Digital HR Product Analyst

Astrazeneca India Private Limited; Chennai; On-site; INR 900,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Job summary

AstraZeneca Chennai is seeking a Digital HR Product Analyst to turn complex HR needs into scalable digital solutions across Talent Acquisition and Talent Management. You will translate user requests into clear requirements and guide delivery with Product Managers, HRIT and vendors across global teams.

You will work with platforms like Workday, Eightfold, HireVue, Radancy, LinkedIn and Fieldglass to ensure consistent experiences for HR users worldwide, manage backlogs, define acceptance criteria,

Qualifications

• Practical experience in product analysis or HR tech within an enterprise setting.
• Ability to translate inputs into clear, proportionate requirements.
• Experience turning requests into actionable user stories and acceptance criteria.
• Familiarity with end-to-end testing, scoping and prioritisation.

Responsibilities

• Triaging tickets and demand, clarifying urgency, impact and ownership.
• Convert validated needs into detailed statements, user stories and acceptance criteria.
• Collaborate with HRIT, vendors and product managers to validate and deliver.
• Support release readiness and stakeholder communications.

Skills

Product analysis

Business analysis

HR technology

Requirements

User stories

Acceptance criteria

Backlog management

Stakeholder collaboration

Job description

Job Title

Digital HR Product Analyst

Career Level

C

Introduction to role

Are you prepared to transform complex HR needs into clear, scalable digital solutions that power hiring and talent growth across a global enterprise? In this role, you will sit at the heart of how we evolve our Talent Acquisition and Talent Management products, ensuring every change is grounded in real user needs and delivers measurable outcomes for the business and, ultimately, for patients. You will be the first line of clarity for product demand, shaping ideas into actionable requirements and guiding them through delivery in collaboration with Product Managers, HRIT, process experts and technology vendors. Could you translate a flood of requests into a coherent, prioritised backlog that improves user journeys and accelerates our impact? With exposure to platforms such as Workday, Eightfold and specialist tools including HireVue, Radancy, LinkedIn and Fieldglass, you will help create a consistent and reliable experience for HR users worldwide.

Accountabilities

Tickets and Demand Triaging: Bring structure to incoming queries, incidents, access requests and enhancement ideas by clarifying the problem, user groups, urgency and impact; route each item correctly and recommend whether it progresses, is redirected or addressed via guidance or training.

Requirements and Impact Assessment: Convert validated needs into detailed problem statements, requirements, user stories and acceptance criteria; assess implications across processes, user journeys, data, integrations, access, privacy and security; identify gaps, dependencies and risks and involve specialists where required; maintain traceability from need to validation outcome. Maintain complete and auditable records in ServiceNow and other tools. De-duplicate and link related items. Clarify readiness and provide evidence for prioritisation. Ensure ownership, next actions, and partner communications are clear. Monitor progress and raise blockers through governance. Evaluate options with HRIT and vendors based on original requirements and the broader product landscape. Coordinate business validation and end-user testing, including scenarios, acceptance criteria, participation, results, and defect management. Confirm outcomes and ensure gaps are detailed and addressed. Support release readiness and change planning. Provide timely and transparent updates on status, decisions, and next steps. Explain product and technical details in accessible language. Set realistic expectations while building confidence that requests are understood and managed consistently.

Collaboration and Portfolio Support: Build strong working relationships across product, process, HRIT and vendor teams; develop broad knowledge of the portfolio to provide flexible support across products as priorities shift; supply to team resilience through knowledge sharing, documentation and coverage.

Essential Skills/Experience

• Practical experience in product analysis, business analysis or HR technology, including requirements, demand assessment,or product support in an enterprise environment.
• Ability to investigate a business or user problem, ask thoughtful questions and translate collaborator input into clear, structured and proportionate requirements.
• Ability to assess scope, impact, priority, dependencies and risk, and to recognise when specialist product, process, technical or business input is needed.
• Experience supporting user acceptance testing, including defining scenarios and success criteria, engaging users, recording results, capturing defects and confirming whether a solution meets the intended outcome.
• Strong organisation and attention to detail, capable of handling multiple requests at different stages, maintaining accurate records and following through on agreed actions.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including proficiency at explaining product or technical considerations in a clear, practical and accessible way.
• Effective relationship-building skills and experience working collaboratively across business, product, process and technology teams.
• A curious, customer-focused and practical outlook, with the rigor to ensure requests are accurately analysed and managed in a global, matrix environment.

Desirable Skills/Experience

• Experience with Workday and/or Eightfold or any other HR System
• Familiarity with Talent Acquisition or Talent Management technologies, including platforms similar to HireVue, Radancy, LinkedIn, or Fieldglass, is a plus
• Experience using ServiceNow or a comparable service-management platform to track demand, manage workflows, maintain records and provide collaborator updates.
• AI and Digital Fluency, Demonstrable curiosity and confidence in using AI-enabled tools to improve analysis, productivity and stakeholder support.
• Able to critically evaluate AI-generated outputs, apply appropriate human judgement, and use AI responsibly in line with data privacy, security and organisational standards.
• Understanding of HR data, access, privacy, security and integration considerations within enterprise HR systems.
• Awareness of candidate, employee, recruiter and manager journeys, and how digital products support these user groups.
• Experience analysing product-support trends, user feedback, adoption information or service data to identify insights and improvement opportunities.
• Experience working with collaborators across multiple countries, cultures and time zones.
• Familiarity with technology releases, vendor roadmaps and the evaluation of new product functionality.

Why AstraZeneca

Join a global team that blends ambition with support, where unexpected combinations of expertise come together to solve complex challenges and speed smarter decisions. You will work alongside talented colleagues, leverage modern platforms and data-driven practices, and help reimagine how work gets done so our scientists and clinicians can focus on discovery that changes patients' lives. We value curiosity as much as rigour, encourage thoughtful challenge, and provide the tools, networks and learning opportunities to build a diverse career while making a tangible impact.

Equal Opportunity and Diversity

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment.

We comply with all applicable laws and regulations on non-discrimination in employment (and recruitment), as well as work authorization and employment eligibility verification requirements.

Date Posted 18-Sept-2026 Closing Date 17-Sept-2026

AstraZeneca embraces diversity and equality of opportunity. We are committed to building an inclusive and diverse team representing all backgrounds, with as wide a range of perspectives as possible, and harnessing industry-leading skills. We believe that the more inclusive we are, the better our work will be. We welcome and consider applications to join our team from all qualified candidates, regardless of their characteristics.