Workday Product Owner

About Bedrock

Bedrock is an award-winning real estate developer focused on comprehensive city building initiatives in Detroit and Cleveland. Its work includes creating iconic cityscapes, rehabilitating historic properties, and making space for the community—all with the philosophy to operate for more than profit.

Since 2011, Bedrock has invested and committed more than $7.5 billion to develop and restore more than 140 properties, totaling over 21 million square feet of office, retail, residential, hospitality, industrial, data centers and parking. In 2024, Bedrock was named one of the world’s Most Innovative Companies by Fast Company.

For additional information about Bedrock, please visit bedrockdetroit.com or connect with us on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn and X.

Position Summary

The Workday Product Owner will play a key role in the implementation and ongoing evolution of Workday, partnering closely with People Strategy, Talent, and IT stakeholders to gather requirements, configure solutions within delivered Workday functionality, support end users, and manage ongoing system updates.

Following implementation, the role will support ongoing HR operations, Learning Management System (LMS) administration, and broader enterprise application initiatives. This role will provide Tier 2 application support, assist with testing and deployments, maintain documentation and training materials, and escalate issues to vendors and implementation partners as needed consistent with Bedrock's application support model.

This is an ideal opportunity for someone with hands-on HRIS or Workday experience who wants to serve as a functional owner of the platform while partnering with business stakeholders to improve processes and adoption.

Responsibilities

• Support Workday implementation activities including requirement gathering, process design, testing, and go-live readiness

• Partner with People Strategy stakeholders to ensure business needs are accurately represented in system design

• Participate in release readiness, including regression testing and change communication

• Support and improve core People Strategy processes (onboarding, compliance, employee lifecycle, etc.)

• Gather, analyze, and document business requirements and translate them into Workday configuration recommendations and system solutions.

• Support and administer LMS (Absorb) including course/catalog set up, enrollments, and reporting

• Partner with HR/Talent to support learning programs and maintain data consistency

• Collaborate with teams supporting Salesforce, SharePoint, and Yardi to improve cross-functional workflows

• Develop familiarity with CRE processes and related systems over time

• Provide support for Workday and related systems, including troubleshooting, documentation, and escalation to vendors as needed

• Support user access, security roles, and configuration aligned to business needs

• Maintain documentation, training materials, and knowledge base content

• Configure and administer LMS - Absorb, including course/catalog setup, enrollments, learning campaigns, prerequisites, equivalencies, certifications, and completion tracking.

• Create and maintain how-to guides, configuration references, process documentation, and end-user training materials in shared knowledge bases.

• Identify opportunities for process improvement and system optimization and partner with stakeholders to implement enhancements.

• All other duties as assigned 

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Information Systems, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.

• 3+ years of hands-on experience supporting HR processes, including onboarding, compliance, employee lifecycle administration, talent, or learning programs.

• Hands-on experience supporting or administering Workday, including configuration support, business process management, testing, release management, end-user support, process improvement, or transformation initiatives.

• Experience gathering, analyzing, and documenting business requirements and translating them into system solutions and process improvements.

• Experience supporting system implementations, upgrades, testing activities, and change management initiatives.

• Experience administering or supporting Learning Management Systems (Lattice, Absorb, or similar platforms) preferred.

• Exposure to Salesforce, Yardi, or other enterprise business applications preferred.

• Familiarity working with vendors and implementation partners on system upgrades, issue resolution, and ongoing enhancements.

• Industry experience in commercial real estate is preferred, particularly within development, construction, leasing, or property management environments.

• Knowledge of cloud-based platforms and SaaS applications.

Core Competencies

• Communication: Effectively communicates information clearly and professionally, adapts messaging to the audience, and builds positive working relationships with residents, guests, and team members.

• Planning & Organization: Manages time and priorities effectively, adapts to changing needs, and executes tasks with attention to detail and accuracy.

• Problem Solving: Identifies and addresses routine issues using sound judgment, collaborates with others as needed, and escalates more complex situations appropriately.

• Culture & Ethics: Demonstrates integrity, professionalism, and respect in all interactions, contributing to a positive and inclusive environment aligned with organizational values.

• Technical Skills: Demonstrates the skills and knowledge needed to perform role responsibilities effectively and collaborates with others to support team and organizational goals.

• Leadership & Accountability: Demonstrates accountability by setting and meeting expectations, taking ownership of responsibilities, building positive relationships, modeling organizational values, and adapting effectively to change.

Work Environment

• Bedrock is an in-person, five-day-a-week workplace. All team members are expected to work on site Monday through Friday during standard business hours, unless otherwise specified by their role or designated shift.

• Some roles may have flexibility to work remotely on Fridays, based on the nature of the work and business needs. This flexibility is granted at the discretion of the Company and may be adjusted at any time.

• Prolonged periods of sitting and computer use; occasional movement between buildings; ability to occasionally lift up to 15 lbs.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this job. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities and may be modified periodically.

Disclaimer

This job description should not be construed as an exhaustive list of duties and responsibilities performed by persons assigned to this classification. It is not intended to limit or in any way modify the right of any supervisor or manager to assign, direct and control the work of employees under his/her supervision. All principal duties and responsibilities of this position are essential functions of the position. Job descriptions are reviewed on a regular basis and may be revised at any time. Revisions will be communicated to employees within the classification. This job description does not constitute a contract of employment; therefore, the company may exercise its employment-at-will rights at any time.

Bedrock is an equal-opportunity employer.