Senior Workday Product Manager (Remote Available)

Vanderbilt University Medical Center•Nashville, TN

1d•Remote

About The Position

Manages the vision, roadmap, and delivery of Workday Financials product capabilities for Vanderbilt Health. Translates business, operational, and regulatory needs into a governed product roadmap aligned to organizational priorities and system constraints. This role serves as the domain product owner for Workday Financial Management, Adaptive Planning, and Supply Chain Management partnering closely with a peer Product Manager responsible for HCM/Payroll to ensure cross-functional alignment, shared system continuity, and coordinated delivery. The role is cross-trained across domains to provide coverage and support across the Workday platform. Ensures that product capabilities are delivered in a controlled, auditable, and scalable manner, consistent with Vanderbilt Health governance, security, and compliance standards. Operates within structured intake, prioritization, and approval processes to ensure all product decisions are traceable and aligned to enterprise objectives.

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree
Workday experience
Minimum five (5) years of relevant experience supporting ERP, Product Management, Business Systems, Application Support, Project Delivery, or related functions
Experience collaborating with business stakeholders, technical resources, and third-party vendors
Strong analytical, communication, organizational, and problem-solving skills
IT Portfolio Management (Intermediate)
Emerging Technologies & AI Governance (Intermediate)
Project Coordination & Delivery Management (Intermediate)
Governance, Risk, and Compliance (Intermediate)
Product Knowledge (Intermediate)

Nice To Haves

Workday Financial Management, Supply Chain Management, and Adaptive Planning support
Experience leading Workday release management activities
Ticket management in Jira and ServiceNow
Support of Agile delivery methodologies and sprint-based work management
Healthcare industry
Roles in Product Management, Project Management, and/or Business Analysis

Responsibilities

Leads the vision, roadmap, and delivery of Workday Financials, Adaptive, and Supply Chain product capabilities.
Translates customer, operational, and regulatory needs into enhancements within a governed product roadmap, balancing value, risk, and platform constraints.
Partners with a peer Product Manager (HCM/Payroll) to ensure cross-functional alignment, dependency management, and continuity of support.
Facilitates structured intake, prioritization, and approval processes to ensure appropriate review and alignment with enterprise standards.
Leads Workday release planning and feature adoption for Financials including evaluation of new capabilities, regression risk, integration impacts, and business readiness.
Ensures all product changes adhere to audit, compliance, and documentation requirements, including maintenance of decision logs, approvals, and supporting artifacts.
Coordinates with business, IT, security, and governance stakeholders to resolve competing priorities, escalate risks, and support decision-making.
Collaborates with functional leaders, analysts, and architects to refine requirements, optimize processes, and drive adoption.
Performs analysis of market trends, vendor capabilities, and emerging technologies (including AI-enabled functionality) to inform roadmap decisions.
Measures and monitors outcomes including adoption, operational efficiency, and value realization.