Global Product Owner - Talent

At GXO, we're constantly looking for talented individuals at all levels who can deliver the calibre of service our company requires.

We know that a positive work environment creates happy employees, which boosts productivity and dedication.

On our team, you'll have the support to excel at work and the resources to build a career you can be proud of.

Role Overview

The Senior Product Owner, Global HR Talent is accountable for the end-to-end product strategy, roadmap, governance, and value delivery of GXO's global HR Talent portfolio, excluding Learning.

The portfolio includes talent acquisition, onboarding, performance management, succession planning, career development, and supporting talent analytics.

Acting as the single global owner for the HR Talent Product, this role ensures solutions are business-driven, scalable, compliant, user-centric, and aligned with GXO's global HR and People strategy.

Operating in a large, matrixed, and fast-paced logistics environment, the role bridges HR, IT, Operations, and external vendors, translating business needs into sustainable digital products that create measurable value at global scale.

This role reports into the Vice President, HR Global Products.

Key Responsibilities

Product Leadership & Governance



* Own the global product strategy for the Talent Management domain in close alignment with the Talent, Learning & Culture function.



* Define and maintain a multi-year product roadmap, balancing innovation, regulatory requirements, user needs, and operational stability.



* Lead end-to-end product lifecycle management for Talent across planning, build, deployment, operation, and continuous improvement.



* Establish and maintain global governance and standards for end-to-end Talent Management.



* Serve as the primary global decision-maker for processes, platform configuration, enhancements, and optimisation.

Platform Management & Optimisation



* Oversee requirements gathering, user story development, platform configuration, testing, deployment, and release activities.



* Evaluate and prioritise enhancements in partnership with HR Technology, Workforce Analytics, and Data teams.



* Own and manage the global backlog of requirements, issues, enhancements, and improvements using Agile methodology.



* Ensure alignment with other Global HR Products, including HR Core, Time & Attendance, and HR Data & Analytics, as well as the broader HR technology ecosystem.



* Drive continuous improvement in platform functionality, user experience, adoption, and business value.

Process & Experience Improvement



* Document, standardise, and optimise global talent processes, lifecycle event triggers, workflows, and templates to create a consistent experience.



* Ensure processes and platform workflows support best practice while maintaining compliance, security, and confidentiality.



* Champion standardisation across regions while enabling responsible locali...