Workday Time & Absence Product Manager

Eliassen Group; Augusta (ME); Remote; USD 103,000 - 117,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

401k matching

Life insurance

Dental and Vision

Job summary

Eliassen Group is seeking a Workday Time & Absence Product Manager to own and advance time, scheduling, absence, leave, and employee self-service capabilities in a remote, contract engagement.

This role blends product management with deep Workday configuration, testing, release management, and solution design, leveraging AI, automation, analytics to modernize processes and improve compliance.

Qualifications

• 3+ years supporting Workday Time Tracking and Absence Management.
• Experience as Product Manager, Product Owner, HR Technology Lead, or Senior Business Systems Analyst.
• Hands-on Workday configuration expertise.
• Proven requirements gathering and scalable solution design experience.
• Leadership of UAT, integration testing, regression testing, and production deployments.
• Strong understanding of payroll impacts, leave administration, workforce compliance, FMLA, state leave programs, and workforce operations.

Responsibilities

• Define and manage strategy, roadmap, and backlog for Workday Time Tracking, Absence Management, Leave Management, and Workforce Scheduling.
• Partner with HR, Payroll, Operations, Compliance, and Technology to define future-state workforce experiences.
• Translate business objectives into measurable outcomes and prioritized initiatives with multi-quarter roadmaps.
• Identify and evaluate AI, machine learning, generative AI, and automation opportunities for workforce processes.
• Design AI-enabled solutions for leave case management, scheduling assistance, absence trend prediction, compliance monitoring, policy interpretation, and self-service.
• Partner with enterprise AI teams to pilot and scale intelligent workforce solutions.
• Serve as product owner and functional SME for Time Tracking, Absence, Leave Administration, Eligibility Rules, Accruals, Time Calculations, Holiday Calendars, Work Schedules, and Leave Compliance Programs.
• Configure and maintain Workday business processes, validations, eligibility rules, accruals, time entry, and absence plans.
• Lead discovery, requirements workshops, design reviews, and translate needs into user stories and acceptance criteria.
• Own testing strategy and execution including unit, system integration, UAT, regression, and production validation.
• Build and maintain product backlogs, release plans, and coordinate implementations across HR, Payroll, IT, and partners.
• Support Workday upgrades, feature releases, and continuous optimization.
• Develop KPIs and success metrics, and leverage Workday reporting, calculated fields, dashboards, and analytics.
• Identify predictive analytics and AI-generated insights to improve workforce planning and absence management.

Skills

Product management

Workday configuration

AI opportunities

UAT testing

Tools

Workday reporting

Workday dashboards

Data analytics

Job description

Workday Time & Absence Product Manager

Anywhere

Type: Contract

Category: Product Management

Industry: Technology

Workplace Type: Remote

Standard Hours: Open

Reference ID: JN -102026-109075

Date Posted: 10/14/2026

Shortcut: http://careers.eliassen.com/Wqensx

Description

Remote

Our client seeks an innovative and technical Workday Time & Absence Product Manager to own and advance time, scheduling, absence, leave, and employee self-service capabilities. The role combines product management with deep Workday configuration, testing, release management, and solution design. The manager will leverage AI, automation, analytics, and emerging Workday features to modernize processes, improve compliance, and deliver measurable outcomes across employee and manager experiences.

• Due to client requirements, applicants must be willing and able to work on a w2 basis. For our w2 consultants, we offer a great benefits package that includes Medical, Dental, and Vision benefits, 401k with company matching, and life insurance.

Rate: $75.00 to $85.00/hr. w2

JN -102026-109075

Responsibilities

• Define and manage strategy, roadmap, and backlog for Workday Time Tracking, Absence Management, Leave Management, and Workforce Scheduling.


• Partner with HR, Payroll, Operations, Compliance, and Technology to define future-state workforce experiences.


• Translate business objectives into measurable outcomes and prioritized initiatives with multi-quarter roadmaps.


• Identify and evaluate AI, machine learning, generative AI, and automation opportunities for workforce processes.


• Design AI-enabled solutions for leave case management, scheduling assistance, absence trend prediction, compliance monitoring, policy interpretation, and self-service.


• Partner with enterprise AI teams to pilot and scale intelligent workforce solutions.


• Serve as product owner and functional SME for Time Tracking, Absence, Leave Administration, Eligibility Rules, Accruals, Time Calculations, Holiday Calendars, Work Schedules, and Leave Compliance Programs.


• Configure and maintain Workday business processes, validations, eligibility rules, accruals, time entry, and absence plans.


• Lead discovery, requirements workshops, design reviews, and translate needs into user stories and acceptance criteria.


• Own testing strategy and execution including unit, system integration, UAT, regression, and production validation.


• Build and maintain product backlogs, release plans, and coordinate implementations across HR, Payroll, IT, and partners.


• Support Workday upgrades, feature releases, and continuous optimization.


• Develop KPIs and success metrics, and leverage Workday reporting, calculated fields, dashboards, and analytics.


• Identify predictive analytics and AI-generated insights to improve workforce planning and absence management.

Experience Requirements

• 3+ years supporting Workday Time Tracking and Absence Management.


• Experience as Product Manager, Product Owner, HR Technology Lead, or Senior Business Systems Analyst.


• Hands-on Workday configuration expertise.


• Proven requirements gathering and scalable solution design experience.


• Leadership of UAT, integration testing, regression testing, and production deployments.


• Strong understanding of payroll impacts, leave administration, workforce compliance, FMLA, state leave programs, and workforce operations.

Benefits

• W2 employees of Eliassen Group who are regularly scheduled to work 30 or more hours per week are eligible for the following benefits: medical (choice of 3 plans), dental, vision, pre-tax accounts, other voluntary benefits including life and disability insurance, 401(k) with match, and sick time if required by law in the worked-in state/locality.

About Eliassen Group

Eliassen Group is a strategic consulting firm that helps organizations reach further and achieve more through our technology, business advisory, and life sciences solutions. For nearly 40 years, we have combined exceptional people, deep domain expertise, and intelligent capabilities to expand our clients’ capacity and accelerate meaningful outcomes. We are driven by a purpose to positively impact the lives of our employees, clients, consultants, and the communities we serve.

Eliassen is committed to building a diverse and inclusive team from a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We are an Equal Opportunity and affirmative Action Employer and all employment decisions are based on merit, performance, and business needs. Eliassen does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender identity or expression, sexual preference or orientation, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions), marital status, creed, religion, physical or mental disability, genetic information, military or veteran status, age, ancestry, national origin, citizenship status, prohibited criminal record inquiries of applicants and employees, or any other category protected by federal, state, or local laws.