Senior Product Owner - Workday

At Rituals, we value your strategic thinking, ownership mindset, and ability to deliver solutions that create measurable impact. As the Senior Product Owner for Workday, you will be responsible for shaping and driving our Workday roadmap, ensuring that platform capabilities evolve in line with Rituals’ growth and organizational needs.

In this role, you will translate business goals into a clear Workday strategy and execution plan. You will manage initiatives end-to-end, from defining business requirements and prioritizing backlog items to overseeing delivery, testing, release, and adoption. With a strong understanding of HR processes and Workday functionality, you guide decision-making and ensure each enhancement contributes to an improved employee experience and operational efficiency.

You will oversee change delivery across Core HCM, Absence, Recruiting, Talent, Extend, and Reporting together with a team of experienced Business Analysts. This includes planning and coordinating releases, validating data impacts, and ensuring successful implementation and communication to stakeholders. You will also drive process optimization and harmonization, balancing scalability, compliance, and functionality.

Key Responsibilities:

As the Senior Product Owner - Workday, you will play a pivotal role in shaping the Workday platform to support Rituals’ growth and organizational needs. You’ll translate business goals into a clear strategy, guide priorities, and work closely with stakeholders to ensure Workday solutions deliver real value across the company. Your focus will be on driving alignment, enabling smooth delivery, and continuously improving the platform to enhance the employee experience and operational efficiency.

• Workday Product Management: Manage the product lifecycle, from planning and prioritization to testing and release, ensuring alignment with Rituals’ objectives.
• Collaboration and Communication: Collaborate with HR, Finance, IT, and other departments to gather requirements and transform them into Workday solutions that meet business needs.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Act as the main point of contact for stakeholders within each project, keeping them informed and engaged, and managing expectations around timelines and deliverables.
• Agile Methodology: Lead Agile processes, including sprint planning, user acceptance testing, and user story management, to ensure high-quality deliverables are met on time.
• Continuous Improvement: Identify improvements and enhancements within Workday and support the Team Lead and team in implementing optimized solutions.

We’re looking for a Workday expert with strong project and product management skills, ready to influence stakeholders and shape the platform to support Rituals’ growth.

Skills & Qualifications:

• 3–5 years of Workday experience with a proven track record in project or product management
• Strong analytical, communication, and collaboration skills to translate business needs into practical solutions.
• Experience in Agile environments, including sprint planning, user stories, and UAT.
• Ability to influence stakeholders and align Workday initiatives with organizational goals.
• Strategic thinking and a continuous improvement mindset to optimize processes and systems.

LOCATION AND WORKING CONDITIONS 

This role is based at our Amsterdam Central Head Office. While flexible working is possible, a strong on-site presence is required to effectively engage with stakeholders and build relationships across teams. 

Grow with us and please apply via our website! The next steps are: 

• Our recruiter, Renée, will contact you within 10 working days. 
• An introductory meeting with a team member and the hiring manager follows. 
• A second interview where you may be asked to present your approach or ideas. 
• In the event of a positive outcome, you will receive a proposal with the terms of employment. 

Any questions? Our recruiter Renée is happy to speak to you via [email protected]. Please note that applications via e-mail are not taken into consideration.