Principal Program Manager - US Federal

Workday•Reston, VA

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

This role will support one or more direct or indirect contracts with the U.S. Federal Government which, due to federal government security requirements, mandates that all Workday personnel working on the contracts be United States citizens (naturalized or native). Workday Government LLC seeks a Senior Technical Program Manager (TPM) to drive large-scale, complex, cross-functional technical initiatives for our growing Federal business, collaborating with executive leadership and technology teams on engineering, security, and operations for enterprise growth. The TPM will coordinate critical initiatives, manage dependencies, mitigate risks, and combine strong program management with technical fluency to engage engineering and provide clear executive insights.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience).
10+ years in technical program management (engineering or TPM) on visible, large-scale, cross-functional federal/public sector initiatives.
5+ years experience leading SaaS development, migrations, and business/compliance/process improvement initiatives.
Strong understanding of SDLC, cloud environments, system architecture, and security.
Proven ability to manage dependencies, risks, priorities, and timelines across multiple teams.
Excellent verbal and written communication with technical, non-technical, executive teams, partners, and customers.
Applicants must have the ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government issued security clearance.
Must be a United States citizen (naturalized or native).

Nice To Haves

Experience working independently to design, plan, and execute technical projects; able to distill data and articulate rationale for making difficult trade-offs
Experience managing the lifecycle of a complex cross-functional program with considerable impact
Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP).
Experience in SaaS or platform engineering environments.
Familiarity with DevOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, and infrastructure-as-code.
Experience in regulated/compliance-driven environments (e.g., FedRAMP, NIST, CMMC, SOC 2).
PMP, PgMP, or Agile certifications.
Experience with Jira/Confluence a plus
An active TS/SCI w/CI Poly is preferred.

Responsibilities

Drive large-scale, complex, cross-functional technical initiatives for our growing Federal business.
Collaborate with executive leadership and technology teams on engineering, security, and operations for enterprise growth.
Coordinate critical initiatives.
Manage dependencies.
Mitigate risks.
Combine strong program management with technical fluency to engage engineering.
Provide clear executive insights.
Drive clarity in ambiguous situations.
Build strong relationships and trust.
Balance detail attention with outcome focus.
Proactively remove blockers and accelerate progress.
Continuously improve processes and delivery practices.