Senior Technical Program Manager, Workday
$157.5-236.3k
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Office located in Pleasanton, CA
Enterprise AI platform for managing HR and finance
Job no longer available
Enterprise AI platform for managing HR and finance
1001+ employees
Job no longer available
$157.5-236.3k
More information about location
Office located in Pleasanton, CA
1001+ employees
Company mission
To leverage the power of AI to elevate humans and supercharge work, moving business forever forward.
Role
Who you are
- 5+ years of experience driving cross-functional projects in technology organizations
- Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent work experience
- Analytical background - ability to research complex technical issues, present findings, and set direction for a global team
- Understanding software development life-cycle (requirements, design, development, test, release, and post-launch analysis), with ability to foster collaboration and track progress throughout the journey
- Desire and innate ability to collaborate, with curiosity and growth mindset
- Comfortable in communication, negotiation, conflict management, multi-tasking, problem solving, influencing and decision-making
- A “get it done” mentality; self-starter with a discipline for defining priorities, driving decisions and getting closure on tasks and projects
- Familiar with business systems and tools (e.g., JIRA, Confluence, Workboard etc.). Jira Query Language (JQL) an advantage
- Understanding of agile product development, business analytics, data analysis, Go-to-Market processes
- Data-driven thinker and analytical approach across both quantitative and qualitative data
What the job involves
- As the Technical Program Manager, you are the right hand and trusted adviser to the leadership team to enable vision and strategy. You will proactively identify barriers to success within the Security Products organization, propose mitigation strategies for risks, and suggest improvements for operational efficiency.
- You will provide ad hoc analyses, strategic discussions, special projects as needed, and leverage data and analytics. You will build deep relationships with key players within Engineering and Product Management that enable the organization’s success
- Drive Engineering Efficiency: Analyze data, define processes, and implement tools to optimize engineering execution and resource allocation
- Support Strategic Planning: Contribute to product roadmap planning, OKR management, and quarterly/annual planning cycles
- Lead Program Execution: Manage special projects, ensuring timely delivery through Agile methodologies and cross-functional collaboration
- Foster Communication and Collaboration: Represent the Security Products pillar in cross-departmental initiatives, ensuring alignment and managing dependencies
- Drive Continuous Improvement: Advise and recommend process and organizational optimizations to enhance productivity and operational resilience
Our take
Workday is a cloud-based software vendor that provides management of workforces and finances. The company uses a single database for workforce management and financial management to offer integration and optimize business intelligence across companies. It has added to the packages and tools it offers over the years, providing analytic options that allow companies to combine third-party data with information collected by Workday.
The company has also grown through acquisitions and partnerships to broaden its capabilities.. Most recently, in 2025 it purchases Sana, an AI-driven enterprise knowledge and learning platform, to create a "new front door for work". This acquisition allows Workday to integrate Sana's AI-powered search, agents, and learning capabilities with its own data and workflows, allowing employees to access information, automate tasks, and complete their day entirely within Workday.
Through a combination of strategic acquisitions and in-house development, WOrkday has built a comprehensive suite of HR, financial, and enterprise tools. By focusing on innovation and AI-driven workflows, the company continues to push productivity and decision-making for organizations worldwide. Building on this track record, Workday is very much positioned for even more growth, reinforcing its status as a leader in shaping the future of work.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
16% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 5 rounds)
Oct 2011
$85m
SERIES F
Apr 2009
$75m
SERIES E
Total funding: $215.3m
Company HQ
Pleasanton, CA
Leadership
Aneel Bhusri
(Co-Founder & Executive Chair)Annel began his career at Morgan Stanley as a Corporate Finance Analyst. He then spent nearly 6 years at PeopleSoft as a Senior VP before co-founding Workday in 2005, where he has served as the CEO ever since.
Carl Eschenbach
(CEO)Carl joined Workday in 2022 as Co-CEO, becoming CEO in 2024. He has also been a Partner at Sequoia Capital since 2016. Previously, he spent 14 years at VMware as President and COO and 3 years at Inktomi Corporation as the VP of North America Sales.
Peter Bailis
(CTO)Prior to joining Workday in 2025, People was a VP of Engineering at Google. He also previously founded Sisu Data, where he served as the CEO for over 5 years.
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