Sr. Product Owner (Salesforce)

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At Workday, it all began with a conversation over breakfast. When our founders met at a sunny California diner, they came up with an idea to revolutionize the enterprise software market. And when we began to rise, one thing that really set us apart was our culture. A culture which was driven by our value of putting our people first. And ever since, the happiness, development, and contribution of every Workmate is central to who we are. Our Workmates believe a healthy employee-centric, collaborative culture is the essential mix of ingredients for success in business. That’s why we look after our people, communities and the planet while still being profitable. Feel encouraged to shine, however that manifests: you don’t need to hide who you are. You can feel the energy and the passion, it's what makes us unique. Inspired to make a brighter work day for all and transform with us to the next stage of our growth journey? Bring your brightest version of you and have a brighter work day here.

About the Team

The Business Technology Go-To-Market Close team is seeking a dedicated highly motivated Product Owner to build, define, and drive the Salesforce-Conga quote-to-cash technology and feature development roadmap! This role will be responsible for defining our technical product roadmap, crafting an automated customer experience, and researching and developing new features and capabilities. The Product Owner will work hand-in-hand with business partners and Business Technology teams to drive the customer journey aimed at providing our sales, finance, legal, and product partners a cohesive experience across Workday.

About the Role

Program Management (Product Owner) - runs multiple strategic programs and projects; delivers on key achievements. Developing product strategy: Evaluate customer, competitive and market data to understand the market dynamics. Develop and articulate a product strategy and roadmap to meet the market needs.

Key Duties

• Critical thinking and experience in defining product vision and strategy

• Experience researching and prototyping new technical capabilities

• Understand complex business processes across multiple workforces in a hyper growth company.

• Ability to anticipate problems, resolve ambiguity, and take conclusive action

• Strong communication skills to interact with team members, management, customers and other partners at Workday

• Work collaboratively with complex multi-disciplinary teams across all functions of the organization to ensure successful product development and launch

• End to end implementation experience including project management, issue management, and communication.

• Leadership in uncovering the real problems and unpacking sophisticated ideas to a variety of audiences, from engineering to customers, in addition to, excellent communication and presentation abilities.

About You

Basic Qualifications:

• 5+ years of Product Owner experience

• 3+ years of Salesforce experience

Other Qualifications

• Experience working closely with product managers to translate customer and market needs into product deliverables and release support through the entire product life cycle

• Deep understanding of the Salesforce environment

• Ability to clearly articulate product requirements and prioritize improvement requests

• Workday experience is a plus

• Ability to lead a project and timeline, taking vital actions to achieve results.

• Strong interpersonal skills and capable of building strong relationships across multiple teams and time zones

• Good organization and leadership skill

• Ability to learn quickly in a fast-paced team including highly technical areas

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent work experience.

Our Approach to Flexible Work
 

With Hybrid Work, we’re combining the best of both worlds: in-person time and remote. Our approach enables our teams to deepen connections, maintain a strong community, and do their best work. We know that flexibility can take shape in many ways, so we require employees to work three days a week in the office and two days at home. This means you'll have the freedom to create a flexible schedule that caters to your business, team, and personal needs, while being intentional to make the most of time spent together.

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