Product Owner, Workday, US Payroll & Benefits

Overview

Own the US Payroll & Benefits Workday modules end-to-end for Revantage and its PortCos as an experienced, hands-on subject-matter expert, decision-maker, stakeholder champion, and product strategist. Drive functional mastery, stakeholder engagement, roadmap and release ownership, hands-on delivery, adoption, and ongoing optimization in a complex multi-PortCo environment.

What you'll do

• Own the US Payroll & Benefits Workday modules end-to-end from strategy and design through configuration, testing, deployment, and ongoing optimization.
• Develop and maintain deep functional expertise, staying current with Workday product updates, roadmap changes, and community best practices.
• Serve as the primary point of contact and escalation resource for the module area across all PortCos.
• Maintain knowledge of upstream and downstream systems and processes and design solutions with those dependencies in mind.
• Identify complementary or supplementary technologies, including AI-powered tools, third-party integrations, and adjacent platforms.
• Build relationships with HR leaders, operations teams, and business stakeholders across multiple PortCos.
• Understand each PortCo's workforce model, business context, and HR priorities.
• Run Product Owner forums, working groups, and user communities to surface requirements, share updates, and drive alignment.
• Manage competing PortCo priorities by communicating trade-offs, timelines, and decisions clearly.
• Facilitate requirements workshops and design sessions, translating business needs into actionable Workday solutions.
• Own and maintain the module roadmap, balancing strategic enhancements, PortCo requirements, bug fixes, and Workday release adoption.
• Evaluate every Workday bi-annual release for impact and opportunity, leading opt-in decisions, testing, and rollout planning.
• Prioritize the backlog with stakeholders, the Functional Architect, and People Technology leadership.
• Deliver enhancements with change management, training, and communications for end users and HR teams.
• Track and report delivery and benefit realization of roadmap initiatives.
• Configure, test, validate, and deploy Workday functionality in the module area.
• Lead user acceptance testing for enhancements and releases.
• Create design documents, configuration specifications, and test plans before deployment.
• Own day-to-day delivery.
• Evaluate HR technology innovations relevant to the module area, including AI in recruiting, manager effectiveness tools, and payroll analytics.
• Propose and build business cases for technology enhancements or new tools where Workday does not fully meet business needs.
• Collaborate with Workday, Paradox, HiredScore, Peakon, and other vendors to stay ahead of product developments and advocate for Revantage's priorities.
• Support US Payroll processing, tax configuration, compliance, and operational support.
• Configure pay groups, payroll calendars, run categories, gross-to-net calculations, and on/off-cycle run management.
• Configure earning codes, deduction codes, arrears handling, garnishments, and pay component mapping from time and compensation.
• Configure federal, state, and local taxes, reciprocity rules, tax withholding elections, and year-end W-2 processing.
• Support ACA reporting, FLSA overtime, pay equity audits, and regulatory filing.
• Manage GL mapping, bank file generation, payroll reconciliation, and audit-ready payroll registers.
• Support US Benefits plan configuration, open enrollment, compliance, and operational support.
• Configure medical, dental, vision, FSA/HSA, life, disability, and voluntary benefit plans, including carrier connections.
• Configure eligibility rules, dependent coverage, qualifying life events, and passive and active enrollment.
• Set up open enrollment events, employee self-service, enrollment windows, and communication triggers.
• Support 1095-C configuration, measurement periods, affordability calculations, and IRS filing.
• Manage benefit carrier file feeds, COBRA administration handoffs, benefit cost reporting, and enrollment audits.

What you'll need

• 5+ years of Workday functional experience with deep, hands-on expertise in at least two Workday modules.
• Demonstrated experience owning a Workday module in a production environment, including enhancements, releases, stakeholder management, and roadmap ownership.
• Strong understanding of Workday business process configuration, security roles, reporting, and calculated fields.
• Proven ability to engage and influence senior HR stakeholders without direct authority.
• Experience running forums, steering committees, or user communities across a distributed stakeholder base.
• Global Workday implementation or support experience, with the ability to navigate multi-jurisdiction complexity.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to translate technical concepts for business audiences and vice versa.
• US Payroll experience covering payroll processing, tax configuration, and compliance, including configuration and operational support.
• US Benefits experience covering benefit plan configuration, open enrollment, and compliance, including configuration and operational support.

Nice to have

• Experience working in a multi-entity, multi-PortCo, or shared-services HR technology model.
• Workday Pro certification in one or more relevant modules.
• Experience with third-party HR technology integrations and vendor management.
• Exposure to change management methodologies and communication planning.
• Prior experience in private equity, financial services, or multi-company real estate environments.
• Familiarity with Agile or product management frameworks, including backlog management, sprint planning, and road mapping tools.
• Additional Workday module expertise.

Details

• Location: Bengaluru.