Senior Product Manager Developer Experience

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.

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About The Team

Were the team that drives the product and strategy for Workday’s secret sauce - our technology platform that is designed from scratch for multi-cloud deployment. We own cloud based engineering environments with Workday stack for developers and testers, and CI/CD pipelines. We are at the core of the Workday developer experience, and are building next generation environments and services used by 8000+ Workday engineers. We are looking for an experienced, passionate, and influential technical product manager for this team.

About The Role

We are seeking a Senior Product Manager with a passion for driving an improved developer experience for Workday developers through a strong testing ecosystem. You will be excited by the challenge to craft and build experiences that impact thousands of first party developers. You will partner with our large user base, cloud operators, partners like pipeline operations, development platforms, and Workday release confidence to define product strategy, roadmap, and investment focus areas. You will collaborate with engineering teams to identify, specify, and prioritize features to implement and deliver on the roadmap and optimize business outcomes. You will have the ability to understand and make decisions in a fast-paced environment. Above all, you will serve as the voice of the customer for our products and voice of the product to our customers!

About You

Basic Qualifications

• 4+ year of product management experience.
• 7+ years experience of working in building platforms for developers as engineer or product manager.
• BA/BS in Computer science, Engineering, Business or equivalent.
  
  

Other Qualifications

• Previous experience as a software engineer or software development in test (SDET).
• Understanding of software development lifecycle, CI/CD platforms, and testing.
• Proven track record managing the entire product lifecycle: defining business problems, researching customer needs, prototyping and testing new solutions, working with design and engineering teams, and prioritizing an Agile development backlog.
• Excellent communications and influencing skills across all levels of a large organization, as well as with external partners and stakeholders.
• An inherently collaborative style that enables you to win the hearts and minds of your peers to successfully implement a complex product roadmap, with execution often happening across teams.
• The sort of personality who thrives in taking ownership and driving strategy, roadmap, and execution in a fast-moving, quickly changing atmosphere.
• MBA or Master’s degree is a plus.
  
  

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 youll 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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