Workday HRIS Product Owner: Security & Core HCM

Fredrikson & Byron; Des Moines (IA); Hybrid; USD 130,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Job summary

Fredrikson & Byron seeks a Workday HRIS Product Owner to lead security and Core HCM configuration as part of the HR Operations team. You will manage security policies, role assignments, and access controls while optimizing Core HCM processes and worker data.

The role includes testing, integrations, and close coordination with Payroll and IT to ensure secure, reliable HR and payroll operations. You will independently manage technical Workday solutions from requirements through deployment, with

Qualifications

• Five+ years of hands-on Workday administration or consulting.
• Experience configuring Workday Security and Core HCM.
• Ability to independently manage technical Workday solutions from requirements through deployment.
• Experience with testing, regression, and production deployments.
• Strong analytical and collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Serve as hands-on technical owner for Workday Security and Core HCM configurations.
• Configure security groups, domain policies, roles, and access controls.
• Conduct security reviews, audits, and assess downstream impacts.
• Configure and optimize Core HCM processes, organizations, and worker data.
• Investigate, troubleshoot, and implement sustainable Workday solutions.
• Develop and troubleshoot Workday reports, EIBs, and integrations; partner with vendors as needed.
• Collaborate with Payroll to address issues and impacts on payroll processing.
• Develop test plans and perform end-to-end/regression testing.
• Support release management, changes, and production deployments.

Skills

Workday Security

Core HCM configuration

Workday troubleshooting

Analytical thinking

Stakeholder communication

Independent problem solving

Test planning

Education

Bachelor's degree in HR/IS/Business/Technology

Workday certifications (preferred)

Tools

Workday reporting

Workday integrations

EIBs

Workday Studio

Payroll collaboration

Job description

Fredrikson & Byron seeks a Workday HRIS Product Owner to lead security and Core HCM configuration as part of the HR Operations team. You will manage security policies, role assignments, and access controls while optimizing Core HCM processes and worker data.

The role includes testing, integrations, and close coordination with Payroll and IT to ensure secure, reliable HR and payroll operations. You will independently manage technical Workday solutions from requirements through deployment, with