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Workday

Builds software to manage HR and finances

Senior Product Manager - Enterprise Solutions

Full-TimeUpdated on 10/23/2026Deadline 10/30/26
$140.6k - $252k/yr+ Bonus or role-specific commission/bonus + Annual refresh stock grants
Expert
Master's
Pleasanton, CA, USA+1 moreMore locations: Denver, CO, USA
HybridAt least 50% of each quarter in the office or in the field; role is open to reporting to either the Pleasanton or Denver office.
ProductProduct Management
Company Historically Provides H1B Sponsorship

About the job

Requirements
  • At least 10 years of product management experience in enterprise domains; experience in IT, HR, or Finance is preferred.
  • At least 3 years of experience building AI/ML- or generative AI-powered products, such as agents, copilots, or automation.
  • At least 3 years of experience with AI product infrastructure.
  • Technical proficiency with AI and large language model-powered technology.
  • A proven track record of end-to-end product delivery from concept to scale with measurable business impact.
  • Demonstrated experience translating complex workflows into scalable product solutions.
  • Deep understanding of the AI product lifecycle, including experimentation loops, evaluation, and iteration using qualitative and quantitative data.
  • Experience defining and operationalizing success metrics and using them to guide decisions.
  • A master's degree in Computer Science or a related technical field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
  • Open to reporting to the Pleasanton or Denver office.
Responsibilities
  • Partner with internal business leaders in HR, Finance, IT, and Operations to identify high-impact problems that can be solved using Workday’s product suite.
  • Work with engineering, user experience, and business stakeholders to turn emerging AI capabilities and ambiguous business problems into holistic, end-to-end AI/ML-driven product solutions.
  • Serve as the primary bridge to the core Product and Technology teams, translating internal pain points into actionable product requirements, identifying gaps, and advocating for needed product features.
  • Define and implement measurable key performance indicators for quality, adoption, trust, and business value, using data-driven insights to guide rapid iteration.
  • Set clear expectations with business stakeholders and communicate roadmap progress, execution trade-offs, and the measurable impact of AI initiatives in a timely manner.
  • Use internal success stories and failures to create blueprints, best practices, and case studies that help external customers maximize their Workday investment.
Desired Qualifications
  • Experience in IT, HR, or Finance enterprise domains.
  • Ability to simplify ambiguity, break down complex problems, and prioritize effectively in alignment with business objectives.
  • Ability to define long-term product vision and translate insights, feedback, and data into clear product direction.
  • Mastery in leading cross-team collaboration and influencing cross-functionally to define and deliver complex product strategies and initiatives.
  • Excellent executive communication skills, including the ability to articulate strategy and recommendations clearly.
  • Comfort operating in fast-paced environments, with resilience and a bias toward action.

About the company

Workday builds cloud software that organizations use to manage employees, finances, and business plans. Its Human Capital Management and Financial Management applications handle processes such as hiring, payroll, expenses, accounting, and reporting, while Adaptive Planning helps teams build budgets and forecasts. Users work in connected applications with shared data and permissions, and Workday also sells AI tools that search information and carry out HR and finance tasks. Customers pay for subscriptions, with additional revenue from implementation, training, and other professional services. Workday was founded in 2005 and is headquartered in Pleasanton, California.

Company Size

10,001+

Company Stage

IPO

Headquarters

Pleasanton, California

Founded

2005

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What believers are saying

  • Subscriptions keep growing: Workday reported quarterly subscription revenue up 13.9% to $2.471 billion in August 2026 results.
  • Regional distribution expanded: Workday launched UAE operations with a Dubai office and local leadership in October 2026.
  • Employee development has explicit support: Workday's current careers page highlights internal mobility and investment in employee skills.

What critics are saying

  • Job security weakened: Workday announced a 2.5% workforce reduction, mainly in Product and Technology, in September 2026.
  • Incumbents resist displacement: Workday names Oracle and SAP as primary rivals with established customer relationships in HR and finance.
  • Enterprise sales take time: Workday reports typical new customer sales cycles of six to twelve months, sometimes exceeding eighteen.

What makes Workday unique

  • AI acts inside established permissions: Workday launched Sana with over 300 HR and finance skills in March 2026.
  • Federal planning meets authorization requirements: Workday Adaptive Planning achieved FedRAMP Moderate for sensitive unclassified data in July 2026.
  • Custom apps inherit platform controls: Workday Extend lets developers build applications using its existing organizational and security models.

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Benefits

  • Flexible Work Hours
  • Hybrid Work Options
  • Performance Bonus
  • Stock Options
  • Professional Development Budget
  • Conference Attendance Budget

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Yahoo Finance
Oct 23rd, 2026
Invisors launches PayBill Suite to streamline staffing firms' pay and billing on Workday

Invisors, a Workday Services Partner, is expanding PayBill Suite, a set of Marketplace Apps for staffing firms that run on Workday. The apps, built through the Built on Workday Partner Program, handle Time-to-Pay and Time-to-Bill cycles. The Contract Management app manages the contract terms and rules that set pay and bill rates. Other apps cover customer time approval, mass time loads, unit-based billing-pay, multi-rate pay, and pay when paid. Invisors says the suite automates processes, cuts integrations, and improves data integrity. Steve Sexton, professional services lead at Invisors, said finance teams are moving from manual reconciliation to more accurate, timely invoicing and faster audit response. The work helped Invisors win Workday's 2025 Partner of the Year for Innovation.

South Jordan Journal
Oct 22nd, 2026
Workday prices $2.5B senior notes offering to refinance $1B of 2027 debt

Workday has priced a $2.5 billion public offering of senior notes, the company announced on October 21, 2026. The offering is expected to close on October 23, 2026, subject to customary conditions. The offering has four parts: $750 million of 5.700% notes due 2029, $500 million of 6.000% notes due 2031, $750 million of 6.300% notes due 2033, and $500 million of 6.500% notes due 2036. Workday will use the proceeds to retire its $1 billion of 3.500% notes due April 1, 2027. Any remainder will go to general corporate purposes. Morgan Stanley, BofA Securities, Barclays, and Wells Fargo Securities are joint book-running managers.

Fortune
Oct 21st, 2026
Workday CFO Zane Rowe: AI's value goes beyond ROI and output

Workday chief financial officer Zane Rowe says finance chiefs should judge AI by better work and decisions, not output alone. Return on investment still matters, he told Fortune, but so do stronger decisions, greater capacity, and improved customer value. An AI tool might help a finance team produce twice as many reports, Rowe said, but that does not make the business better. The real test is whether the team uncovers insights, anticipates problems, and advises leaders. Workday is expanding Decision Intelligence to HR and finance, letting teams model scenarios such as hiring changes by region. At its Rising event, it also announced "autopilot agents" for accounting, payroll, and hiring, and a partnership with Anthropic. Rowe's tax team is developing 10 AI agents, though not all will make the cut.

Fortune
Oct 19th, 2026
Workday's second act: Bhusri returns as AI fears hit and revenue growth slows to 13%

Workday's cofounder Aneel Bhusri has returned as chief executive officer of the enterprise software firm, taking back the job in February. He had handed it to Carl Eschenbach in 2024, according to Fortune. The company, which makes human resources, finance, payroll, and planning software, faces fears that AI agents will make per-seat software obsolete. Revenue growth has slowed to 13%, and Workday has gone through several rounds of layoffs. Activist investor Elliott Management is reportedly "lurking in the wings." In 2018, Workday topped the Fortune Future 50. Its software ran critical operations for half of the Fortune 50 and more than 35% of the Fortune 500.

Yahoo Finance
Oct 18th, 2026
ServiceNow's revenue grows 24% to $4B, outpacing Workday's 13% growth and $2.7B quarterly sales

ServiceNow is growing revenue faster than Workday, according to an analysis of the two software companies' last eight quarters. ServiceNow's second-quarter revenue reached $4.0 billion, up 24% year over year. Workday's hit $2.7 billion, up 13%. ServiceNow's AI offerings passed $1 billion in annual contract value (ACV) during the quarter. Customers with more than $5 million in ACV rose 23%. Workday said AI capabilities drove more than 25% of its new ACV in its fiscal second quarter.