Senior Technical Product Manager, Workday
Platform Engineering
$164-246k
More information about location
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
$164-246k
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
- You want to join a fast-paced startup environment, working with modern technology to solve the next generation of complex problems
- You enjoy the autonomy and agility of an innovative small team while benefiting from the financial strength of a growing market leader named in the Best Companies to Work For by Fortune
- We are looking for a product manager who is passionate about collaborating within a team that is building scalable user experiences in frequent iteration with other architects and engineers
- 6+ years of experience as a Product Manager, Technical Product Manager, Product Owner, or other equivalent role
- Ability to influence, lead, and collaborate across multiple technical and product teams
- BS or MS degree in Computer Science, Math, or equivalent
- Hands-on experience building non-trivial systems in the cloud (i.e. AWS, GCP, Azure)
- Working knowledge of deployment infrastructure, java, Postgres, GraphQL
- Strength working within multi-functional teams using agile delivery
- Strong problem solving and critical thinking skills
- Demonstrated ability to empathize with customers by actively listening to their concerns, understanding their needs, and responding with compassion
- Proven experience in managing diverse stakeholder relationships, ensuring effective communication, aligning interests, and balancing competing priorities
- Ability to clearly prioritize and articulate product requirements, as well as develop a vision and strategy for area of ownership
- Ability to break down complex concepts and distill requirements that meet customer needs
- Solid organizational skills, attention to detail, and validated ability to lead and deliver projects within a given timeline and budget
- You are comfortable working in a “startup” environment (i.e., fast paced, small teams, ambiguity)
What the job involves
- Our organization is proving out new ways of building by creating a next generation platform to support next generation applications
- Our goal is to ship an entirely new product to Workday customers, and then the sky's the limit!
- We are seeking a highly motivated product manager to help build a modern, cloud-native platform that enables smooth and efficient business application development and deployment
- Drive technological innovation in a sophisticated and constantly evolving problem space
- Collaborate easily with internal partners, customers, and engineering teams to craft requirements that drive the overall capabilities of the platform and the building of business applications
- Represent the customer and be data-driven when evaluating development decisions with engineering teams through design, testing and product/feature release
- Understands how the details fit into the big picture, and influences product direction. Applies deep understanding of customer product usage to provide input to the organization on realized gains and product differentiation
- Gather, prioritize, and define requirements into an executable backlog of epics, user stories, and acceptance criteria
- Characteristics of the role include:
- Project Management – accountable for the breaking down large pieces of work into smaller chunks; works with the team to drive execution through to delivery
- Influencing – Being the central point for decision capture and prioritization; ensure functional and technical alignment towards a common goal
- Communication – Adjust communication method to audience and keep management advised
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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