Senior Manager Product, IT Finance

Salesforce•San Francisco, CA

7d•Hybrid

About The Position

Salesforce is seeking a Senior Product Manager to lead technology strategy and delivery for financial planning platforms, with a focus on Workday Adaptive Planning and Agentic transformation. This role sits at the intersection of Finance, Engineering, and Data, translating complex business needs into clear, prioritized product roadmaps that deliver measurable impact. The ideal candidate will own the full product lifecycle, serve as a domain expert for FP&A processes and technology, and partner with various teams to drive execution. They will also evaluate and influence the adoption of AI and automation capabilities within FP&A workflows and track success metrics across the product lifecycle.

Requirements

7+ years in product management, with demonstrated ownership of complex product areas spanning Accounting and Reporting, Planning, Procurement, and Agentics/AI
Proven ability to develop strategy and own milestones across several related projects with minimal oversight — including a 1–2 year prioritized roadmap
Demonstrated independent decision-making: you define the problem, identify solutions, make principled tradeoffs, and drive to outcomes
Strong anticipatory thinking: spots organizational friction and technical risk early, and resolves them without waiting to be asked
Experience working with or building AI-driven / agentic products, with a strong intuition for where AI adds value vs. where it introduces risk
Advanced storytelling and presentation skills — able to craft and deliver compelling narratives to senior and executive leadership that drive alignment and investment decisions
Excellent written and verbal communication skills; adapts message and style to meet the needs of the audience — from engineering to C-suite
Experience with the Workday Platform, Workday Adaptive Planning, or equivalent enterprise SaaS/ERP ecosystems

Nice To Haves

Experience as a Finance or Accounting professional
Demonstrated ability to navigate ambiguity and drive alignment across a large number of cross-functional partners — without waiting for escalation paths to be defined for you
Strong analytical mindset — comfortable defining success metrics, working with data and analytics teams, and using multiple data sources to make decisions
Natural curiosity and a self-directed learning style — someone who reads, explores, and brings new ideas unprompted
Familiarity with Salesforce's internal Finance systems, processes, or organizational structure
Experience with enterprise data platforms (Snowflake, Tableau, or similar) in a Finance context

Responsibilities

Own the full product lifecycle for FP&A Planning processes — from discovery and strategy through delivery and iteration, operating independently with at least a 1-year roadmap horizon
Serve as the domain expert for FP&A processes and technology platforms, especially Workday Adaptive or equivalent planning systems
Partner with Engineering, TPMs, and business stakeholders to scope, prioritize, and align — setting team goals and driving execution against them
Define guardrails, escalation paths, and quality standards ensuring trust, accuracy, and consistency across all Finance technology products
Get ahead of risks and blockers — identify misalignments early and resolve them before they require escalation
Lead platform governance efforts — including roadmap reviews, release planning, and change management — to ensure stable, high-quality delivery
Evaluate and influence the adoption of AI and automation capabilities (including Agentforce) within FP&A workflows, identifying where they add genuine value
Define and track success metrics across the product lifecycle; communicate outcomes clearly to senior and executive stakeholders