Workday

Product Manager - HCM

Workday • $140K — $210K *
Enterprise Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 4+ years of experience as a SaaS product manager for enterprise cloud applications.
  • Deep understanding of AI-first, machine learning, or agent-based product development.
  • Strong collaboration and organizational skills across teams.
  • Ability to translate customer and market needs into actionable product results.
  • Skilled in conducting market analysis and user research.
  • Exceptional at defining and communicating success metrics related to product features.
  • Self-motivated with a knack for investigating complex challenges.

Responsibilities

  • Drive the AI-first strategy by identifying opportunities for intelligent features.
  • Design API-first solutions to enhance product functionality.
  • Prioritize the product roadmap based on customer data and market analysis.
  • Write clear product specifications, user stories, and acceptance criteria for the scrum team.
  • Lead cross-functional collaboration with engineering, UX, and other teams.
  • Conduct market and competitive analysis to inform product vision and solutions.

Benefits

  • Flexible work model requiring at least 50% in-office time.
  • Opportunity to collaborate with diverse teams and learn from unique perspectives.
  • Engaging work environment that balances hard work with fun.
Full Job Description

About the Team

Workday is looking for a Product Manager for the Core HCM Product. As a Product Manager, you will support driving the next generation of our enterprise product, focused on building API and AI-first solutions that fundamentally reimagine how customers manage their workforce.

In this role you will use strong problem-solving and collaboration skills to build products and features that deliver new value to our customers while engaging with other internal teams to successfully achieve strategic organization-wide goals.

Although we work hard, we also have a lot of fun! We’re looking forward to sharing our experiences with you and learning from the unique perspectives and experiences you’ll bring to the team!

About the Role

The Product Manager supports the scrum team and our business in many critical areas.You will own the product lifecycle from concept to launch, with an immediate focus on incorporating AI capabilities and supporting our continued international expansion.Your core mission is to prioritize and deliver maximum customer value through an API and AI-first product lens. To be successful you will:

  • Drive the AI-First Strategy: Identify opportunities and define requirements for building intelligent, agent-based, or machine learning-powered features into the Core HR product.

  • API-First Solution Design: Possess background in designing and delivering products using an API-first methodology.

  • Prioritize for Customer Value: Ruthlessly prioritize the product roadmap and sprint backlog based on data (customer usage, market analysis) and a clear focus on the highest-impact features for customers.

  • Product Definition & Execution: Write clear, concise product specifications, user stories, and acceptance criteria (including UX mockups) for the scrum team.

  • Cross-Functional Leadership: Serve as the product domain expert, collaborating with engineering, UX, and other Workday teams to ensure successful, scalable design and delivery.

  • Market & Customer Insight: Conduct in-depth market and competitive analysis to inform the product vision, translating complex business problems into simple, elegant product solutions.

This position is based out of Pleasanton, California. We operate with a hybrid model requiring at least 50% of time in office.

About You

Basic Qualifications:

  • You have 4+ years experience designing, building, and implementing enterprise cloud applications as a SaaS product manager.

  • Proven experience or deep understanding of building AI-first, ML, or agent-based products and the specific development lifecycle these technologies require.

  • You enjoy collaborating, organizing, and delivering across teams.

  • You’re able to translate customer and market needs into product results and support through the entire product lifecycle.

  • You’re a skilled and curious researcher who has the ability to conduct in-depth market analysis and competitive landscape research, as well as primary user research.

  • Exceptional ability to define, track, and communicate success metrics that directly correlate product features to customer value.

  • You excel in both written and verbal communication to provide clear requirements and share progress updates.

  • You are self motivated to investigate complex unknowns and build a clear path forward.

Other Qualifications:

  • Demonstrated understanding of Human Capital Management (HCM) Products and Touchpoints

  • Prior experience in extension of product to international markets

  • Experience with enterprise HCM product such as Workday


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 candidates 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 Workdays comprehensive benefits, please .

Primary Location: USA.CA.PleasantonPrimary Location Base Pay Range: $140,000 USD - $210,000 USD


Additional US Location(s) Base Pay Range: $117,800 USD - $210,000 USD



Our Approach to Flexible Work

With Flex Work, were 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 youll 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 4home office4 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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