Senior HR Tech Product Manager — Workday & AI

Brobston Group; Seattle (WA); Hybrid; USD 142,000 - 221,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Vision, Dental

Retirement benefits

Paid Time Away

Life Insurance

Merchandise Discount

Job summary

Nordstrom is seeking a Senior Product Manager, HR Technology, to drive HR tech initiatives from idea to launch within a hybrid Seattle-based team. You will shape employee and manager experiences across the entire journey, managing the full product lifecycle with focus on Workday integrations and data-driven decisions.

The role requires 6+ years in product management (HR tech) and 2+ years with Workday, plus a proven track record of launches in cross-functional environments.

Qualifications

• 6+ years in the product management discipline, preferably in HR technology or workforce platforms.
• 2+ years in the Workday ecosystem, with hands-on experience across one or more modules (e.g., Core HCM, Time Tracking, Absence, Benefits, Compensation, Talent Optimization, Recruiting, etc.)
• Experience delivering AI-or-ML-enabled product capabilities, with a strong understanding of AI concepts (e.g., RAG, agentic patterns, prompt design) and how to apply them responsibly within enterprise software
• Strong understanding of HR operational workflows, workforce policies, and data privacy compliance
• Experience evaluating build vs. buy vs. integrate decisions and working with vendors and system integrators
• Experience partnering with Change Management and Learning to drive adoption across a large, distributed workforce
• Ability to inspire and influence others, including demonstrated experience managing and leading strong, high performing teams
• Defines and tracks success metrics (e.g., accuracy, cycle times, adoption, case volume, employee satisfaction) and uses them to prioritize investments

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with business, operations and technology for responsive support for impactful product deliveries
• Ramps quickly into new HR Technology launches, taking initiative, learning the domain, the stakeholders, and the underlying processes well enough to lead without a long runway
• Acts as a thought leader and crafts a multi-year product roadmap, articulating the value proposition and ensuring alignment to company strategic vision without support
• Evangelizes vision across the organization and the company where appropriate
• Breaks down roadmaps into releasable features and owns the prioritization and sequencing of those features to best support strategic goals
• Prioritizes feature backlog, accounting for complexity, impact, and cohesion with company and business unit strategy
• Orchestrates comprehensive product planning sessions within their domain and across dependencies, including Workday configuration, integrations, and downstream systems
• Leads end user research and independently synthesizes insights from employees, managers, HR partners, and operations to develop a deep understanding of product opportunities
• Demonstrates a deep understanding of market value and trends (including competitor and vendor products) and incorporates them into product roadmaps; evaluates build vs. buy vs. integrate
• Writes complete product requirement documents, user stories and acceptance criteria within domain and influences across domains
• Drives progress against deliverables, proactively managing risks and dependencies so that outcomes are achieved
• Determines requirements and success criteria, uses data to make informed decision and ensures release readiness
• Partners with Change Management and other stakeholders to produce training materials and communications for launches and adoption
• Applies AI-enabled capabilities to improve the employee and manager experience, partnering with operations and engineering to evaluate feasibility, risk, and value
• Develops feature timeline and sequencing plan within a product line, considering technical and operational constraints and delivery of iterative value without support

Skills

Product management

Workday experience

AI concepts

Agile development

Data analysis

Communication skills

Cross-functional leadership

Tools

Aha!

Jira

Job description

Nordstrom is seeking a Senior Product Manager, HR Technology, to drive HR tech initiatives from idea to launch within a hybrid Seattle-based team. You will shape employee and manager experiences across the entire journey, managing the full product lifecycle with focus on Workday integrations and data-driven decisions.

The role requires 6+ years in product management (HR tech) and 2+ years with Workday, plus a proven track record of launches in cross-functional environments.