Senior Workday Product Owner – Recruiting & External Workforce 80–100% (f/m/d) - (Contract through our external payroll partner with immediate start until 28.02.2027 with possible extension)

At Julius Baer, we celebrate and value the individual qualities you bring, enabling you to be impactful, to be entrepreneurial, to be empowered, and to create value beyond wealth. Let’s shape the future of wealth management together.

As a Senior Technical Product Owner, you will own and continuously evolve Workday Recruiting and External Workforce Management capabilities, with a particular focus on Workday Recruiting and Workday VNDLY. Acting as the technical lead for these platforms, you will drive solution design, integrations, and continuous improvement while partnering closely with business and technology stakeholders to deliver scalable and sustainable Workday solutions.

YOUR CHALLENGE

• Own the product and technical roadmap for Workday Recruiting and Workday VNDLY
• Drive the design, configuration, and continuous improvement of Workday solutions supporting permanent and external workforce processes
• Act as the primary technical subject matter expert for Workday Recruiting and VNDLY
• Translate business requirements into scalable and sustainable technical solutions
• Define and manage product backlog, priorities, and technical requirements
• Ensure seamless integrations across the HR and enterprise ecosystem, including Workday HCM, SAP BTP, and vendor management solutions
• Partner closely with HR, Talent Acquisition, Procurement, Finance, and Technology stakeholders
• Drive testing, release management, and deployment activities
• Lead issue resolution and continuous improvement initiatives
• Evaluate new Workday capabilities and innovations and translate them into business value
• Support strategic workforce initiatives, including external workforce and contingent labour management programs

YOUR PROFILE

• University degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Business Information Systems, or a related field
• Extensive experience as a Technical Product Owner, Workday Product Owner, Solution Architect, or in a similar role within complex enterprise environments
• Strong expertise in Workday, with proven experience in Workday Recruiting and ideally Workday VNDLY
• Solid understanding of Workday architecture, configuration, security, business processes, and integrations
• Experience managing and evolving Workday products and capabilities in a global organization
• Strong knowledge of system integrations, APIs, and enterprise application landscapes
• Ability to translate business requirements into scalable, sustainable technical solutions
• Proven track record of working effectively with both business and technology stakeholders
• Strong analytical, conceptual, and problem-solving skills combined with a pragmatic delivery mindset
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills
• High level of ownership, accountability, and customer focus
• Workday certifications and experience in contingent workforce management are considered strong assets
• Proficient in English

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The international reference in wealth management

Julius Baer is the leading Swiss wealth management group. We focus on servicing and advising sophisticated private clients from around the world, taking into account what truly matters to them – in their business and personal life, today and for future generations. Headquartered in Zurich, we are present in around 60 locations worldwide, including Bangkok, Dubai, Dublin, Frankfurt, Geneva, Hong Kong, London, Luxembourg, Madrid, Mexico City, Milan, Monaco, Mumbai, Santiago de Chile, Shanghai, Singapore, Tel Aviv, and Tokyo.

Why join Julius Baer?

At Julius Baer our employees enjoy the benefits of a global company with the support and collegiality of a much smaller one. We are growing quickly, but we remain dedicated to maintaining our accessible structure with flat hierarchies, and approachable and supportive leaders. With offices around the world, we offer an international and stimulating work environment and the opportunity to work with a diverse team of highly motivated colleagues, bringing the best of the bank to our clients. Our core values of Care, Passion, and Excellence define the tone of how we interact with each other and our partners.

Committed to your success

Whether nurturing young talent with our renowned apprentice scheme, enabling ambitious university graduates to put theory into practice with our Graduate Programme, or providing first-class opportunities for experienced professionals, we look after our employees. We believe in continuous learning as a company and as individuals, which is why we put a focus on the health and well-being of our employees and offer flexible working options, a wide array of benefits, and extensive career development programmes.

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