Senior Product Manager, Workday
Developer Platform Experience
$140.6-252k
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Office located in Pleasanton, CA
Enterprise AI platform for managing HR and finance
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Enterprise AI platform for managing HR and finance
1001+ employees
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$140.6-252k
Actual salary range is dependent on location
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
- 6+ years of experience in product management, software engineering, or a closely related role, with ownership of technical products or platforms
- 4+ years of experience working cross-functionally with multiple technical and product teams
- 4+ years of experience building or using developer tools to solve complex technical challenges and unlock new innovation
- Experience using AI-powered tools and platforms to inform product decisions, accelerate workflows, or enhance user experience
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience
- Experience with developer tools and Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) products, ideally focused on platform or ecosystem capabilities
- Ability to break down complex technical concepts, clearly articulate product requirements, and thoughtfully prioritize enhancement requests in partnership with engineering and business stakeholders
- Strong analytical skills, including the ability to explore data, run experiments, and use measurement and monitoring to guide product decisions
- Excellent organizational, collaboration, and interpersonal skills; you work effectively with diverse teams and perspectives
- High level of initiative, with strong problem-solving and execution skills; you reliably move work from concept to delivery
- Passion for technology and a genuine desire to improve the day-to-day experience of developers and builder communities
- Experience with embedded PaaS products and tools, microservices, and distributed systems
- Comfort operating in a fast-paced environment and adapting as priorities evolve
- Demonstrated experience with end-to-end ownership and accountability for growing a product area, from vision through execution and iteration
- Enthusiasm for your craft and a desire to learn and grow alongside other Product Managers, sharing best practices and contributing to a strong product culture
What the job involves
- The Developer Platform Product Management team at Workday drives the product vision and strategy for one of our greatest differentiators: the technology platform that was purpose-built for the cloud
- Product managers on this team are involved in every aspect of the product lifecycle — from crafting features that delight customers, to evangelizing improvements across internal and external audiences, to focusing on the details that make an outstanding end product
- We are growing quickly, and we are looking for people who combine strategic vision with a strong record of getting high-impact products to market
- Workday Build developer platform is an embedded platform-as-a-service (PaaS) that leverages the power of ML/AI to empower developers to build and extend enterprise applications, agents and integrations on top of the Workday platform
- As a Senior Product Manager on our Developer Experience team, you will focus on empowering our developer community to build, test, and deploy applications more efficiently and with greater confidence
- Partner with Workday customers, partners, and internal development teams — including architecture, consulting, operations, and product — to understand developer requirements and prioritize what will deliver the most value
- Work closely with engineering from design and development through testing, release, and maintenance to ensure high-quality, on-time delivery of platform and tooling enhancements
- Define and maintain a clear product roadmap, determining requirements for each release based on user needs, technical architecture, and business objectives
- Guide product teams toward meaningful objectives and key results that improve developer productivity, satisfaction, and adoption
- Lead education and adoption of developer platform features by internal development teams, ensuring new capabilities are well understood and successfully used
- Coordinate and align requirements across multiple scrum teams operating in a complex, distributed software environment
- Communicate and evangelize your product area in the broader Workday community, including at Workday events, and other internal and external forums
- Lead technical discussions with customers and partners to deeply understand use cases, gather feedback, and translate insights into product improvements
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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