Senior Product Manager

About the Team

The Payroll Core team builds the foundational frameworks and calculation engines that power Workday Payroll across the globe. By developing the core infrastructure that supports country payroll localization, we play a central role in expanding Workday Payroll into more countries and enabling our customers to manage payroll with confidence worldwide. We also build out APIs and tools that fuel Workday's AI agents, connecting intelligent automation to high‑value payroll workflows.

In the year ahead, our focus will be on building agentic skills for payroll and self‑service agents to process high‑value use cases, and on using AI tools such as Cursor and large language models to accelerate the development of Workday Payroll for new countries.

About the Role

As a Senior Product Manager on the Payroll Core team, you will be a key contributor shaping the design of Workday Payroll. You will own the product vision and roadmap for payroll frameworks, calculation engines, and AI‑powered agent experiences, ensuring that every feature delivers meaningful value for customers around the world.

Responsibilities

• Learn Workday Payroll in depth and identify new opportunities for product feature development and process improvement by analyzing customer requirements, market trends, and competitive gaps.
• Learn and apply the latest AI tools—including large language models and AI‑assisted development environments—to accelerate product development, improve workflows, and bring solutions to market faster.
• Collaborate with partners across the business—including executives and other product teams—to integrate requirements into the product roadmap and provide accurate timelines and project updates.
• Partner with Software Engineering, UX, Quality Assurance, and Content teams to coordinate development and rollout of new customer experiences.
• Build performance indicators and processes to measure the efficiency of the experiences being delivered, and identify opportunities for further optimization.
• Conduct meetings and design sessions with external customers, translating insights into product requirements and product vision.

About You

Basic Qualifications

• 5+ years of related product management experience, with a focus on enterprise software, SaaS, or payroll/HCM solutions.

Other Qualifications

• Business Influence: Ability to shape decisions and drive alignment within a large organization, including mastering persuasive communication and developing relationships that help move initiatives forward.
• Cross‑Team Collaboration: Experienced in working effectively with members from different teams and departments—such as Engineering, UX, QA, and Content—to deliver on shared goals, fostering a culture of inclusivity and mutual respect.
• Customer Advocacy: Skilled in understanding and addressing customer needs, representing their interests within the organization, and influencing product development based on customer feedback to improve retention and satisfaction.
• Decision Making: Skilled at evaluating multiple alternatives and selecting the best course of action, including risk assessment, problem‑solving, and balancing data with sound judgment to drive product outcomes.
• Research: Experienced in systematically collecting, analyzing, and interpreting information to deepen understanding of payroll markets, customer needs, and competitive dynamics that inform product strategy.
• AI Experience: Using AI tools to develop or implement software solutions.

Compensation

• Primary Location (Atlanta, GA) Base Pay Range: $148,000 USD – $222,000 USD
• Additional US Locations Base Pay Range: $140,600 USD – $252,000 USD
• May be eligible for the Workday Bonus Plan or a role‑specific commission/bonus, as well as annual refresh stock grants.

Flexible Work

With Flex Work, we combine in‑person time and remote work. Teams spend at least half (50%) of their time each quarter in the office or in the field with customers, prospects, and partners (depending on role). This provides the freedom to create a flexible schedule that caters to business, team, and personal needs while maintaining intentional in‑person collaboration. Remote “home office” roles also have the opportunity to come together in our offices for important moments.

Equal Opportunity & Accessibility

• Workday is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including individuals with disabilities and protected veterans.
• We are committed to providing an accessible and inclusive hiring experience. If you require assistance or an accommodation at any point, please email accommodations@workday.com.
• Pursuant to applicable Fair Chance law, Workday will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.