Senior Product Manager: Developer Platform

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About the Team

Workday is seeking a highly motivated Senior Product Manager to join our Developer Platform team - where we deliver essential developer tooling, frameworks, documentation, UI services and more to Workday’s engineering community. In this pivotal role, you will be responsible for executing against the product strategy and roadmap for Developer Platform to continuously improve the developer experience, enabling engineers to meet the needs of future innovations that keep Workday competitive. You will dive deep into the most challenging problems facing engineers as they build Workday UI, running experiments to determine optimal solutions, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to scale and promote those solutions. This is a unique opportunity to make a significant impact on enhancing Workday's user experience for our 10,000+ customers!

About the Role

As a Senior Product Manager on Developer Platform, you will:

• Lead the delivery of innovative & scalable solutions covering the entire product development lifecycle, ensuring on-time, high-quality results in support of Developer Platform’s strategy & roadmap.
• Collaborate deeply with design, engineering, and fellow product managers to build new tooling, platforms, and frameworks used to craft Workday UI.
• Proactively identify complex problems through generative research, define comprehensive solutions, and drive the entire product lifecycle from inception through post-launch evaluation and iteration.
• Champion the developer experience, mapping user journeys, writing detailed user stories, and defining clear acceptance criteria to deliver impactful solutions.
• Effectively communicate and present product vision, strategy, and progress to individuals at all levels within the organization, influencing team members and driving consensus.
• Work closely with software engineers to drive enthusiasm, adoption, and continuous feedback for product initiatives.
• Make data-driven decisions to inform product direction and measure success.
• Identify and articulate the clear business value within technical solutions, translating complex technical capabilities into tangible benefits for Workday and its engineering community.

About You

Basic Qualifications:

• 5+ years of experience in product management, engineering, or an equivalent, with a proven track record of leading product initiatives from inception to launch.
• 2+ years of experience working with solutions that influence the software development lifecycle, encompassing both frontend and backend systems.

Other Qualifications:

• Experience with AI technologies and their application in software development or developer tooling.
• Proficiency in data analysis, with experience using data to inform conclusions, support decision-making, and measure product success.
• Experience conducting research to gather and analyze information, leading to a deeper understanding of complex problems and the formulation of effective solutions.
• A strong background in partner management, including identifying key team members, understanding their needs, and developing effective communication and management strategies.
• Proven experience with cross-team collaboration, working effectively with diverse teams to achieve common goals.
• Proven ability in critical thinking, with experience identifying market opportunities and developing long-term product strategies to achieve a competitive advantage.
• Experience in proactively influencing business decisions, with the ability to shape direction and inspire change within an organization through persuasive communication and creative thinking.
• A strong sense and a passion for improving developer experience, with the ability to understand and represent the needs of internal software engineers.
• Exceptional skills in decision making, including the ability to apply various decision-making frameworks, assess risk, and balance intuition with logical reasoning.
• Excellent communication and presentation abilities.
• A collaborative and eager-to-learn mentality.

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.Workday is an Equal Opportunity Employer including individuals with disabilities and protected veterans. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment.

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 click here.

Primary Location: CAN.BC.Victoria

 

Primary Location Base Pay Range: $135,600 CAD - $203,600 CAD

 

Additional US Location(s) Base Pay Range: $140,600 USD - $248,400 USD

If performed in Colorado, the pay range for this job is $148,000 - $222,000 USD based on min and max pay range for that role if performed in CO.If performed in Colorado, the pay range for this job is $148,000 - $222,000 USD based on min and max pay range for that role if performed in CO.

07/11/2025

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.

Pursuant to applicable Fair Chance law, Workday will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Workday is an Equal Opportunity Employer including individuals with disabilities and protected veterans.

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