Works with technical team members and stakeholders to ensure success of the product feature delivery and adoption.
Works as a key member of the Project and Portfolio Management (PPM) team, responsible for the intake process, assessing and evaluating College requests for WIS related tools, and ensuring alignment with the vision and technology roadmap, while making full use of the Workday Integrated Services product suite.
Drives the vision, strategy, and roadmap for Workday Integrated Service products in consultation with the various teams within the IT department.
Aligns Workday Integrated Service products with the overall IT enterprise architecture vision and goals.
Works to lead product change management activities : including outlining training and adoption needs for the IT department and College stakeholders.
Identifies users, creates, and maintain user stories / use cases; develops and prioritizes functional requirements for new or revised features or enhancements.
Serves as the product owner for all or portions of the Workday Integrated Services suite and its product features, including evaluating the preview to rolling it out to the users.
Understands both the technical and business side of Workday Integrated Services and ultimately responsible for representing the end-user’s needs.
Develops or contributes to development of job aids and training courses.
Works closely with the QA Lead and ensures standards and processes are followed.
Participates in developing product visions, plans, and processes
Provides recommendations to the Senior Product Manager, Workday Integrated Services, for product visions, plans and product roadmap and implements the department’s product goals and objectives to support the plans and roadmap.
Responsible for ensuring that all College and governmental policies, procedures and methods are followed.
Works with the Senior Product Manager, Workday Integrated Services, to ensure that information system and practices meet appropriate audit and industry standards.
Implements product policies, standards and procedures for business analysis, product design, quality assurance and compliance.
Oversees business analyst team and quality assurance team in conducting research and maintaining current knowledge and best practices in the Information Technology and Product Design industry and develops innovative plans to ensure that the nformation technology systems take advantage of emerging technologies.
Works with the Senior Product Manager, Workday Integrated Services, the Associate Director, IT Project and Portfolio Management and other Product Manager(s) to develop and evolve the Product Management framework, methodology, process, and discipline.
Responsible for the management of human resources
Provides effective leadership and direction to the Strategic Analytic Consultants and Strategic Analytic Coordinators team by establishing goals, objectives, and priorities, and fosters effective teamwork among employees.
Identifies on-going training needs for all staff to ensure they are trained and knowledgeable in Company and Departmental policies, procedures, processes, and tools.
Provides strong support to the rest of the IT management team in execution of the department’s vision, strategy, and plans.
What you must have :
Minimum five (5) years of relevant experience in IT and business / industry or government. Post-secondary experience would be an asset.
Strong practical knowledge of project and product management principles, methods, and practices.
Solid understanding of product design and business analysis methodologies, tools, techniques, and agile practices.
Experience in requirement analysis and business process re-engineering preferred.
Experience with the Workday ERP suite of products preferred.
Experience with a Higher Education institution would be desirable.
Experience with the M365 suite of tools preferred.
Experience with data analysis using Power BI, Excel Pivot Tables, or other similar tools preferred.
Supervisory or team management experience.
Ability to develop, plan, execute and complete multiple projects / tasks simultaneously.
Ability to interpret and comply with policies, procedures, and regulations.
Possesses a thorough understanding of the workday suite of modules and applications and their capabilities and stays abreast of product evolution.
Understands both the technical and business side of Workday Integrated Services and is ultimately responsible for representing the end-user’s needs.
Salary / Rate Range : $117,937 - $122,852