding, Talent, Learning, Compensation, Absence, Time Tracking, Reporting or Security is strongly preferred
• Demonstrated experience supporting or leading an end‑to‑end HRIS implementation, including requirements gathering, solution design, configuration, testing, data migration, go‑live and hypercare
• Strong understanding of HR processes across the employee lifecycle, including hire‑to‑retire data, job changes, position management, compensation changes, recruiting, onboarding, performance, learning and workforce reporting
• Experience working with integrations, data conversion, reporting, calculated fields, EIBs, security roles and downstream data dependencies with payroll, finance, identity and time systems
• Ability to operate with senior‑level accountability while remaining hands‑on with configuration, testing, troubleshooting and documentation

Preferred

• HRIS certification (e.g., Workday, Dayforce, SAP, UKG, etc.) in HCM, Recruiting, Talent, Reporting, Security or related modules
• Experience in unionized, hourly, salaried or multi‑location environments
• Familiarity with payroll, time and attendance, benefits, or operational systems that depend on accurate HR master data
• Experience creating dashboards, standard reports, data quality controls and executive‑ready HRIS insights

What We Offer

• Comprehensive health, dental and vision coverage (dependents included)
• Team‑work focused culture with sustainability initiatives and social events
• A culture of appreciation through a point‑based recognition system
• Opportunities for advancement and internal movement
• Education assistance for continuous skill development
• Academic scholarships for employees’ children
• Safety equipment and PPE support program
• Retirement savings and wellness initiatives
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Inclusion and Accessibility

Atlantic Packaging is committed to fostering an inclusive, accessible and respectful environment for all candidates. If you require accommodation during the hiring process, please contact our Talent Acquisition team—we’re here to support you.

Background Check

Candidates who are 18 years or older are required to complete a criminal and background check. Details will be provided through the application process.

Hiring Range

$130,000 – $163,000 per year. A candidate’s experience and knowledge may be factored into the pay a candidate receives for this position.