HR Digital Product Owner

Role Summary

The HR Digital Product Owner supports the strategy, delivery, and continuous improvement of digital products and technology solutions across the HR Digital Experiences & Solutions portfolio. In partnership with the Senior Product Manager, this role contributes to product roadmap development, strategic prioritization, and the execution of initiatives that advance HR business objectives and enhance the associate experience.

The Product Owner is accountable for managing assigned products and initiatives throughout the product lifecycle, including technical discovery, requirements definition, backlog prioritization, solution delivery, adoption, and continuous optimization. The position supports a diverse and evolving portfolio of HR technologies spanning associate experience, HR service delivery, talent and workforce solutions, automation, artificial intelligence, and other enterprise HR capabilities.

The role requires strong cross-functional collaboration, business acumen, and Agile product management experience. Responsibilities may also include providing leadership, coaching, and direct supervision to product analysts, depending on organizational needs and team structure.

Responsibilities

Product Ownership & Roadmap Execution:

• Partner with the Senior Product Manager in developing product roadmaps, establishing strategic priorities, and aligning assigned product initiatives with broader HR Digital objectives.
• Own the execution of assigned product roadmaps, translating strategic direction and business priorities into actionable delivery plans, product requirements, and prioritized backlogs.
• Lead product technical discovery and requirements definition, collaborating with HR stakeholders, product analysts, technology teams, and other business partners to identify and assess opportunities.
• Define and prioritize user stories, acceptance criteria, and enhancements based on business value, associate needs, technical feasibility, and delivery capacity.
• Facilitate product-level decisions, resolve delivery impediments, and escalate strategic decisions, material risks, and dependencies to the Senior Product Manager as appropriate.

Business Partnership & Solution Delivery:

• Serve as a key product partner to HR business stakeholders, translating business challenges and opportunities into practical, scalable digital solutions.
• Collaborate with HR functional teams, corporate technology, architecture, compliance, data analytics and other partners to ensure solutions meet business needs and enterprise standards.
• Provide day-to-day product direction to cross-functional team, supporting backlog refinement, sprint planning, solution validation, testing, and release readiness.
• Identify opportunities to leverage existing platform capabilities, workflow automation, integrations, and emerging technologies to streamline HR operations and improve the associate experience.
• Coordinate dependencies across products, platforms, and technology teams to support effective solution delivery.
• Adapt to changing product assignments and business priorities across the broader HR Digital portfolio.

Business Results & Continuous Improvement:

• Monitor product performance, associate feedback, service delivery metrics, and operational insights to identify enhancement and optimization opportunities.
• Translate stakeholder feedback, product analytics, and user insights into actionable recommendations and prioritized product enhancements.
• Identify opportunities to simplify HR processes, enhance associate self-service, reduce manual activities, and improve digital experiences.
• Support product maturity, platform optimization, and ongoing adoption of new capabilities across assigned products.

Team Leadership, Coaching & Agile Collaboration:

• Provide functional leadership and day-to-day product guidance to product analysts and cross-functional Agile delivery team.
• Support the development of product analysts through coaching, mentoring, knowledge sharing, and guidance on product management practices, requirements definition, and Agile delivery.
• May assume direct people management responsibilities for one or more product analysts, including performance management, professional development, goal setting, and ongoing coaching, based on organizational structure and business needs.
• Collaborate with the Senior Product Manager to support team capacity planning, resource alignment, and the effective allocation of work across assigned products and initiatives.
• Foster a collaborative, accountable, and continuous improvement-oriented team environment.

Product Release Coordination & Adoption:

• Coordinate with technology team, HR business partners, and other product owners to plan and support product releases, enhancements, and new capability deployments.
• Ensure appropriate business validation, user acceptance testing, stakeholder communications, and operational readiness activities are completed prior to release.
• Partner with business stakeholders and change management teams to support adoption, training, communications, and transitions to ongoing operations.
• Identify and manage cross-platform dependencies, release risks, and operational impacts associated with product changes.
• Monitor post-release performance and stakeholder feedback to identify defects, improvement opportunities, and additional business needs.

Scope of Responsibility

The HR Digital Product Owner supports a dynamic portfolio of HR digital products, platforms, and technology initiatives. Assignments may span HR service delivery, associate experience, knowledge management, automation, artificial intelligence, and other enterprise HR solutions.

The position requires the ability to adapt to evolving business priorities, work across multiple applications, and provide product ownership and delivery leadership for assigned initiatives.

The role partners with the Senior Product Manager on portfolio strategy and roadmap direction and may include formal people leadership responsibilities as the team and organizational needs evolve.

Qualifications

Required:

• Bachelor's degree or the equivalent combination of education and relevant experience AND
• 5+ years of total relevant work experience

Preferred:

• Hands-on experience with ServiceNow HR Service Delivery (HRSD), including case management, associate workflows, and knowledge management
• Working knowledge of Workday applications (such as HCM, Absence, or Talent), with an understanding of how they integrate with other enterprise platforms
• Experience translating HR and associate experience needs into clear product requirements, user stories, and prioritized backlogs
• Experience with Agile delivery tools like Rally and Jira
• Certified Product Owner credential, such as Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO), Professional Scrum Product Owner (PSPO), or equivalent
• ServiceNow certifications (e.g., Certified System Administrator or HRSD Implementation Specialist) are a plus

FINRA Requirements

FINRA licenses are not required and will not be supported for this role.

Work Flexibility 

This role is eligible for hybrid work, with up to one day per week from home. 

Applicants for employment in the US must have work authorization that does not now or in the future require sponsorship of a visa for employment authorization in the United States (e.g., H1-B visa, F-1 visa (OPT), TN visa or any other non-immigrant work status).

Base Salary Ranges

Please review the job posting for the location of this specific opportunity.

$96,500.00 - $164,000.00 for the location of: Maryland, Colorado, Washington and remote workers
$105,000.00 - $180,000.00 for the location of: Washington, D.C.
$120,000.00 - $205,000.00 for the location of: New York, California

Placement within the range provided above is based on the individual’s relevant experience and skills for the role.  Base salary is only one component of our total compensation package.  Employees may be eligible for a discretionary bonus, which is determined upon company and individual performance.

Commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

At T. Rowe Price, our associates are our greatest asset. We thrive because our company culture is built on inclusion and because we sustain a work environment where associates can bring their best selves to work every day. The backgrounds, talents, and experiences of our global associates allow us to embrace new ideas and perspectives that move our business priorities forward and enable us to deliver strong client outcomes. Here, you can expect equal opportunity and fair and consistent treatment for all.

Benefits

T. Rowe Price is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity of thought, gender, and race. We believe our continued success depends upon the equal treatment of all associates and applicants for employment without discrimination on the basis of race, religion, creed, color, national origin, sex, gender, age, mental or physical disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, citizenship status, military or veteran status, pregnancy, or any other classification protected by country, federal, state, or local law.