Workday

Principal Product Manager

Workday$196K — $294K *
Enterprise Technology
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 10+ years of experience in Product Management for SaaS or enterprise data software
  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
  • Deep understanding of data platforms and ETL technologies
  • Proven ability to collaborate across teams including engineering and design
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills tailored to diverse audiences
  • Ability to engage in technical discussions with engineers while maintaining product vision
  • Empathy for customer needs and translating them into actionable product decisions

Responsibilities

  • Lead the vision and roadmap for Data Cloud and Prism's data integration capabilities
  • Collaborate with design, engineering, and data science to enhance the analytics platform
  • Co-develop a joint product roadmap with partner Product Management teams
  • Analyze customer use cases to identify features and insights
  • Establish domain expertise in data preparation and management best practices
  • Act as Product Owner in scrum teams, managing user stories and backlog
  • Champion the product externally, collaborating with sales and customer success teams

Benefits

  • Flexible work schedule with remote options
  • Opportunities for in-person engagements based on role
  • Comprehensive benefits package
  • Participation in Workday Bonus Plan
  • Annual stock grants for eligible roles
Full Job Description

About the Team

The Analytics Platform team is responsible for Workday Prism Analytics, an industry-leading, comprehensive Data Management and Analytics platform that enables customers to unlock the highest value from their enterprise data and drive the best business outcomes. Our mission is to revolutionize how customers work with and interact with their data — making their experience more collaborative, interactive, and insight-driven.
We are at the forefront of Workday's data strategy, building products that span data integration, data preparation, data quality, and analytics. In the year ahead, the team is focused on Workday Data Cloud, a transformative initiative that will enable zero-copy access of data in the Workday platform, fundamentally changing how enterprise data flows into Workday. We partner closely with engineering, design, data science, and partner product management teams across the organization, giving our team high visibility and broad cross-functional impact. If you are energized by shaping the future of enterprise analytics and helping customers become truly data-driven, this is the team for you.

About the Role

As a Principal Product Manager on the Workday Analytics Platform team, you will lead the product vision and strategy for Data Cloud, Workday's initiative to enable zero-access data inbound on the platform. You will also engage with partner Product Management teams to build a joint product roadmap that delivers a cohesive, end-to-end experience for customers.

In this role, you will be responsible for:

  • Leading the vision and roadmap for Data Cloud and Prism's data integration capabilities, driving alignment and buy-in from key stakeholders across the organization

  • Partnering with design, engineering, data science, and other product managers to evolve Workday's analytics platform, with a focus on delivering intuitive, no-code ETL experiences for data engineers and business analysts

  • Engaging with partner Product Management teams to co-develop a joint product roadmap that ensures cohesion across Workday's broader data and analytics ecosystem

  • Diving deep into customer use cases to understand how they leverage the platform for meaningful insights, and identifying, specifying, and prioritizing features through direct input from customers, analysts, developers, and architects

  • Building domain expertise in data preparation, data management, data warehouses, query engines and feature engineering for data science, and serving as a thought leader in guiding customers toward their best business outcomes through analytics

  • Acting as the Product Owner in one or more scrum teams — setting the vision, writing and prioritizing user stories, grooming the backlog, and communicating progress to stakeholders regularly

  • Serving as the product champion externally by fostering a strong customer community and collaborating with Sales, Presales, Customer Success Management, and Product Marketing

  • Consistently managing multiple projects, meeting deadlines, and delivering results in a fast-paced environment

About You

Basic Qualifications:

  • 10+ years of experience as a Product Manager delivering high-impact customer outcomes in SaaS, cloud, or enterprise data software environments

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Other Qualifications:

  • Strategic Thinking: Ability to generate and apply unique business insights to shape the long-term vision for Data Cloud, including understanding the current business landscape, identifying opportunities, and developing plans that create a sustained advantage for Workday's analytics platform

  • Cross-Team Collaboration: Proven ability to work effectively with members from different teams — including engineering, design, data science, partner product management, sales, and customer success — to achieve shared goals, leveraging diverse perspectives and fostering a culture of mutual respect

  • Customer Empathy: Deep understanding of customer needs, pain points, and experiences, with a demonstrated ability to listen actively, understand the customer's perspective, and translate those insights into product decisions that improve satisfaction and loyalty

  • Domain Knowledge: Deep understanding of data platforms, data lakes/warehouses, databases, data integration, ETL technologies, analytics platforms, and related fields such as AI, ML, and cloud computing, including the ability to stay current with industry trends and apply specialized knowledge to Workday's platform

  • Strong understanding of design thinking and the product development process, with the ability to collaborate closely with designers and user researchers to build accessible, user-friendly experiences that prioritize both functionality and usability

  • Effective verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to adapt your style to different audiences — from engineering teams discussing SQL-equivalents and machine learning algorithms to executive stakeholders and customers.

  • Ability to get into the technical details with engineers and data scientists when discussing data pipelines, statistical functions, and intelligent features, while keeping the broader product vision and customer value in focus


Workday Pay Transparency Statement

The annualized base salary ranges for the primary location and any additional locations are listed below.  Workday pay ranges vary based on work location. As a part of the total compensation package, this role may be eligible for the Workday Bonus Plan or a role-specific commission/bonus, as well as annual refresh stock grants. Recruiters can share more detail during the hiring process. Each candidate’s compensation offer will be based on multiple factors including, but not limited to, geography, experience, skills, job duties, and business need, among other things. For more information regarding Workday’s comprehensive benefits, please .

Primary Location: USA.CA.PleasantonPrimary Location Base Pay Range: $196,000 USD - $294,000 USD


 

Additional US Location(s) Base Pay Range: $167,200 USD - $294,000 USD



Our Approach to Flexible Work
 

With Flex Work, we’re combining the best of both worlds: in-person time and remote. Our approach enables our teams to deepen connections, maintain a strong community, and do their best work. We know that flexibility can take shape in many ways, so rather than a number of required days in-office each week, we simply spend at least half (50%) of our time each quarter in the office or in the field with our customers, prospects, and partners (depending on role). This means you'll have the freedom to create a flexible schedule that caters to your business, team, and personal needs, while being intentional to make the most of time spent together. Those in our remote "home office" roles also have the opportunity to come together in our offices for important moments that matter.

About Workday

Workday, Inc. is a provider of enterprise cloud applications for finance and human resources. The Company delivers financial management, human capital management and analytics applications designed for various companies, educational institutions and government agencies. As part of its applications, the Company provides embedded analytics that capture the content and context of everyday business events, facilitating informed decision-making from wherever users are working. Its applications include Workday Financial Management, Workday Human Capital Management (HCM) and Other Applications. It also provides open, standards-based Web-services application programming interfaces, and pre-built packaged integrations and connectors. Workday, Inc. is headquartered in Pleasanton, California.
Learn more about Workday
Size
15,932 employees
Market Cap
$42.2 billion
Industry
Net Income
-$282.4 million
Founded
2005
5 Year Trend
+26.7%
Revenue
$4.3 billion
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