Principal Product Manager, Management; Finance

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Our culture is rooted in integrity, empathy, and shared enthusiasm. We're in this together, tackling big challenges with bold ideas and genuine care. We look for curious minds and courageous collaborators who bring sun-drenched optimism and drive. Whether you're building smarter solutions, supporting customers, or creating a space where everyone belongs, you'll do meaningful work with Workmates who've got your back.

In return, we'll give you the trust to take risks, the tools to grow, the skills to develop and the support of a company invested in you for the long haul. So, if you want to inspire a brighter work day for everyone, including yourself, you've found a match in Workday, and we hope to be a match for you too.

The Finance Applications team's mission is to foster business and customer success through Workday and best-in-class Finance technology. As Workday's Customer Zero for Finance, we run the company's Source-to-Pay, Record-to-Report, and Order-to-Cash operations on Workday, shape the product through early adoption and direct feedback to Product & Technology, and build the AI agents and automation that transform how Finance works. 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.

The Principal Product Manager for Spend Management will be a pivotal leader, defining and driving our AI-first strategy for the Source-to-Pay ecosystem:
Procurement, Strategic Sourcing, Supplier Management, Accounts Payable, and Expenses. This role orchestrates Workday's Spend Management suite, custom innovations, and third‑party technologies into a premier, intelligent procure‑to‑pay platform. By embedding intelligent automation, agentic workflows, and generative AI into requisitioning, supplier onboarding, invoice processing, and expense management, you will unlock measurable business value and create streamlined experiences for buyers, suppliers, and Finance.

The Product Manager will be part of Business Technology under Product & Technology, responsible for defining the Spend product roadmap and designing digital and agentic Spend experiences leveraging AI, agentic, and core technologies.

• AI-First Product Vision, Strategy and
  
  Roadmap:
  
  Architect and champion a long-term product roadmap for the Spend Management ecosystem, centered on AI, agents, and automation across the Source-to-Pay lifecycle.
• Intelligent Product Lifecycle Management:
  Lead the end-to-end product lifecycle for Spend initiatives, from ideation and business case development to requirements definition, delivery, and ROI measurement.
• Business Partnership:
  Serve as the primary BT partner to Procurement, Accounts Payable, Expenses, and Finance leadership. Translate complex procure-to-pay challenges into solvable problems and articulate a clear vision that secures consensus and drives cross-functional alignment.
• Customer Zero Influence & Innovation:
  Partner closely with Workday's Spend Management product teams to influence the future product roadmap. Proactively lead release cycles to adopt new Spend features and agents early and be a leading voice in their creation and application.
• Delivery Leadership:
  Lead high-performing agile teams of functional architects, engineers, and vendor partners. Own user stories, story slotting, release readiness, and change management to ensure alignment with sprint cycles and delivery timelines.
• Ecosystem & Vendor Strategy:
  Evaluate and lead a portfolio of Spend-adjacent technology partners and vendors (supplier networks, payments, tax, expense capture), ensuring the ecosystem is composed of best-in-class solutions aligned to strategic goals.
• Controls & Compliance:
  Partner with Accounting, Tax, and Internal Audit to ensure Spend processes and automation meet SOX, policy, and audit requirements.

We're looking for a leader who is passionate, collaborative, and highly skilled in product management for finance and technology.

• 10+ years of…