Overview
Workday Product Owner Jobs in Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia at Azelis
Title: Workday Product Owner
Company: Azelis
Location: Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia
Product Ownership & Governance
- Own assigned Workday product areas, including product vision, backlog, priorities and continuous improvement roadmap.
- Partner with Group and Regional HR to ensure solutions align with global HR strategy, processes, governance and business needs.
- Prioritise enhancements, defects and improvement opportunities based on business value, user impact and risk.
- Provide primary or secondary product coverage as ownership rotates across the team.
Functional Solution & Configuration
- Translate business requirements into scalable Workday solutions and functional designs.
- Lead or perform Workday configuration, testing and deployment of approved enhancements and process changes.
- Balance global standardisation with legitimate local business and regulatory requirements.
- Assess cross-product, data, reporting, integration and security impacts of proposed changes.
Product Operations & Continuous Improvement
- Own resolution of complex Workday incidents, defects and service requests, including root-cause analysis.
- Identify opportunities to simplify, standardise and automate HR processes through Workday and connected technologies.
- Drive continuous improvement by addressing recurring issues, user pain points and product technical debt.
Release, Data & Technology
- Coordinate Workday releases, functional testing, business readiness and post-release validation.
- Support HR data quality, reporting and integration requirements within assigned product areas.
- Apply Workday security, access and compliance principles and assess downstream impacts of product changes.
Stakeholder & Delivery Partnership
- Build strong relationships with Group HR, Regional HR, IT, HR process owners and external partners.
- Act as a trusted Workday advisor, translating technical capabilities and limitations into practical business solutions.
- Lead or contribute to global HRIS projects, transformations, acquisitions and other strategic initiatives.
- Work with vendors and implementation partners to deliver quality outcomes.
- Support user adoption through guidance, knowledge sharing and training where relevant.
Skills & Experience
- Strong hands-on Workday HCM configuration and business process experience.
- Experience in Workday product ownership, HRIS or HR technology, including requirements analysis, solution design and continuous improvement.
- Strong stakeholder management, influencing and problem-solving skills, with the ability to work across regions and cultures.
- Experience with Workday releases, testing, data, integrations, security and system governance.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and operate effectively in a global environment.
- Bachelor’s or master’s degree in HR, Information Systems, Business Administration or a related discipline.
- At least 5 years of progressive experience in HRIS, HR technology, Workday or HR process roles, preferably in an international organisation.
- Fluent in English.
