Product Owner I

Frey Consulting Group; Omaha (NE); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Frey Consulting Group in Omaha, NE seeks a Product Owner to lead HR technology products, with emphasis on Workday. You will own the product backlog, define requirements, and partner with HR leaders across payroll, benefits, recruiting, and HR operations.

The role involves coordinating releases, participating in sprint rituals, driving adoption, and ensuring scalable, compliant solutions. 5–7+ years in product ownership or agile leadership preferred; must live in Omaha area.

Qualifications

• 5–7+ years leading product ownership or agile product leadership.
• Experience with Workday or HRIS implementations is preferred.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience with roadmaps, backlogs, sprint planning, and release planning.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain the vision, roadmap, and strategy for HR technology products, particularly Workday.
• Own and prioritize the HRIS product backlog based on business value and priorities.
• Define requirements, acceptance criteria, and expected outcomes.
• Lead planning and coordination for major HR technology releases.
• Partner with HR leaders and technology teams to deliver new features and integrations.
• Participate in sprint ceremonies and monitor progress and risks.
• Communicate roadmaps and status to leadership and drive adoption.
• Serve as liaison between HR, HRIS, technology and business groups.
• Ensure solutions are scalable, compliant, and operationally effective.
• Serve as project manager for large cross-functional HR initiatives.

Skills

Agile leadership

Scrum

Kanban

Product backlog management

Stakeholder influence

Jira

Azure DevOps

Workday

Requirements definition

Release planning

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Tools

Azure DevOps

Jira

Rally

Job description

Training in the office, then the role will turn hybrid

MUST LIVE IN THE OMAHA, NE AREA - NO relocation is allotted

• Help develop and maintain the vision, roadmap, and strategy for HR technology products, particularly Workday.
• Partner with HR leaders and subject matter experts to understand business needs and identify opportunities for improvement.
• Serve as the voice of HR users throughout the product lifecycle.
• Own and prioritize the HRIS product backlog based on business value, priorities, resources, and technical considerations.
• Define product requirements, acceptance criteria, priorities, and expected outcomes.
• Lead planning and coordination for major HR technology releases.
• Work closely with HRIS and technology teams on new features, enhancements, integrations, and process improvements.
• Participate in sprint planning, reviews, demonstrations, and retrospectives.
• Monitor project progress, dependencies, risks, and delivery timelines.
• Serve as a liaison between HR, HRIS, technology partners, and other business groups.
• Build relationships with stakeholders across areas such as payroll, benefits, recruiting, talent management, and HR operations.
• Communicate roadmaps, priorities, project status, risks, and outcomes to leadership.
• Help drive change management and user adoption for new technology capabilities.
• Evaluate new HR technology capabilities and vendor enhancements and determine how they should be prioritized.
• Partner with architecture, security, infrastructure, and development teams when evaluating solutions.
• Ensure HR technology solutions are scalable, maintainable, compliant, and operationally effective.
• Serve as project manager for large, cross-functional HR technology initiatives.
• Ensure project management activities, milestones, and deliverables remain on track.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Human Resources, Information Systems, Technology, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• 5-7+ years of experience in Product Ownership, Product Management, or Agile product leadership.
• Experience leading technology products in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong understanding of Agile methodologies, including Scrum and Kanban.
• Experience with product roadmaps, backlogs, sprint planning, and release planning.
• Experience with Agile tools such as Azure DevOps, Jira, Rally, or similar platforms.
• Strong ability to influence stakeholders and build alignment across multiple departments.
• Excellent communication, presentation, facilitation, and relationship-building skills.

Preferred Experience

• Experience with Workday, including Core HCM, Recruiting, Talent, Compensation, Benefits, Payroll, Learning, or Integrations.
• Previous experience leading HRIS or HR technology products.
• Experience supporting Workday implementations, enhancements, or major releases.
• Experience working in a large or complex organization.