Product Manager- HR IT
Merck
August 06, 2026
Remote friendly (West Point, PA)
United States
IT
HRIT Product Manager (Global Talent Management)
Key Responsibilities
- Own the product roadmap and lifecycle for Talent Management and Recruiting technologies.
- Partner with HR CoEs and business leaders to define priorities, requirements, and solution strategies.
- Serve as functional SME for Workday Recruiting and Talent Management.
- Lead workshops, stakeholder discussions, and requirements gathering.
- Translate business needs into user stories, functional specifications, and acceptance criteria.
- Collaborate with architecture, integration, and development teams on end-to-end solution design and delivery.
- Drive Agile delivery: backlog prioritization, testing, deployments, and continuous improvement.
- Evaluate and implement new capabilities, including AI, automation, and workforce intelligence.
- Ensure compliance with security, privacy, audit, and enterprise architecture standards.
- Manage vendor relationships and support production operations, issue resolution, and enhancements.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in information systems, HR, Business, or related field.
- 8+ years’ experience in HR Technology, Product Management, Business Analysis, or HRIS delivery.
- 5+ years’ hands-on experience with Workday Recruiting and Talent Management.
- Strong knowledge of recruiting, onboarding, performance, succession, skills, learning, and career development processes.
- Ability to manage senior stakeholders and influence decisions across business and IT.
- Experience with Agile delivery methodologies and product management.
- Excellent communication, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
Preferred Qualifications
- Workday Recruiting and/or Talent Management certification.
- Experience with AI-enabled HR solutions, talent intelligence, or workforce analytics.
- Understanding of HR integrations, APIs, reporting, and data management.
- Product Management, Agile, Cloud, or AI certifications (plus).
Application Instructions
- Apply via https://jobs.merck.com/us/en (deadline listed on the posting).
Key Responsibilities
- Own the product roadmap and lifecycle for Talent Management and Recruiting technologies.
- Partner with HR CoEs and business leaders to define priorities, requirements, and solution strategies.
- Serve as functional SME for Workday Recruiting and Talent Management.
- Lead workshops, stakeholder discussions, and requirements gathering.
- Translate business needs into user stories, functional specifications, and acceptance criteria.
- Collaborate with architecture, integration, and development teams on end-to-end solution design and delivery.
- Drive Agile delivery: backlog prioritization, testing, deployments, and continuous improvement.
- Evaluate and implement new capabilities, including AI, automation, and workforce intelligence.
- Ensure compliance with security, privacy, audit, and enterprise architecture standards.
- Manage vendor relationships and support production operations, issue resolution, and enhancements.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in information systems, HR, Business, or related field.
- 8+ years’ experience in HR Technology, Product Management, Business Analysis, or HRIS delivery.
- 5+ years’ hands-on experience with Workday Recruiting and Talent Management.
- Strong knowledge of recruiting, onboarding, performance, succession, skills, learning, and career development processes.
- Ability to manage senior stakeholders and influence decisions across business and IT.
- Experience with Agile delivery methodologies and product management.
- Excellent communication, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
Preferred Qualifications
- Workday Recruiting and/or Talent Management certification.
- Experience with AI-enabled HR solutions, talent intelligence, or workforce analytics.
- Understanding of HR integrations, APIs, reporting, and data management.
- Product Management, Agile, Cloud, or AI certifications (plus).
Application Instructions
- Apply via https://jobs.merck.com/us/en (deadline listed on the posting).