Product Owner (Talent Acquisition & Talent Management)

Overview

Are you passionate about product management and leveraging technical systems to create meaningful solutions? Do you thrive on aligning technology with organizational goals to drive impactful outcomes?

Under the direction of the Senior Manager, Business Product Management, the People & Culture (P&C) Product Owner will provide expertise in the technical business ownership of talent systems that support the Talent and Organizational Effectiveness team. This includes talent acquisition and talent management solutions such as Oracle HCM Cloud (Fusion), Oracle PeopleSoft, and other HRIS systems, as well as custom-built solutions, interfaces, and related People & Culture data. This role bridges the gap between business needs and technology, driving initiatives aligned with WorkSafeBC's strategic objectives.

You bring extensive experience and a comprehensive understanding of end-to-end talent acquisition and talent management business processes, data, and systems throughout the talent life cycle. Your expertise includes leading and collaborating with teams to implement new systems and modules, managing integrations, and identifying opportunities for continuous improvement. These efforts support the organization's goal of identifying, developing, and retaining top talent. Experience with the Oracle HCM Cloud (Fusion) Talent Management suite is considered an asset.

In this role, you'll build and maintain relationships internally and externally at all levels of the organization, partnering closely with key stakeholders while ensuring that confidential and sensitive management information related to WorkSafeBC's operations are handled with discretion and tact.

How you'll make a difference: You'll help to ensure B.C. workers go home safely at the end of their workday.

Where you'll work

At WorkSafeBC, we offer a model that combines the convenience of working remotely with the dynamism of working in one of our offices, based on the operational needs of the position.

In this role, you'll work primarily from our Richmond office, with some flexibility to work from your home in B.C.

What you'll do

As a Product Owner you will:

• Lead the configuration, testing, implementation, and technical ownership of the Oracle HCM Cloud - Talent Management suite and other related technology projects, ensuring end-to-end business data and process alignment with organizational and divisional priorities.
• Gather, document, and analyze critical business and technical requirements from multiple perspectives and provide actionable recommendations.
• Collaborate with vendors, I&T resources, and implementation partners to deploy talent management and talent acquisition systems and interfaces.
• Participate in the prioritization of enhancement requests and projects for talent acquisition and talent management and for the broader P&C systems roadmap.
• Develop training materials, user guides, and videos to support systems adoption and ongoing use of the systems.
• Present to senior management on P&C system projects and updates.
• Foster a service-oriented culture by providing effective solutions and maintaining strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Participate in planning activities with the P&C management team.
• Provide ongoing monitoring to provide assurance of value and ongoing optimization of the talent management/acquisition suite of products.

Is this a good fit for you?

We're looking for someone who can:

• Lead change and improvement through creative problem-solving and strategic thinking, leveraging Oracle HCM Cloud - Talent Management capabilities to enhance talent acquisition and talent management processes.
• Proactively identify trends, issues, or opportunities in the talent acquisition and talent management business processes and system functionality.
• Lead projects from inception to completion, monitoring progress and ensuring deadlines are met and project goals are achieved.
• Recommend future processes and system integration aligned to departmental and divisional vision and strategies.
• Map out priorities, processes, responsibilities, stakeholders, related systems and tools.
• Define and manage priorities, processes, responsibilities, and stakeholder communication for talent acquisition and management projects.
• Facilitate the quality assurance of system processes and data.
• Conduct current and future state gap analysis.
• Optimize the functionality and integration of Oracle HCM Cloud - Talent Management modules to enhance talent acquisition and talent management processes.

Your background and experience

• A degree in Information Technology or Business Management or related discipline
• A minimum of 5 years of recent, related experience in product management and/or people technology and in a leadership capacity
• Previous experience implementing a talent acquisition/management SaaS suite and other HRIS solutions
• Expertise in Oracle HCM Cloud - Talent Management suite an asset
• Certified Product Manager (CPM), Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO) or SAFe Product Owner/Product Manager (POPM) or Project Management Professional (PMP) an asset

Important to know

Before we can finalize any offer of employment, you must:

• Consent to a criminal record check
• Confirm you're legally entitled to work in Canada

WorkSafeBC's COVID-19 Employee Mandatory Vaccine Policy is suspended effective January 9, 2023; however, we reserve the right to re-implement it in response to changes in the public health landscape, including public health orders. We are committed to the protection, health, and safety of our employees and our Communicable Disease Prevention Program and related protocols remain in effect.

Who we are

At WorkSafeBC, we promote safe and healthy workplaces across British Columbia. We partner with workers and employers to save lives and prevent injury, disease, and disability. When work-related injuries or diseases occur, we provide compensation and support injured workers in their recovery, rehabilitation, and safe return to work. We're honoured to serve the 2.49 million workers and 263,000 registered employers in our province.

What's it like to work at WorkSafeBC?

It's challenging, stimulating, and rewarding. Our positions offer diversity and opportunities for professional growth. Every day, the work we do impacts people and changes lives. What we do is important, and so are the people we do it for.

Our ability to make a difference relies on building a team with a rich variety of skills, knowledge, backgrounds, abilities, and experiences that reflect the diversity of the people we serve. We are committed to fostering a welcoming, inclusive, and supportive work culture where everyone can contribute as their best, authentic self.

Learn more: Discover who we are .

Our benefits

As a member of our team, you'll have access to services and benefits that help you get the most out of work - and life. Along with a competitive salary, your total compensation package includes:

• Defined benefit pension plan that provides you with a lifetime monthly pension when you retire
• 4 weeks of vacation in your first year, with regular increases based on years of service
• Benefits package that includes customizable options for health care and dental benefits, additional days off, and a health care spending account
• Optional leave arrangements
• Development opportunities (tuition reimbursement, leadership development, and more)

Learn more: Find out what we offer .

Salary: $116,186 - $141,166/annually

Want to apply?

• Applications are welcomed immediately; however, they must be received no later than 4:30 p.m. PST on the closing date.
• Please note that we will be starting assessments before the closing date.

We encourage all qualified applicants to apply . If you require accommodation during the assessment process, please email Recruitment Testing Accommodation (SM) when you submit your application.