Workday Product Owner

Arbex; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 600,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Arbex is building the technology behind leading consumer brands and is seeking a seasoned Workday HCM Product Owner to lead configuration, roadmap, and stakeholder collaboration. You will own the Workday HCM domain, drive backlogs, partner with HR peers, and ensure integration with broader HR tech programs in a multinational setting.

The role focuses on optimizing HR processes, governance, releases, and data integrity across geographies, while delivering measurable business value through digital

Qualifications

• Experience with Workday HCM configuration including core HR, compensation, benefits and security
• Demonstrated product ownership and backlog management in a global HR tech environment
• Strong stakeholder management, communication and cross-cultural collaboration
• Ability to translate business needs into technical requirements and back
• Knowledge of release management and HR technology governance

Responsibilities

• Serve as the product owner for Workday HCM including Compensation, Benefits, Talent, Talent Acquisition, LOA
• Manage 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
• Translate business needs to technical requirements and vice versa
• Define solution standards and guidelines across the HR technology landscape
• Stay current with Workday releases and coordinate deployments with stakeholders

Skills

Workday HCM configuration

Product ownership

Stakeholder engagement

Backlog management

HR technology

Release management

Data governance

Global delivery

Tools

Workday

HRIS systems

Job description

Become part of the team powering household names likeKleenex®, Cottonelle®, Scott®, and WypAll®. AtArbex, everything you need is right here—innovation, growth, and the chance to leave a real mark.

You were made to create what's next: designing new technologies, diving into data, optimising digital experiences, and constantly developing better, faster ways to get results. You want to be part ofa performance culture dedicated to building technology for a purpose that matters. Here, you'll work in an environment that promotes sustainability, inclusion, well-being, and career development while you help us shape the future of tissue and hygiene for billions of people around the world. We'll be Unstoppable Together.

About You

In one of ourprofessionalroles, you'll focus on winning with consumers and the market, while putting safety, mutual respect, and human dignity at thecentre.

The HR Digital Technologies team is focused on creating a world-class employee experience that leverages digital enablers to drive business value for the Arbex 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 Workday HCM Product Owner and Senior Analyst. In this role, you will be responsible for managing the Workday Human Capital Management (HCM) system and serving as the product owner. You will work closely with cross-functional teams to ensure the successful optimization and configuration of Workday HCM, along with other HR technology. This role is a mix of maintaining Workday HCM product roadmap and stakeholder engagement, as well as hands on aspects of configuration within Workday HCM.

DTS Product Owner is accountable for HR technological strategy; application roadmap, implementation & support coordination; key DTS business contact landscape.

Team Structure

• Reports to DTS HR & Legal Global Lead
• Coordinate and provide functional leadership to the DTS Workday team

Job responsibilities include:

• Serve as the product owner for Workday HCM including Compensation, Benefits, Talent, Talent Acquisition, LOA.
• 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 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.
• Establish and lead governance process, including intake, approval and demand prioritization.
• Define solution standards, guidelines, guardrails and decision principles across the HR technology landscape.
• Ensure solution designs adhere to approved architecture patterns, security requirements, integration standards and enterprise technology principles.
• 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.

To succeed in this role, you will need the following experience and qualifications:

• 8+ years of proven experience managing Workday HCM, including direct configuration of complex requirements.
• Proficiency in Workday configuration (Compensation, Benefits, Core HR, Talent), 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.
• Experience coordinating small teams across multiple geographies.
• 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