Senior Product Owner, Workday HCM & Onboarding

Vantage Oleochemicals, Inc; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 2,500,000 - 4,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Vantage Oleochemicals, Inc. seeks a Senior Product Owner for Workday, focused on Core HCM, Onboarding and Security across multiple PortCos. You will own modules end-to-end, drive adoption, manage the release roadmap, and grow into a leader who mentors an Associate Product Owner.

This hands-on role requires deep Workday expertise, stakeholder diplomacy, and practical delivery capabilities, including UAT, configuration reviews, and change management across complex environments.

Qualifications

• Deep Workday domain expertise required.
• Hands-on Workday configuration, testing and deployment.
• Strong ability to align stakeholders and drive decisions across PortCos.

Responsibilities

• Own Workday module(s): Core HCM, Security and Onboarding end-to-end.
• Develop and maintain deep functional expertise and stay current with Workday releases.
• Lead product owner forums and coordinate with PortCos to surface requirements and align priorities.
• Prioritize backlog with stakeholders, Functional Architect, and People Technology leadership.
• Lead UAT, review design documents, and ensure changes are properly implemented.

Skills

Workday

HCM (Core)

Stakeholder mgmt

Roadmap ownership

UAT & testing

Tools

Workday Config

Job description

Position Overview

The Senior Product Owner is an experienced, functionally deep Workday professional who owns one or more Workday modules end-to-end on behalf of Revantage and its PortCos. This is not a passive coordination role - it is an active, hands-on domain mastery role. You are the subject-matter expert, the decision-maker, the stakeholder champion, and the product strategist for your assigned module(s). You will work across a complex multi-PortCo environment, running user forums, managing the release roadmap, driving adoption, and continuously finding ways to extract more value from the platform. This role is specifically focused on Core HCM, Onboarding & Security. Additional module expertise is a plus. This role has a defined growth path: as the team matures, the Product Owner will take on line management responsibility for an Associate Product Owner, growing into a player-manager who both delivers and develops.

Key Responsibilities

Domain Ownership & Functional Mastery

Own your assigned Workday module(s): Core HCM, Security and Onbaording end-to-end - from strategy and design through configuration, testing, deployment, and ongoing optimization.

Develop and maintain deep functional expertise in your domain(s), staying current with Workday product updates, roadmap changes, and community best practices.

Serve as the primary point of contact and escalation resource for your module area across all PortCos.

Maintain comprehensive knowledge of how your module(s) interact with upstream and downstream systems and processes - and design solutions with those dependencies in mind.

Think beyond Workday: identify complementary or supplementary technologies that could enhance capability in your domain - whether that is AI-powered tools, third-party integrations, or adjacent platforms.

PortCo Engagement & Stakeholder Management

Build and maintain strong relationships with HR leaders, operations teams, and business stakeholders across multiple PortCos.

Act as a trusted advisor - understanding each PortCo's unique workforce model, business context, and HR priorities.

Run structured Product Owner forums, working groups, and user communities to surface requirements, share updates, and drive alignment.

Manage competing priorities across PortCos with transparency - communicating trade-offs, timelines, and decisions clearly to all stakeholders.

Facilitate requirements workshops and design sessions, translating business needs into clear, actionable Workday solutions.

Roadmap & Release Ownership

Own and maintain the product roadmap for your module(s) - balancing strategic enhancements, PortCo-driven requirements, bug fixes, and Workday release adoption.

Evaluate every Workday bi-annual release for impact and opportunity within your domain - leading opt-in decisions, testing, and rollout planning.

Prioritize the backlog in collaboration with stakeholders, the Functional Architect, and People Technology leadership.

Ensure all enhancements are delivered with appropriate change management, training, and communications to end users and HR teams.

Track and report on the delivery and benefit realization of roadmap initiatives.

Hands-On Delivery

Remain hands-on with Workday configuration in your module area - able to review, validate, and contribute to configuration work alongside the Associate Product Owner.

Lead user acceptance testing (UAT) for enhancements and releases within your domain.

Review and approve design documents, configuration specifications, and test plans before deployment.

Support the Associate Product Owner(s) in day-to-day delivery, providing guidance, review, and quality oversight.

Ecosystem & Innovation Thinking

Continuously evaluate the HR technology landscape for innovations relevant to your module area - e.g., AI in recruiting, manager effectiveness tools, payroll analytics.

Propose and build the business case for technology enhancements or new tool adoption where Workday alone does not fully meet business needs.

Collaborate with vendors (Workday, Paradox, HiredScore, Peakon, etc.) to stay ahead of product developments and advocate for Revantage's priorities.

Team Development

In the near term, work closely with and provide functional guidance to the