Principal Product Manager, Workday

Accounting Center

$154.1-270k

Salary dependent on location, plus this role may be eligible for the Workday Bonus Plan or a role-specific commission/bonus, as well as annual refresh stock grants

Expert level

San Francisco Bay Area

Office located in Pleasanton, CA; San Mateo, CA

Enterprise AI platform for managing HR and finance

Job no longer available

Enterprise AI platform for managing HR and finance

1001+ employees

B2BHRInternal toolsAnalyticsFinancial ServicesCloud Computing

Job no longer available

$154.1-270k

Salary dependent on location, plus this role may be eligible for the Workday Bonus Plan or a role-specific commission/bonus, as well as annual refresh stock grants

Expert level

San Francisco Bay Area

Office located in Pleasanton, CA; San Mateo, CA

1001+ employees

B2BHRInternal toolsAnalyticsFinancial ServicesCloud Computing

Company mission

To leverage the power of AI to elevate humans and supercharge work, moving business forever forward.

Job

Company

Role

Who you are

10+ years Product Management experience and/or 12+ years building or testing software (SaaS preferred)
Bachelor's degree or equivalent
Consistent record of ownership and results delivery in a fast-paced, complex environment
Understanding of Financial Management software and processes is a plus
Experience with ETL technologies, Connector Management, Data Management & Analytics platforms
Solid understanding of design thinking and product development process
Collaborative ethos and drive to thrive in a culture of knowledge sharing and transparency, with the experience in software development to appreciate the challenges engineering and product teams face

What the job involves

We are looking for a Principal Product Manager to own initiatives to grow and expand the Workday Prism analytics platform supporting Workday’s Accounting Center application
In the role you'll work with Product Managers across the Workday Financials pillar along with peers aligned to the Prism Analytics stack (Data Management, Reporting and Visualization) to identify functional requirements and build technical capabilities that meet product requirements
Your partnership with design, engineering, data science, and other product managers will evolve the product and build a phenomenal customer experience that prioritizes both functionality and usability
You'll delve into technical details with Accounting Center's engineers and architects, and you'll lead UX discussions to deliver an epic User Experience for both the data engineer working using data pipelines to the functional user accessing Reports and Dashboards
You will also mentor junior PMs specific to Product Management and Analytics

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

Top investors

16% employee growth in 12 months

Glassdoor (4.2)

Trustpilot (1.1)

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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