Southwest Airlines

Southwest Airlines

Sr HR Product Project Manager

Dallas, Texas, United States of America · Senior

Work authorization required$132k-$147kDetected 3 days ago
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Sponsors this role42
Entry-level history0
PERM / green-card track0
Lottery odds (Level III)83
Fits your clock70

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H-1B wage level

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Level III · 3×
Level I$70,0341 entry
Level II$97,0112 entries
Level III$123,9893 entries
Level IV$150,9664 entries

Level IV starts at $150,966 — $18,766 above the bottom of this range, and above its posted ceiling.

DOL prevailing wage, 2026-27 wage year · Computer Occupations, All Other (15-1299) · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX. Wage level is derived by USCIS from the offered wage, occupation and worksite; the occupation shown is inferred from the job title.

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Southwest Airlines Co. obtained a prevailing wage determination for Software Developers in Dallas, TEXAS on 2026-06-10. No matching green-card filing appears in our data yet. The determination expires in 1 day (2026-09-07), and a green-card filing must follow before then or the employer starts over.

Green-card follow-through: 55%

Of 20 labor certifications old enough to have been used, 9 expired without the employer filing the next step. Median time from filing to decision: 519 days.100% of their filings were for a worker who already held the job.Only certifications past the 180-day window are counted — recent ones cannot have expired yet.

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About the role

  • As a Sr HR Product Project Manager, you'll help shape how Workday solutions are planned, prioritized, and delivered across Southwest's HR technology portfolio.
  • Serving as the central connection between HR Product, Technology, project Teams, and Business Leaders, you'll turn Workday needs into a clear, sequenced roadmap and keep functional, technical, testing, and reporting changes aligned through deployment.
  • You'll oversee intake, portfolio health, release readiness, risks, dependencies, and adoption for Workday deployments, system enhancements, and ongoing production needs while bringing transparency to priorities, progress, and results.

Responsibilities

  • Own the HR Product Management intake and the portfolio demand, capturing and triaging incoming requests and applying structured prioritization to produce a transparent, backlog that serves as a source of accuracy for portfolio status
  • Track intake and delivery status across the portfolio and facilitate the weekly tactical delivery sync, maintaining tracking documents and status reporting and driving alignment across the product team, product owners, and technology partners
  • Support release management for the scheduled production release window, coordinating regression, validation, and migration readiness with the responsible teams and partners
  • Lead increment and sprint planning preparation, targeting incoming demand, aligning delivery commitments, and confirming that team-level plans roll up to the portfolio roadmap
  • Own user experience, change management, and adoption for HR Product releases, partnering with HR Product Management team to deliver communications, enablement, and adoption measurement
  • Support access certification and audit-control activity during the release cycle under the accountability of HR Product Management leadership, maintaining audit-ready evidence
  • Serve as liaison across multiple internal work teams and external partners, including application management services support, directing support intake, coordinating Workday review and research, and leading project planning for partner-supported work against the backlog and release calendar
  • Knowledge of Workday HCM product capabilities and configuration concepts across core domains, sufficient to assess intake, scope work, and review functional design.

Requirements

  • Required: High School Diploma or GED
  • Required: Demonstrated experience leading cross-functional delivery and governance
  • Required: Expert-level experience, expansive and far-reaching knowledge in:
  • Due to the nature of this role, you would be required to work from our Dallas, TX Headquarters facility during business hours.
  • U.S. citizenship or current authorization to work in the U.S. required and no current or future work authorization sponsorship available.
  • Knowledge of product management practice, including intake governance, structured prioritization frameworks, backlog management, and roadmap development
  • Knowledge of Agile and SAFe delivery methods, including sprint cadence, Program Increment planning, and release management within a tiered environment promotion path
  • Ability to review user stories, requirements, and release documentation for completeness, readiness, and traceability
  • Ability to coordinate release activity and change management across functional and technical teams, including user experience, communications, and adoption

Nice to have

  • Experience leading client governance meetings, executive status reviews, and strategic planning discussions with stakeholders and senior leaders
  • Ability to communicate and interact with others in the English language to meet the demands of the job
  • Ability to use a computer and other office productivity tools with sufficient speed and accuracy to meet the demands of the job
  • Must be a U.S. citizen or have authorization to work in the United States as defined by the Immigration Reform Act of 1986
  • Must be at least 18 years of age
  • Must be able to comply with Company attendance standards as described in established guidelines
  • Preferred: Experience leading client governance meetings, executive status reviews, and strategic planning discussions with stakeholders and senior leaders
  • Preferred: Experience managing projects, including Workday implementations and optimization initiatives, while ensuring project documentation, deliverables, and governance artifacts meet quality and compliance standards

Skills

  • Workday HCM product capabilities and configuration concepts across core HR domains
  • HR product management, intake governance, and structured prioritization frameworks
  • Agile and SAFe delivery, including Program Increment planning, sprint management, and release management
  • Release coordination across a tiered Workday environment promotion path
  • Stakeholder alignment and cross-functional facilitation in a matrixed structure without direct authority
  • Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
  • Skill in producing clear, executive-ready written status and governance communications

Compensation

  • Competitive market salary from $132,200 to $146,900 per year* depending on qualifications and experience.

Benefits

  • For eligible Leadership and individual contributor roles, additional bonus opportunities are available and awarded at the discretion of the company.
  • Southwest will help fund your Retirement Savings Plan with Company contributions up to 9.3% of your eligible earnings**
  • Potential for annual ProfitSharing contribution in the Southwest Retirement Savings Plan- when Southwest profits, you profit***
  • Competitive health insurance for you and your eligible dependents (including pets)
  • Southwest offers health plan coverage options that start from the very first day of employment.
  • You will have 30 days to select and enroll in your health plan with coverage retroactively available to your first day of employment.
  • Benefits | Southwest Careers
  • 401(k) match contributions are subject to Retirement Savings Plan vesting schedule and applicable IRS limits
  • ProfitSharing contributions are subject to Retirement Savings Plan vesting schedule and are made at the discretion of the Company.
  • Benefits you'll love:

Company info

  • Our Company Promise
  • We are committed to provide our Employees a stable work environment with equal opportunity for learning and personal growth.
  • Creativity and innovation are encouraged for improving the effectiveness of Southwest Airlines.
  • Above all, Employees will be provided the same concern, respect, and caring attitude within the organization that they are expected to share externally with every Southwest Customer.

Equal opportunity

  • Equal Opportunity Employer.

Visa & Work Authorization

  • U.S. citizenship or current authorization to work in the U.S. required and no current or future work authorization sponsorship available.
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