Principal Product Manager, Finance

Overview

Your work days are brighter here. We’re obsessed with making hard work pay off, for our people, our customers, and the world around us. As a Fortune 500 company and a leading AI platform for managing people, money, and agents, we’re shaping the future of work so teams can reach their potential and focus on what matters most. The minute you join, you’ll feel it.

Not just in the products we build, but in how we show up for each other. 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. Our team powers Document Intelligence AI and Workday’s CLM and Contract Intelligence offerings. 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.

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.

• 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.

Basic Qualifications:

• Principal (including but not limited to) - 10+ years of experience in product management, with a significant…