Product Owner at Wipfli

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At Wipfli, people count. At Wipfli, our people are core to everything we do—the catalyst behind our ability to create exceptional impact and extraordinary results. We believe in flexibility. We focus on relationships. We encourage each individual to follow their own path. People truly matter and they feel it. For those looking to make a difference and find a professional home, Wipfli offers a career-defining opportunity. Requisition Number: 2026-8097 Job Summary Under the direction of the Enterprise Resource Planning Manager, the Product Owner, Enterprise Resource Planning, is responsible for owning and prioritizing the product backlog for Workday and related ERP capabilities. This role translates strategic objectives and business needs into clear requirements, user stories, and delivery priorities that maximize business value, improve operational effectiveness, and support Wipfli’s growth. The Product Owner serves as the primary liaison between business stakeholders, platform owners, and delivery teams to drive high-quality outcomes across enhancements, releases, integrations, reporting, and continuous improvement initiatives. Responsibilities: • Own and prioritize the Workday and ERP product backlog, aligning initiatives with organizational strategy, business value, compliance requirements, and operational priorities. • Translate business needs into epics, features, user stories, acceptance criteria, and release priorities to guide delivery teams. • Partner with Finance, Practice, and business leaders to identify opportunities, define requirements, and optimize end-to-end business processes. • Serve as the primary decision-maker for backlog prioritization, scope decisions, and functional tradeoffs within established governance frameworks. • Collaborate with platform owners, analysts, developers, testers, and delivery partners to support sprint planning, backlog refinement, releases, and solution delivery. • Drive continuous improvement across Workday modules, ERP processes, integrations, reporting, user experience, and overall platform performance. • Evaluate Workday releases, enhancements, and configuration changes, coordinating testing, validation, stakeholder communication, and change readiness activities. • Ensure solutions meet legal, regulatory, risk, information security, and data protection requirements while supporting organizational compliance objectives. • Leverage product, process, and adoption metrics, industry trends, and ERP best practices to inform roadmap decisions, measure business impact, and support user adoption through effective documentation and training. Required Qualifications: • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Business, Finance, or a related field • 3+ years of experience in product ownership, product management, business systems analysis, or a closely related role • Demonstrated experience supporting enterprise resource planning platforms and business process improvement initiatives • Strong knowledge of Workday Financials and PSA, including configuration concepts, business processes, integrations, reporting, and release management • Experience working in Agile delivery environments with responsibility for backlog management, story refinement, sprint planning, and acceptance criteria • Ability to translate strategic objectives and stakeholder needs into actionable requirements and delivery priorities Preferred qualifications: • Background in professional services, accounting, financial services, or other matrixed business environments • Workday PRO Certifications • Experience coordinating with distributed, offshore, or third-party delivery teams • Formal Agile certification such as CSPO, PSPO, SAFe POPM, or equivalent Alaina Lister, from our recruiting team, will be guiding you through this process. Visit her LinkedIn page to connect! #LI-AL1 #LI-Remote Additional Details: Wipfli is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All candidates will receive consideration for employment without regards to race, creed, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identify, veteran status, disability, or any other characteristics protected by federal, state, or local laws. Wipfli is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for people with disabilities. If you require a reasonable accommodation to complete an application, interview, or participate in our recruiting process, please send us an email at hr@wipfli.com Wipfli values fair, transparent, and competitive compensation, considering each candidate's unique skills and experiences. The estimated base pay range for this role is $107,000 to $144,000, with offers typically not made at the maximum, allowing for future salary increases. The actual salary at the time of offer depends on business related factors like location, skills, experience, training/education, licensure, certifications, business needs, current associate pay, and relevant employment laws. Individuals may be eligible for an annual discretionary bonus, subject to participation rules and based on a variety of factors including, but not limited to, individual and Firm performance. Wipfli cares about our associates and offers a variety of benefits to support their well-being. Highlights include 8 health plan options (both HMO & PPO plans), dental and vision coverage, opportunity to enroll in HSA with potential Firm contribution and an Employee Assistance Program. Other benefits include firm-sponsored basic life and short and long-term disability coverage, a 401(k) savings plan & profit share as well as Firm matching contribution, well-being incentive, education & certification assistance, flexible time off, family care leave, parental leave, family formation benefits, cell phone reimbursement, and travel rewards. Voluntary benefit offerings include critical illness & accident insurance, hospital indemnity insurance, legal, long-term care, pet insurance, ID theft protection, and supplemental life/AD&D. Eligibility for all benefits programs is dependent on annual hours expectation, position status/level and location. "Wipfli" is the brand name under which Wipfli LLP and Wipfli Advisory LLC and its respective subsidiary entities provide professional services. Wipfli LLP and Wipfli Advisory LLC (and its respective subsidiary entities) practice in an alternative practice structure in accordance with the AICPA Code of Professional Conduct and applicable law, regulations, and professional standards. Wipfli LLP is a licensed independent CPA firm that provides attest services to its clients, and Wipfli Advisory LLC provides tax and business consulting services to its clients. Wipfli Advisory LLC and its subsidiary entities are not licensed CPA firms.

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At Wipfli, people count.
At Wipfli, our people are core to everything we do—the catalyst behind our ability to create exceptional impact and extraordinary results.
We believe in flexibility. We focus on relationships. We encourage each individual to follow their own path.
People truly matter and they feel it. For those looking to make a difference and find a professional home, Wipfli offers a career-defining opportunity.
Requisition Number: 2026-8097
Own and prioritize the Workday and ERP product backlog, aligning initiatives with organizational strategy, business value, compliance requirements, and operational priorities.
Translate business needs into epics, features, user stories, acceptance criteria, and release priorities to guide delivery teams.
Partner with Finance, Practice, and business leaders to identify opportunities, define requirements, and optimize end-to-end business processes.
Serve as the primary decision-maker for backlog prioritization, scope decisions, and functional tradeoffs within established governance frameworks.
Collaborate with platform owners, analysts, developers, testers, and delivery partners to support sprint planning, backlog refinement, releases, and solution delivery.
Drive continuous improvement across Workday modules, ERP processes, integrations, reporting, user experience, and overall platform performance.
Evaluate Workday releases, enhancements, and configuration changes, coordinating testing, validation, stakeholder communication, and change readiness activities.
Ensure solutions meet legal, regulatory, risk, information security, and data protection requirements while supporting organizational compliance objectives.
Leverage product, process, and adoption metrics, industry trends, and ERP best practices to inform roadmap decisions, measure business impact, and support user adoption through effective documentation and training.
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Business, Finance, or a related field
3+ years of experience in product ownership, product management, business systems analysis, or a closely related role
Demonstrated experience supporting enterprise resource planning platforms and business process improvement initiatives

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Background in professional services, accounting, financial services, or other matrixed business environments
Workday PRO Certifications
Experience coordinating with distributed, offshore, or third-party delivery teams
Formal Agile certification such as CSPO, PSPO, SAFe POPM, or equivalent
Alaina Lister, from our recruiting team, will be guiding you through this process. Visit her LinkedIn page to connect!
#LI-AL1 #LI-Remote
Individuals may be eligible for an annual discretionary bonus, subject to participation rules and based on a variety of factors including, but not limited to, individual and Firm performance.

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agile

Platform: workday
Effort: long

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