Merck · Rahway, United States ·
Owns HR IT products like recruiting, onboarding, and career development, driving strategy and AI-enabled workforce solutions for Merck’s global talent management.
Job Description
Seeking an experienced HRIT Product Manager to lead the strategy, roadmap, and delivery of Global Talent Management solutions, including Recruiting, Talent Management, Onboarding, Offboarding, DE&I, Career Development, and Employee Experience. This role will partner closely with HR solutions leaders, business stakeholders, and technology teams to deliver scalable, innovative, and AI-enabled workforce solutions.
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 the functional SME for Workday Recruiting and Talent Management.
Lead workshops, stakeholder discussions, and requirement gathering activities.
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 solutions.
Ensure compliance with security, privacy, audit, and enterprise architecture standards.
Manage vendor relationships and support production operations, issue resolution, and enhancement delivery.
Required Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in information systems, HR, Business, or related field.
8+ years of experience in HR Technology, Product Management, Business Analysis, or HRIS delivery.
5+ years of hands-on experience with Workday Recruiting and Talent Management.
Strong knowledge of recruiting, onboarding, performance, succession, skills, learning, and career development processes.
Proven ability to manage senior stakeholders and influence decisions across business and IT organizations.
Experience with Agile delivery methodologies and product management practices.
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 platforms.
Understanding of HR integrations, APIs, reporting, and data management.
Product Management, Agile, Cloud, or AI certifications are a plus.
Required Skills:
Agile Application Development, Agile Application Development, Agile Methodology, Business Analysis, Career Development, Client Partnerships, Customer-Focused, Deliverables Management, Enterprise Agile Delivery, Enterprise Architecture (EA), Facilitate Training Sessions, Functional Expertise, Incident Management, Intellectual Curiosity, IT Infrastructure Management, Laboratory Informatics, Product Lifecycle, Product Management, Product Roadmap, Security Management, Software Development, Supplier Relationship Management, Talent Management, User Acceptance Testing Support, Workday Recruiting {+ 1 more}
Preferred Skills:
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The salary range for this role is
$117,000.00 - $184,200.00
This is the lowest to highest salary we in good faith believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting. An employee’s position within the salary range will be based on several factors including, but not limited to relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, geographic location, government requirements, and business or organizational needs.
The successful candidate will be eligible for annual bonus and long-term incentive, if applicable.
We offer a comprehensive package of benefits. Available benefits include medical, dental, vision healthcare and other insurance benefits (for employee and family), retirement benefits, including 401(k), paid holidays, vacation, and compassionate and sick days. More information about benefits is available at .
You can apply for this role through (or via the Workday Jobs Hub if you are a current employee). The application deadline for this position is stated on this posting.
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Employee Status:
Regular
Relocation:
No relocation
VISA Sponsorship:
No
Travel Requirements:
10%
Flexible Work Arrangements:
Hybrid
Shift:
Not Indicated
Valid Driving License:
No
Hazardous Material(s):
n/a
Job Posting End Date:
08/18/2026
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