Product Manager/Sr Product Manager - VNDLY

Workday • Mason, OH

2d • Hybrid

About The Position

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 Workday VNDLY is a vendor management system that helps organizations manage their extended workforce and statement of work needs. We are growing to meet the needs of contingent workforce programs across various industries and regions. The VNDLY Product team partners with Sales, Strategy, Services, Customer Experience and Marketing to identify the most important problems to be solved. We engage with customers, prospects and our go-to-market (GTM) teams to drive the value, awareness, and adoption of our products. Join our team in North America and be part of a high-growth technology company shaping the future of enterprise software for a global customer base. We work hard, and we're serious about what we do. But we like to have a good time, too. In fact, we run our company with that principle in mind every day: One of our core values is fun. About the Role We are looking for a driven self starter to join our team of product managers. With Workday VNDLY, you’ll have the opportunity to partner in building software that brings immediate value to our customers. This role will work closely with product development teams through design, development, testing, release, and maintenance of the product to ensure quality and successful launch of features.

Requirements

• 2+ years of SaaS product management, consulting, pre-sales, or customer success experience - preferably in enterprise cloud solutions.
• 5+ years of experience working cross-functionally with customers, product development, marketing and customer success to drive product growth
• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant discipline such as Business, Computer Science, or a related discipline, or equivalent practical experience.
• Drives Business Outcomes: Influences decisions, negotiates, leads, and uses strategic thinking for long-term plans and competitive advantage.
• Customer-Centric Focus: Advocates for customers, using empathy and feedback to improve satisfaction, loyalty, and identify product enhancements.
• Data-Informed Decision Making: Uses data analysis (quantitative and qualitative trends) and research to find patterns, inform conclusions, guide strategy, manage risk, and evaluate outcomes.
• Collaboration and Management: Collaborates effectively across teams, resolving conflict; engages stakeholders early to gain support and alignment.
• Domain Expertise: Possesses or can gain deep knowledge to offer expert insights and strategic guidance.
• Excellent interpersonal and organizational skills, high attention to detail, and ability to manage multiple competing priorities
• Demonstrated problem-solving abilities.
• Strong verbal and written communication.
• 5+ years of SaaS product management, consulting, pre-sales, or customer success experience - preferably in enterprise cloud solutions.
• 8+ years of experience working cross-functionally with customers, product development, marketing and customer success to drive product growth
• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant discipline such as Business, Computer Science, or a related discipline, or equivalent practical experience.
• Drives Business Outcomes: Influences decisions, negotiates, leads, and uses strategic thinking for long-term plans and competitive advantage.
• Customer-Centric Focus: Advocates for customers, using empathy and feedback to improve satisfaction, loyalty, and identify product enhancements.
• Data-Informed Decision Making: Uses data analysis (quantitative and qualitative trends) and research to find patterns, inform conclusions, guide strategy, manage risk, and evaluate outcomes.
• Collaboration and Management: Collaborates effectively across teams, resolving conflict; engages stakeholders early to gain support and alignment.
• Domain Expertise: Possesses or can gain deep knowledge to offer expert insights and strategic guidance.
• Excellent interpersonal and organizational skills, high attention to detail, and ability to manage multiple competing priorities
• Demonstrated problem-solving abilities.
• Strong verbal and written communication.

Nice To Haves

• Preferred experience in external workforce management, vendor management systems (VMS), or contingent workforce program management (preferably direct Workday VNDLY experience).
• Preferred experience in external workforce management, vendor management systems (VMS), or contingent workforce program management (preferably direct Workday VNDLY experience).

Responsibilities

• Collaborate across stakeholders, including customers, partners, professional services and development teams to understand their desired business outcomes and priorities.
• Embody a continuous delivery mindset, with a "test and learn" mentality that puts users at the center of ideation, design, and execution.
• Influence the product vision & strategy, and drive execution against a planned roadmap.
• Drive solution design for each release based on user requirements, technical architecture, and business outcomes.
• Guide product teams towards high value outcomes.
• Support education and adoption of features.
• Coordinate and align solution design across multiple teams operating in a sophisticated distributed software environment.
• Lead technical discussions with key internal and external stakeholders / customers.
• Additional duties as assigned to support a dynamic and fast-growing product.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees