Principal Product Manager, Core HCM

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. About the Team The Workday on Workday product team mission is to champion business and customer success through Workday technology.

Our objectives are to support the needs of our users and deliver innovative solutions that build outstanding user experiences that drive impactful business outcomes both at Workday and for our customers. The Workday on Workday team is composed of independent, autonomous, problem solvers with freedom and support to experiment, celebrate growth and learning, and drive innovation leading to a brighter Workday for all. About the Role The Core HCM Product Manager will deeply understand our users' needs and engagement with our products and balance that knowledge with our services, finance, legal, and privacy constraints.

The product manager is encouraged to keep informed of industry trends and the technology landscape relevant to these product areas and leverage these inputs to define a product vision, strategy and roadmap. Job Responsibilities: You understand that consistent innovation is the result of each member of the team sharing their ideas. This role collaborates with our business partners, product team, designers, and architects to discover the most impactful solutions, and then work together to deliver those solutions.

You are someone who can operate as a designer, of both business process and technical requirements, and a product manager to ensure implemented solutions deliver exciting experiences. You will be responsible for driving large cross-functional initiatives and implementations that enable us to create amazing experiences for our Workmates-to help us achieve our goal of accelerating Workday’s business growth. While we empower our product teams to identify the best solutions to problems that need to be solved, we also hold those teams accountable to the results.

We look for product managers who are not afraid of signing up for results, even when this means they have to work through others to achieve results. This job is an individual contributor role and often needs to take a data driven approach to influence without authority including colleagues, business partners, and key executives. About You Basic Qualifications: 10+ years experience working on technology-powered products as a product manager, product designer, engineer, data analyst, data scientist, or user researcher.

8+ years demonstrated ability in collecting, synthesizing, and prioritizing user input from multiple sources (users, leaders, competitors, market factors, partners, engineering, management, etc.). 5+ years functional experience managing experiences in HCM products. 5+ years experience within a team leadership role.

5+ years experience with Workday product capabilities and industry standards for designing best in class experiences. Other Qualifications: Demonstrated understanding of modern product discovery and product delivery techniques and methods. Strong ability to understand and interpret data to develop a hypothesis and define experiments to prove (or disprove).

Ability to identify solutions to hard problems with many constraints, assess risks, and lay out your argument in a well-structured, data-informed, written narrative. Proven ability to learn multiple functional areas of business – engineering, design, strategy, etc. Proven track record of engaging with engineers, architects, designers, and company leaders in a constructive and collaborative relationship.

Open to 50% office reporting structure in our Pleasanton office. Workday Pay Transparency Statement The annualized base salary ranges for the primary location and any additional locations are listed below. Workday pay ranges vary based on work location.

As a part of the total compensation package, this role may be eligible for the Workday Bonus Plan or a role-specific commission/bonus, as well as annual refresh stock grants. Recruiters can share more detail during the hiring process. Each candidate’s compensation offer will be based on multiple factors including, but not limited to, geography, experience, skills, job duties, and business need, among other things.

For more information regarding Workday’s comprehensive benefits, please click here . Primary Location: USA.CA.Pleasanton Primary Location Base Pay Range: $196,000 USD - $294,000 USD Additional US Location(s) Base Pay Range: $167,200 USD - $294,000 USD 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 you'll 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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