Job Description

TMC Transportation is the nation’s largest employee-owned, open deck transportation company. Founded in 1972, and headquartered in Des Moines, Iowa, TMC provides expert transportation services and supply-chain management solutions throughout the 48 contiguous states. If you’re seeking a rewarding career at a dynamic company built on integrity, innovation and dedication to quality and customer service, then join us in our Destination of Excellence.

 TMC Offers:

• Competitive Salary
• Generous Vacation 
• Comprehensive Benefit Package
• 401(k) Plan
• Employee Ownership - ESOP!

TMC Transportation  has an immediate full-time opening for a Workday Product Owner working out of our office in Des Moines, Iowa.

PRIMARY FUNCTION:

As a Product Owner for the Workday program, you will be responsible for defining and driving the product vision, strategy, and road map for the HCM and Payroll functional areas. You will work hand in hand with HR/Payroll stakeholders, business partners, and the IT team to lead the development, delivery, and ongoing maintenance of a Workday solution that meets both user needs and business objectives. You will work to write user stories to support the business process configuration and the integration as well as coordinate all aspects of release testing.

RESPONSIBILITIES:  

Include but are not limited to:

• Contribute to the product vision for Workday and other HR/payroll functional areas to define, recommend, prioritize, and implement solutions aligning with strategic goals.
• Work closely with stakeholders and internal technology partners to architect technology solutions based on industry best practices needed to drive business alignment.
• Collaborate with Business Product Owners to create technical user stories based on business-defined features that align with Workday configuration.
• Participate in all phases of the Workday implementation, including requirements gathering, design, build, test, cutover, and hypercare. Continue to provide technical support in post-production for enhancements and regular Workday releases.
• Work closely with the scrum master to ensure delivery of the prioritized backlog.
• Work closely with developers to ensure acceptance criteria are met and business value realized.
• Create and maintain product and release requirements backlog. Work with HR/payroll counterparts to negotiate and prioritize enhancements rolled out to the organization.
• Coordinate and lead testing efforts while contributing to the employee experience with end-user focus, collaboration, and transparency.
• Facilitate demos for stakeholders to get feedback on developed solutions.
• Participate in Product Refinement sessions with the development teams.
• Manage Workday releases, identifying impacts to the current configuration and coordinating any required testing to minimize the solution's adverse effects.
• Work with technical resources to maintain platform health, explore continuous improvement options, and assist with troubleshooting/resolving escalated product issues.
• Align business priorities and make trade-off decisions across multiple collaborator concerns.
• Balance priorities between strategic new development and ongoing production support.
• Establish project management discipline and governance processes to support initiatives end to end, from project planning through testing to delivery, to ensure a successful end-user experience for all new deployments and ongoing maintenance of Workday and integrations.
• Build and maintain a strong relationship with HCM and Payroll business teams.
• Recognize available options and select the appropriate course of action to continuously improve solutions and delivery processes with the highest business value. Proactively identify, resolve, or bring up issues, concerns, and impediments to get the project developed with efficiency and maximum effectiveness.
• Act as the conduit between Technology and business partners to keep the project moving.

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