Sr. Director, Product Management

Sr. Director, Product Management

Your work days are brighter here.

At Workday it all began with a conversation over breakfast. When our founders met at a sunny California diner they came up with an idea to revolutionize the enterprise software market. And when we began to rise one thing that really set us apart was our culture. A culture which was driven by our value of putting our people first. And ever since the happiness development and contribution of every Workmate is central to who we are.

Our Workmates believe a healthy employee-centric collaborative culture is the essential mix of ingredients for success in business. That’s why we look after our people communities and the planet while still being profitable. Feel encouraged to shine however that manifests: you don’t need to hide who you are. You can feel the energy and the passion its what makes us unique.

Inspired to make a brighter work day for all and transform with us to the next stage of our growth journey? Bring your brightest version of you and have a brighter work day here.

At Workday we help the world’s largest organizations adapt to what’s next by bringing finance HR and planning into a single enterprise cloud. We work hard and we’re serious about what we do. But we like to have fun too. We put people first celebrate diversity drive innovation and do good in the communities where we live and work. Our Talent Optimization and Skills Product Management team is growing and we are looking for an experienced Product leader to guide global teams of passionate PMs across our portfolio of Talent products.

We build our Talent solutions using modern technologies providing an unparalleled level of agility ease-of-use and delivery of insights. We are passionate about innovation and not only demonstrate this in our technology and tools but also in how we work.

This role has Product leadership responsibility for the Talent Optimization and Skills products which includes influencing the strategy defining the roadmap and planning and driving its execution. We are looking for someone who is passionate about building Talent Optimization experiences that help businesses fully leverage their talent while empowering workers to drive their own career paths. This position is based in our Pleasanton CA headquarters.

This is a unique opportunity to be part of an innovative and fun team that loves building the next generation of Talent Optimization experiences for our customers.

• Empower others:
  Foster the growth of an inclusive high-performing team and promote a culture that encourages individual decision-making and innovation.
• Own the Product Lifecycle:
  Influence and drive vision for the Talent Optimization products using domain expertise internal and external best practices market research Workday’s company strategy and customer insight. Transform strategy into roadmap and drive design and capability delivery on highest impact areas for customers to execute on their talent optimization strategies. Work with Engineering to manage the release process and tightly integrate and balance functionality and feasibility.
• Cross-functional collaboration:
  
  Collaborate with internal cross-functional product partners to deliver persona focused solutions that transform the performance and talent lifecycle.
• Be a customer advocate:
  Foster innovation in the customer experience by combining functional and operational knowledge in the Talent Optimization domains. Engage customers and users to determine business requirements technical considerations and strategic objectives as well as provide recommendations based on your industry and product experience.
• Be a product evangelist:
  Collaborate and communicate across the Workday eco-system including Sales Marketing Services and other Product teams to promote your products both internally and externally as well as ensure a cohesive message. Build trust through transparency and collaboration.

• 10+ years Product Management or Product Management adjacent experience
• 5+ years experience leading teams of 5+ people
• 1+ year in a Director level role or equivalent
• Deep…