Product Manager, Workday
Canada Payroll
CA$100.1-150.4k
+ annual refresh stock grants, bonus plan and/or role-specific commission/bonus available
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
CA$100.1-150.4k
+ annual refresh stock grants, bonus plan and/or role-specific commission/bonus available
1001+ employees
Company mission
To leverage the power of AI to elevate humans and supercharge work, moving business forever forward.
Role
Who you are
- An individual that is passionate about payroll and has a solid understanding of Canada compliance and legislation
- BS / MS / MBA degree in Human Resources, or equivalent work experience
- 5+ years of experience working in a relevant field (Human Resources, Payroll or Financials) as a Product Owner, Business Analyst or Consultant, Payroll Manager
Desirable
- A highly motivated, quick learner, who thrives on creatively solving tough problems in a fast-paced agile environment
- An understanding of SaaS Solutions, software product design, UX, and UI, with previous experience building Payroll products within an Agile environment
- Experience collecting, synthesizing, and prioritizing product input from multiple sources (users, leaders, competitors, partners, etc.) and putting this at the centre of conceptualization, design, story creation and execution
- Demonstrated success working with product teams building user-centric products that customers love and that deliver results
- Outstanding communication and presentation skills, with the ability to adapt content easily and intuitively to various types of audiences
- Prioritizing product input from multiple sources (users, leaders, competitors, partners, etc.) and putting this at the centre of conceptualization, design, story creation and execution
- Payroll Compliance Practitioner (PCP) or Certified Payroll Manager (CPM) certification is an asset
- Experience with Workday is highly desirable
What the job involves
- Join our team of experienced Canadian product managers to help maintain and deliver new features for Workday Payroll for Canada!
- Our team is looking for a product manager to help craft a flawless solution that will provide a fabulous experience to our end users
- Our Product Managers are the voice of the customer and domain specialists
- Drawing on your own proven experience and expertise, and in collaboration with our customers, you will be responsible for contributing to our next generation payroll solution
- Activities include deep research and discovery to shape and validate requirements, writing user stories, and using prioritization techniques to manage the backlog
- With a strong emphasis on the end user, you will deliver an unparalleled experience that will excite our customers and provide them with the capabilities to excel
- To help you achieve all this, you will work hand-in-hand with a team of Developers and Quality Specialists, applying agile methodologies and principles to distill requirements together and deliver iterative value to our customers
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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