Principal HR Product Manager, Workforce Intelligence

Blue Origin • Southgate, WA

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About The Position

At Blue Origin, we envision millions of people living and working in space for the benefit of Earth. We’re working to develop reusable, safe, and low-cost space vehicles and systems within a culture of safety, collaboration, and inclusion. Join our team of problem solvers as we add new chapters to the history of spaceflight! This role is part of Blue Origin corporate functions, providing centralized support across Blue Origin business unit teams, functions, and locations. Role Summary We are building a modern, AI-enabled HR organization where data and intelligence are embedded into every product, workflow, and decision. The Principal Product Manager, Workforce Intelligence is responsible for defining the vision and driving the strategy for how HR data is structured, governed, analyzed, and delivered across the enterprise. This is a high-impact, high-influence position for someone who leads through expertise, vision, and the ability to align teams around a shared direction. This role owns the product strategy for the full HR intelligence stack—from the foundational data architecture that makes reliable analytics possible, to the reporting systems that drive operational decisions, to the AI-powered tools that put predictive insight directly in the hands of managers, HR partners, and leaders. The Principal PM will serve as the connective tissue between HR functional teams (Talent Acquisition, Talent Management, Total Rewards, Employee Experience, and People Operations, etc.) and the technical teams —Data Engineering, HR Technology, and People Analytics—who build and maintain these capabilities. Success in this role is measured by the clarity of the vision set, the quality of the products built, and the degree to which data and intelligence change how HR operates across the company. How This Role Works This role operates at the intersection of business strategy and technical execution—translating HR priorities into product direction and influencing what gets built, in what order, and to what standard. The Principal PM will: Set the product vision and roadmap for HR Workforce Intelligence Influence and align Data Engineering, People Analytics, and HR Technology teams around that vision Partner with HR functional leaders to understand their data needs and translate them into scalable product solutions Work hand-in-hand with the Director of People Analytics to ensure strategy and execution are tightly connected Drive decisions through clarity, credibility, and structured thinking

Requirements

• 10+ years in product management, data products, or analytics—with demonstrated ownership of complex, cross-functional initiatives as an individual contributor
• Proven ability to influence —driving alignment and action across engineering, analytics, and business teams through clarity, credibility, and structured thinking
• Deep analytical fluency: comfortable with data architecture concepts, metrics frameworks, semantic layers, and model-driven products
• Track record of translating ambiguous, high-stakes business problems into structured product strategies and roadmaps
• Experience partnering with both technical teams and business stakeholders —able to move fluidly between conversations about data pipelines and conversations about talent strategy

Nice To Haves

• Experience building and scaling data platforms, analytics products, or AI-enabled tools in an enterprise environment
• Background in HR technology, people analytics, or workforce intelligence
• Familiarity with HCM platforms , data governance practices, and analytics semantic layer concepts
• Experience applying responsible AI principles , including bias assessment, model explainability, and data privacy in a people data context
• Experience working in or closely with HR functional domains such as Talent Acquisition, Talent Management, or Total Rewards

Responsibilities

• Define the product strategy for the underlying data infrastructure that makes all HR analytics trustworthy and scalable. This includes: Establishing the vision for the enterprise HR data architecture —how data flows from source systems, how it is modeled, and how it is made available for consumption across products and teams Driving alignment on system integrations between HR platforms, ensuring that data moving between systems is consistent, complete, and reliable Owning the analytics semantic layer strategy—the standardized definitions, business logic, and governed metrics that ensure every team is working from a single, trusted source of truth Leading the strategy and evaluation process for the reporting platform infrastructure for how HR data is accessed and delivered at scale
• Ensure the organization has well-governed, reliable reporting that supports both operational rhythms and strategic decision-making. This includes: Defining foundational HR metrics —the core set of workforce KPIs that anchor all reporting and are consistently understood across HR and the business Setting the product direction for the operational reporting cadence , including the data products and pipelines that support Weekly Business Reviews (WBRs), Quarterly Business Reviews (QBRs), and executive-level reporting Driving the strategy for products like performance reporting suite that gives leaders, HR partners, and managers consistent, trusted visibility into workforce outcomes and glidepath reporting to track progress against workforce targets and strategic workforce plans over time
• Define the product standards that ensure employee data is accurate, governed, and trustworthy as the foundation for all downstream analytics. This includes: Setting the strategy for employee data management —how employee records are created, maintained, and trusted as the authoritative source across HR products Influencing the HCM platform and HR Technology teams on data ownership, governance standards, and how employee data administration processes are designed and maintained Establishing product principles and standards for data quality, access controls, and sensitive data protection across all HR data products—balancing broad access to insight with rigorous protection of personal and sensitive information
• Build the frameworks and products that enable HR partners, managers, and business leaders to access data and insights without creating a centralized bottleneck. This includes: Owning the self-service reporting platform strategy —defining the right tools, interfaces, and access tiers that allow HR Business Partners and business leaders to answer their own questions confidently and independently Driving the development of an HRBP Toolkit —a curated suite of data products, dashboards, and intelligence resources that enable HR Business Partners to show up to business conversations with consistent, high-quality insight Defining and advocating for a delivery model that scales analytical capacity across the HR organization, ensuring that insight reaches the people who need it without requiring every request to flow through a central team Establishing the principle that insights should be delivered in workflow and in context —embedded in the tools people already use, not in disconnected reports or portals
• Lead the vision for how AI and predictive modeling transform the way HR operates and how people decisions are made across the company. This includes: Identifying, prioritizing, and sequencing AI use cases across HR , with a focus on areas such as workforce planning, retention risk, talent forecasting, organizational health, and manager effectiveness Defining the product requirements and business outcomes for AI-powered decision support tools that give managers and HR leaders proactive, forward-looking intelligence Partnering with Data Engineering and People Analytics to ensure that predictive models and intelligent systems are built to the right specifications and deployed in ways that drive real behavioral change Championing the integration of AI capabilities into existing HR workflows —so that intelligence feels like a natural part of how work gets done, not a separate tool that requires extra effort to access
• Operate as a standards-setter and thought leader for how HR uses data—without owning execution or centralizing work. This includes: Acting as a translator between the business and technical teams — turning functional pain points and strategic priorities into clear product requirements that Data Engineering, People Analytics, and HR Technology can execute against Helping HR functional teams raise their own data fluency and adopt new products and capabilities as they are built Defining what "good" looks like for metrics definitions, analytical rigor, experimentation design, and data storytelling across HR products and teams

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, basic and supplemental life insurance, paid parental leave, short and long-term disability, 401(k) with a company match of up to 5%, and an Education Support Program.
• Stock Options for all regular employees (working at least 20 hours/week)
• Paid Time Off: Up to four (4) weeks per year based on weekly scheduled hours, and up to 14 company-paid holidays.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Principal
• Education Level: No Education Listed