Principal, Product Manager

Workday•Pleasanton, CA

3d•Hybrid

About The Position

We are building the next generation of Workday Reporting & Analytics, transforming how our users interact with mission-critical enterprise data. Our team is uniting a rock-solid, high-performance reporting foundation with cutting-edge agentic AI. If you are passionate about reimagining authoring tools and defining the future of AI-driven analytics for Workday HCM and Financials, join us in shaping what's next. Use your business intelligence, analytics, and financial reporting background—along with an eye for modern AI-driven insights—to execute on the vision for Reporting and Analytics. Identify, specify, and prioritize features and capabilities—from core financials to conversational and AI-assisted reporting tools—through direct input with customers, analysts, developers, and architects. Collaborate with the Workday support team and triage customer reported issues for the components you own. Collaborate with other peer product managers, Support, and engineering teams to bring closure to customer reported issues. Act as the Product Owner in one or more scrum teams by writing and prioritizing user stories, grooming the backlog, keeping the team focused, and communicating to stakeholders regularly. Partner with other Product Managers within Analytics and in AI/Agent and Application teams. Be the product champion externally, and passionate voice of the customer internally. Program Management – balance multiple projects, meet deadlines, deliver results.

Requirements

10+ years experience in Product Management or in a role that builds Workday reporting and analytic solutions
5+ years experience in business intelligence or in the analytics domain
BA / BS / BE degree
Experience with web technologies or enterprise SaaS platforms
Excellent analytical, collaboration, verbal, and written communication skills
A fast learner, detail-oriented, and thrive in a fast-paced work environment
Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to articulate complex financial and technical concepts to varied audiences

Nice To Haves

3+ years experience in a role building Financial Reporting or Business Intelligence solutions
Knowledge of Workday’s Report Writer, Composite Reports, or similar enterprise reporting tools is ideal
Experience building with AI-assisted reporting capabilities (e.g., natural language query, automated insights, or text-to-report authoring)

Responsibilities

Identify, specify, and prioritize features and capabilities—from core financials to conversational and AI-assisted reporting tools—through direct input with customers, analysts, developers, and architects.
Collaborate with the Workday support team and triage customer reported issues for the components you own.
Collaborate with other peer product managers, Support, and engineering teams to bring closure to customer reported issues.
Act as the Product Owner in one or more scrum teams by writing and prioritizing user stories, grooming the backlog, keeping the team focused, and communicating to stakeholders regularly.
Partner with other Product Managers within Analytics and in AI/Agent and Application teams.
Be the product champion externally, and passionate voice of the customer internally.
Program Management – balance multiple projects, meet deadlines, deliver results.