We are seeking an experienced Product Owner to manage the roadmap, requirements, and delivery of Oracle HCM Cloud solutions. This role will support HCM modules including US and Global Payroll, Absence, Time and Labor, Benefits, Expenses, and payroll-related integrations.
The Product Owner will partner with HR stakeholders, functional teams, and developers to translate business needs into actionable Jira epics and user stories. This individual must have strong Oracle HCM Cloud knowledge, extensive Jira Cloud experience, and a proven background delivering products within an Agile environment.
Key Responsibilities
- Own and manage the product vision and roadmap for Oracle HCM Cloud modules
- Support US and Global Payroll, Absence, Time and Labor, Benefits, Expenses, and related integrations
- Translate business and technical requirements into Jira epics, stories, tasks, and acceptance criteria
- Maintain and prioritize the product backlog based on business value, technical capacity, and roadmap priorities
- Partner with HR, functional, technical, and development teams to gather and refine requirements
- Serve as the primary liaison between business stakeholders and delivery teams
- Lead Agile ceremonies, including sprint planning, stand-ups, backlog refinement, and retrospectives
- Track team capacity, sprint progress, dependencies, risks, and delivery timelines within Jira Cloud
- Resolve blockers and support development teams throughout the delivery lifecycle
- Gather stakeholder and user feedback to improve product functionality and strategy
- Define KPIs and metrics to measure product success and team performance
- Prepare status reports, presentations, and roadmap updates for leadership
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field
- 7+ years of experience in Oracle development, product ownership, product management, or a similar role
- Strong knowledge of Oracle HCM Cloud modules
- Experience supporting US and/or Global Payroll
- Experience with Absence and Time and Labor modules
- Strong Jira Cloud experience, including epics, stories, tasks, reporting, backlog management, and capacity planning
- Proven experience managing complex product roadmaps and successful technology deliveries
- Strong knowledge of Agile and Scrum methodologies
- Experience writing detailed user stories and clear acceptance criteria
- Strong leadership, communication, analytical, and problem-solving skills
- Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment
Preferred Qualifications
- Master’s degree
- Experience with Oracle Benefits, Expenses, and payroll-related integrations
- Understanding of software development processes and technologies
- Knowledge of UX/UI principles and customer-focused product design
- Experience coaching teams on Agile practices and Jira Cloud usage
Key Attributes
- Self-motivated and able to work independently
- Results-driven and highly organized
- Proactive, adaptable, and comfortable with changing priorities
- Strong stakeholder-management skills
- Customer-focused with a continuous-improvement mindset