Principal Product Manager

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About the Team

The Finance Applications team's mission is to foster business and customer success through Workday and best-in-class Finance technology. Our team powers Document Intelligence AI and Workday’s CLM and Contract Intelligence offerings. powering Workday’s CLM and Contract Intelligence Offerings to our business partners We build ground breaking AI technology that can read and understand contract language to make every part of the deal-making process from drafting, negotiating, reviewing, approving, or managing the contracts happen faster, better, with reduced risks. Our core principle is to cultivate empowered, diverse teams with the freedom to experiment, celebrate learning, and drive AI-powered innovation, leading to a brighter Workday for all.

About the Role

The Principal Product Manager for Finance Applications will be a pivotal leader, defining and driving our AI-first strategy for the finance application ecosystem. This forward-thinking role is instrumental in orchestrating Workday's product suite, custom innovations, and third-party technologies to construct a premier, intelligent financial platform. By embedding intelligent automation, predictive analytics, and generative AI into the core of our financial operations, you will unlock unprecedented business value and create truly streamlined user experiences. The Product Manager will be part of Business Technology under Product & Technology, , responsible for defining our product roadmap, designing digital and agentic finance experience leveraging AI , agentic and core technologies .

Job Duties:

• AI-First Product Vision, Strategy and Roadmap:Architect and champion a long-term product roadmap for our Finance Application ecosystem, centered on AI and Machine Learning.
• Intelligent Product Lifecycle Management:Lead the end-to-end product lifecycle for initiatives in finance, from ideation and business case development to defining requirements, and measuring ROI.
• Team Leadership & AI Culture:Lead, mentor, and grow a high-performing team of product managers. Foster an AI-centric approach, encouraging continuous learning, rapid experimentation, and a deep understanding of how to responsibly build and deploy intelligent systems.
• Executive & Customer Partnership:Serve as the lead advisor to leadership on the art of the possible with AI in Finance. Translate sophisticated financial challenges into solvable problems and articulate a clear vision that secures consensus and drives cross-functional alignment.
• Influence & Innovation:Partner closely with Workday's product teams to influence the future finance product roadmap. Proactively lead release cycles to not only adopt new features but to be a leading voice in their creation and application.
• Ecosystem & Vendor Strategy:Evaluate and lead a portfolio of technology partners and vendors, ensuring our ecosystem is composed of best-in-class solutions that align with our strategic goals.

About You

Basic Qualifications:

• 10+ years of experience in product management, with a significant focus on shipping enterprise-level, technology-powered products in a B2B or SaaS environment.

• 5+ years of direct experience leading and launching AI/ML-powered products. You have a track record of taking systems from concept to scaled production.

• 5+ years of ERP implementation domain expertise in core finance and accounting processes (such as Sourcing,Invoicing & Billing ) with best practices and a vision for how AI can fundamentally transform them.

Other Qualifications:

• Managing a finance roadmap through strategic collaboration with Business stakeholders and Product & Technology (P&T) teams.

• Consistent record to successfully integrate ERP systems (preferably Workday) with other enterprise applications and data platforms

• Lead user stories and manage story slotting to ensure alignment with defined sprint cycles and delivery timelines.

• Shown experience Leading high-performing agile product teams.

• Outstanding problem-solving skills, with the ability to translate ambiguous business problems into concrete product requirements and technical specifications.

• Outstanding verbal and written communication skills, with proven experience communicating complex technical concepts and product strategies to senior executives.

• Familiarity with AI technology stack, including MLOps, data pipelines, and foundational models (LLMs).

• Workday Financials certification(s) (e.g., FDM, Core Financials, Adaptive Planning) are highly preferred.

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

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