Job No. 155752
- Job Title:
- Director, Information Technology, Finance Product Owner
- Employer:
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University of Maryland-College Park
- Location:
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College Park , MD
- Posting Date:
- 26-Jun-2025
- Description:
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Job Description Summary
Organization's Summary Statement:
The Finance Product Owner (Director) is a leadership position on the Workday ERP Platform team and is responsible for overseeing and supporting the Workday finance team and finance system administration. This role involves production support operations following the Workday Finance go-live in 2024.
This position will provide oversight of the Workday finance system configuration, ERP platform administration and performance, as well as lead the finance efforts for product releases, enhancements, and continuous business process improvements.
This position is a strategic partner and collaborator with internal and external stakeholders and is responsible for fostering partnerships with our central business operations owners and tenant partner stakeholders in order to obtain business requirements, identify system process improvements, and to strategize on new functionality based on business priorities and vision. The successful candidate is an excellent communicator, collaborator, strategic thinker, and motivator with a positive team approach to manage a high performing team and critical functions of a comprehensive Workday system.
The Workday Finance Owner will be expected to execute finance deliverables of the highest quality and present leading practice solutions for the UMD Workday Enterprise.
This position is available within the University of Maryland’s Division of Information Technology (DIT) and reports to the Assistant Vice President, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP).
This position is considered essential and may be required to work at the normal work location or an alternative location during a major catastrophic event, weather emergency, or other operational emergency to help maintain the continuity of University services.
Physical Demands:
Sedentary work. Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects. Repetitive motion. Substantial movements (motions) of the wrists, hands, and/or fingers. The worker is required to have close visual acuity to perform an activity such as: preparing and analyzing data and figures; transcribing; viewing a computer terminal; extensive reading.
Preferences:
Supporting accounting systems and activities in a large organization (e.g. fiscal year end close activities)
Workday system experience in finance domains (e.g. procurement, accounting)
Licenses/ Certifications: N/A
Minimum Qualifications
Education: Master’s degree from an accredited college or university.
Experience: Ten (10) years of professional information technology experience. Five (5) years of experience supervising or managing professional staff.
Knowledge of tools and technology utilized to support instruction.
Skill in oral and written communication.
Skill in the use of Google Office Suite.
Ability to perform multiple tasks, set priorities, and meet deadlines.
Ability to multitask while demonstrating a commitment to customer service and sensitivity to a culturally and ethnically diverse community.
Additional Job Details
Please note that all positions within the Division of Information Technology (DIT) have an in person component with expected time in our College Park, MD location per week. Telework is not a guaranteed work arrangement.
- Contact information:
- University of Maryland-College Park
- College Park, MD 20742
- United States
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