Senior Project Manager; US Federal

About The Team

Workday Government focuses on outcomes that serve U.S. federal agencies as they modernize and transform the full employee lifecycle experience and finance operations, giving them greater clarity, accountability, and trust. The work is operational, high‑impact and demands rigor, integrity, and long‑term thinking.

Senior Technical Project Manager (TPM) to drive large‑scale, complex, cross‑functional technical initiatives for our growing Federal business. This role requires all Workday personnel to be United States citizens (naturalized or native) and may require a TS/SCI clearance with CI Poly. The TPM will coordinate critical initiatives, manage dependencies, mitigate risks, and combine strong program management with technical fluency to engage engineering and provide clear executive insights.

• Drive clarity in ambiguous situations.
• Build strong relationships and trust.
• Balance detail attention with outcome focus.
• Proactively remove blockers and accelerate progress.
• Continuously improve processes and delivery practices.

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience).
• 10+ years in technical project management (engineering or TPM) on visible, large‑scale, cross‑functional federal/public sector initiatives.
• 5+ years experience leading SaaS development, migrations, and business/compliance/process improvement initiatives.
• Strong understanding of SDLC, cloud environments, system architecture, and security.
• Proven ability to manage dependencies, risks, priorities, and timelines across multiple teams.
• Excellent verbal and written communication with technical, non‑technical, executive teams, partners, and customers.

• Experience working independently to design, plan, and execute technical projects; able to distill data and articulate rationale for making difficult trade‑offs.
• Experience managing the lifecycle of a complex cross‑functional program with considerable impact.
• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP).
• Experience in SaaS or platform engineering environments.
• Familiarity with Dev Ops practices, CI/CD pipelines, and infrastructure‑as‑code.
• Experience in regulated/compliance‑driven environments (e.g., FedRAMP, NIST, CMMC, SOC
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• PMP, PgMP, or Agile certifications.
• Experience with Jira/Confluence.
• Experience with Microsoft Project or Smartsheet.

Primary

Location:

USA.VA.Reston

Base Pay Range: $157,500 USD – $236,300 USD

Additional US Location(s) Base Pay Range: $142,500 USD – $253,100 USD

With Flex Work, we combine in‑person time and remote work. Team members are expected to spend at least 50% of their time each quarter in the office or in the field with customers, prospects, or partners. Remote “home office” roles can come together in the offices for important moments.

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

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

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