Senior Product Manager - Data Analytics Platform

About the Role

As a Senior Product Manager on the Workday Analytics Platform team, you will build capabilities for the Analytics platform to deliver Data Cloud and Prism in Built-on-Workday. You must be able to get into the technical details with engineers and data scientists as you discuss platform architecture. Understanding customer use cases and advocating for developer requirements in this capacity is key to providing rich end-to-end analytical capabilities.

In this role, you will be responsible for:

• Defining the vision and roadmap for Data Cloud and Prism's data processing capabilities, driving alignment and buy-in from key stakeholders across the organization

• Partnering with design, engineering, data science, and other product managers to evolve Workday's analytics platform, with a focus on delivering intuitive, no-code ETL experiences for data engineers and business analysts

• Diving deep into customer use cases to understand how they leverage the platform for meaningful insights, and identifying, specifying, and prioritizing features through direct input from customers, analysts, developers, and architects

• Acting as the Product Owner in one or more scrum teams — setting the vision, writing and prioritizing user stories, grooming the backlog, and communicating progress to stakeholders regularly

• Serving as the product champion externally by fostering a strong customer community and collaborating with Sales, Presales, Customer Success Management, and Product Marketing

• Consistently managing multiple projects, meeting deadlines, and delivering results in a fast-paced environment

• Lead the vision and roadmap for your area of the Workday analytics platform, driving buy-in from key stakeholders

• Partner with other Product Managers across various pillars of Workday (Finance, Workforce) to identify functional and nonfunctional requirements with heavy focus on scale, performance and security

• Act as the Product Owner in one or more scrum teams, setting the vision for the team, writing and prioritizing user stories, grooming the backlog, keeping the team focused, and communicating to stakeholders regularly.

• Be the product champion externally, and passionate voice of the customer internally

• Consistently execute – juggle multiple projects, meet deadlines, deliver results.

About You

Basic Qualifications:

• 5-7 years of experience as a Product Manager delivering high-impact customer outcomes in SaaS, cloud, or enterprise software environments

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Other Qualifications:

• Cross-Team Collaboration: Proven ability to work effectively with members from different teams — including engineering, design, data science, partner product management, sales, and customer success — to achieve shared goals, leveraging diverse perspectives and fostering a culture of mutual respect

• Customer Empathy: Deep understanding of customer needs, pain points, and experiences, with a demonstrated ability to listen actively, understand the customer's perspective, and translate those insights into product decisions that improve satisfaction and loyalty

• Technical Knowledge: Deep understanding of data management, data platforms, data warehouse & analytics platforms. Strong architectural background is a plus. Must be able to speak the language of developer interfaces and APIs.

• Strong understanding of design thinking and the product development process, with the ability to collaborate closely with designers and user researchers to build accessible, user-friendly experiences that prioritize both functionality and usability.

• Effective verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to adapt your style to different audiences — from engineering teams discussing SQL-equivalents and machine learning algorithms to executive stakeholders and customers

• Experience providing both out-of-the-box connectors and extensible frameworks that enable implementation partners and customers to bring their own data sources at scale

• Ability to get into the technical details with engineers and data scientists when discussing data pipelines, statistical functions, and intelligent features, while keeping the broader product vision and customer value in focus

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 .

Primary Location: CAN.BC.VancouverPrimary CAN Base Pay Range: $135,700 - $203,500 CADAdditional CAN Location(s) Base Pay Range: $135,700 - $203,500 CAD