At T. Rowe Price, we identify and actively invest in opportunities to help people thrive in an evolving world. As a premier global asset management organization with more than 85 years of experience, we provide investment solutions and a broad range of equity, fixed income, and multi-asset capabilities to individuals, advisors, institutions, and retirement plan sponsors. We take an active, independent approach to investing, offering our dynamic perspective and meaningful partnership so our clients can feel more confident.
We believe doing the right thing for our clients and our associates is good business. With a career at the firm, you can expect opportunities to create real impact at work and in your community. You’ll enjoy resources to support your career path, as well as compensation, benefits, and flexibility to enrich your life. Here, you’ll find a collaborative culture that respects and values differences and colleagues who share a spirit of generosity.
Join us for the opportunity to grow and make a difference in ways that matter to you.
Role Summary
The HR Digital Product Owner supports the strategy, delivery, and continuous improvement of digital products and technology solutions across the HR Digital Experiences & Solutions portfolio. In partnership with the Senior Product Manager, this role contributes to product roadmap development, strategic prioritization, and the execution of initiatives that advance HR business objectives and enhance the associate experience.
The Product Owner is accountable for managing assigned products and initiatives throughout the product lifecycle, including technical discovery, requirements definition, backlog prioritization, solution delivery, adoption, and continuous optimization. The position supports a diverse and evolving portfolio of HR technologies spanning associate experience, HR service delivery, talent and workforce solutions, automation, artificial intelligence, and other enterprise HR capabilities.
The role requires strong cross-functional collaboration, business acumen, and Agile product management experience. Responsibilities may also include providing leadership, coaching, and direct supervision to product analysts, depending on organizational needs and team structure.
Responsibilities
Product Ownership & Roadmap Execution:
- Partner with the Senior Product Manager in developing product roadmaps, establishing strategic priorities, and aligning assigned product initiatives with broader HR Digital objectives.
- Own the execution of assigned product roadmaps, translating strategic direction and business priorities into actionable delivery plans, product requirements, and prioritized backlogs.
- Lead product technical discovery and requirements definition, collaborating with HR stakeholders, product analysts, technology teams, and other business partners to identify and assess opportunities.
- Define and prioritize user stories, acceptance criteria, and enhancements based on business value, associate needs, technical feasibility, and delivery capacity.
- Facilitate product-level decisions, resolve delivery impediments, and escalate strategic decisions, material risks, and dependencies to the Senior Product Manager as appropriate.
Business Partnership & Solution Delivery:
- Serve as a key product partner to HR business stakeholders, translating business challenges and opportunities into practical, scalable digital solutions.
- Collaborate with HR functional teams, corporate technology, architecture, compliance, data analytics and other partners to ensure solutions meet business needs and enterprise standards.
- Provide day-to-day product direction to cross-functional team, supporting backlog refinement, sprint planning, solution validation, testing, and release readiness.
- Identify opportunities to leverage existing platform capabilities, workflow automation, integrations, and emerging technologies to streamline HR operations and improve the associate experience.
- Coordinate dependencies across products, platforms, and technology teams to support effective solution delivery.
- Adapt to changing product assignments and business priorities across the broader HR Digital portfolio.
Business Results & Continuous Improvement:
- Monitor product performance, associate feedback, service delivery metrics, and operational insights to identify enhancement and optimization opportunities.
- Translate stakeholder feedback, product analytics, and user insights into actionable recommendations and prioritized product enhancements.
- Identify opportunities to simplify HR processes, enhance associate self-service, reduce manual activities, and improve digital experiences.
- Support product maturity, platform optimization, and ongoing adoption of new capabilities across assigned products.
Team Leadership, Coaching & Agile Collaboration:
- Provide functional leadership and day-to-day product guidance to product analysts and cross-functional Agile delivery team.
- Support the development of product analysts through coaching, mentoring, knowledge sharing, and guidance on product management practices, requirements definition, and Agile delivery.
- May assume direct people management responsibilities for one or more product analysts, including performance management, professional development, goal setting, and ongoing coaching, based on organizational structure and business needs.
- Collaborate with the Senior Product Manager to support team capacity planning, resource alignment, and the effective allocation of work across assigned products and initiatives.
- Foster a collaborative, accountable, and continuous improvement-oriented team environment.
Product Release Coordination & Adoption:
- Coordinate with technology team, HR business partners, and other product owners to plan and support product releases, enhancements, and new capability deployments.
- Ensure appropriate business validation, user acceptance testing, stakeholder communications, and operational readiness activities are completed prior to release.
- Partner with business stakeholders and change management teams to support adoption, training, communications, and transitions to ongoing operations.
- Identify and manage cross-platform dependencies, release risks, and operational impacts associated with product changes.
- Monitor post-release performance and stakeholder feedback to identify defects, improvement opportunities, and additional business needs.
Scope of Responsibility
The HR Digital Product Owner supports a dynamic portfolio of HR digital products, platforms, and technology initiatives. Assignments may span HR service delivery, associate experience, knowledge management, automation, artificial intelligence, and other enterprise HR solutions.
The position requires the ability to adapt to evolving business priorities, work across multiple applications, and provide product ownership and delivery leadership for assigned initiatives.
The role partners with the Senior Product Manager on portfolio strategy and roadmap direction and may include formal people leadership responsibilities as the team and organizational needs evolve.
Qualifications
Required:
- Bachelor's degree or the equivalent combination of education and relevant experience AND
- 5+ years of total relevant work experience
Preferred:
- Hands-on experience with ServiceNow HR Service Delivery (HRSD), including case management, associate workflows, and knowledge management
- Working knowledge of Workday applications (such as HCM, Absence, or Talent), with an understanding of how they integrate with other enterprise platforms
- Experience translating HR and associate experience needs into clear product requirements, user stories, and prioritized backlogs
- Experience with Agile delivery tools like Rally and Jira
- Certified Product Owner credential, such as Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO), Professional Scrum Product Owner (PSPO), or equivalent
- ServiceNow certifications (e.g., Certified System Administrator or HRSD Implementation Specialist) are a plus
FINRA Requirements
FINRA licenses are not required and will not be supported for this role.
Work Flexibility
This role is eligible for hybrid work, with up to one day per week from home.
Applicants for employment in the US must have work authorization that does not now or in the future require sponsorship of a visa for employment authorization in the United States (e.g., H1-B visa, F-1 visa (OPT), TN visa or any other non-immigrant work status).
Base Salary Ranges
Please review the job posting for the location of this specific opportunity.
$96,500.00 - $164,000.00 for the location of: Maryland, Colorado, Washington and remote workers$105,000.00 - $180,000.00 for the location of: Washington, D.C.
$120,000.00 - $205,000.00 for the location of: New York, California
Placement within the range provided above is based on the individual’s relevant experience and skills for the role. Base salary is only one component of our total compensation package. Employees may be eligible for a discretionary bonus, which is determined upon company and individual performance.
Commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
At T. Rowe Price, our associates are our greatest asset. We thrive because our company culture is built on inclusion and because we sustain a work environment where associates can bring their best selves to work every day. The backgrounds, talents, and experiences of our global associates allow us to embrace new ideas and perspectives that move our business priorities forward and enable us to deliver strong client outcomes. Here, you can expect equal opportunity and fair and consistent treatment for all.
Benefits
We value your goals and needs, at work and in life. As an associate, you’ll be supported with resources, benefits, and work-life balance so you can thrive in ways that matter to you.
Featured employee benefits to enrich your life:
Competitive compensation
Annual bonus eligibility
A generous retirement plan
Hybrid work schedule
Health and wellness benefits, including online therapy
Paid time off for vacation, illness, medical appointments, and volunteering days
Family care resources, including fertility and adoption benefits
Learn more about our benefits.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and relevant experience
- 5+ years of total relevant work experience
- Hands-on experience with ServiceNow HR Service Delivery, including case management, associate workflows, and knowledge management
- Working knowledge of Workday applications such as HCM, Absence, or Talent, including enterprise platform integrations
- Experience translating HR and associate experience needs into product requirements, user stories, and prioritized backlogs
- Experience with Agile delivery tools such as Rally and Jira
- Certified Product Owner credential such as CSPO, PSPO, or equivalent
- ServiceNow certification such as Certified System Administrator or HRSD Implementation Specialist
T. Rowe Price Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Retirement Support — Retirement offerings are positioned as a standout, including strong 401(k) matching/contributions and related long-term savings features. Employee stock purchase options are also cited as part of the overall rewards structure that adds value beyond base pay.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time-off benefits are repeatedly framed as generous, including sizeable PTO allotments and multiple paid-leave categories. This breadth of leave is described as a meaningful component of the overall rewards package.
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Career-Linked Recognition & Rewards — Annual bonuses and performance-linked rewards are described as common components of total compensation. Tuition assistance and development support are also presented as rewards that reinforce longer-term career growth.
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What We Do
T. Rowe Price is an asset management firm focused on delivering global investment management excellence and retirement services that investors can rely on—now, and over the long term. Headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland, we provide an array of mutual funds, subadvisory services, separate account management, recordkeeping, and related services for individuals, advisors, institutions, and retirement plan sponsors. At T. Rowe Price, we believe in strategic investing. It has guided how we do business for more than 80 years, and it’s driven by independent thinking and rigorous research. So our clients can be confident that we’ll strive to select the right investments as we help them achieve their objectives. Strategic investing means that we don’t stop at surface level analysis. Instead, we go beyond the numbers. Our investment professionals travel the world, visiting the companies they evaluate. It’s this passion for exploration and understanding that has helped inform better decision-making and prudent risk management for our clients since its founding by Thomas Rowe Price Jr. in 1937.
