Sr. Principal Program Manager (US Federal)
About The Position
Workday Government LLC is seeking a senior technical program manager to lead large-scale, complex, cross-functional technical initiatives supporting its growing U.S. Federal business. The role partners with executive leadership, program sponsors, business leads, technology teams, and third parties across engineering, security, and operations to advance enterprise growth. The program manager coordinates critical initiatives, dependencies, risks, and deliverables, combining program-management expertise with technical fluency to engage engineering teams and provide clear executive insights. The role leads strategy definition, scope identification, cross-functional design, timeline alignment, and on-time delivery of committed outcomes. It also involves establishing integrated program plans and goals, monitoring and reporting progress, facilitating meetings, and supporting executive governance and operational practices. The position supports one or more direct or indirect U.S. Federal Government contracts. Federal security requirements mandate that personnel working on these contracts be U.S. citizens, either naturalized or native. The role may require the ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government security clearance at the TS/SCI with CI Poly level; an active clearance at that level is preferred. The role may require working onsite at client locations in the DC, Maryland, and Virginia area.
Requirements
- 10+ years of progressive, cross-organizational technical program management experience focused on highly visible, large-scale strategic federal and/or public-sector initiatives.
- 5+ years of experience crafting, developing, and implementing technology, cloud environments, migrations, business, compliance, and delivery processes for software or SaaS companies entering the Federal market.
- 10+ years of demonstrated ability to establish and maintain strong relationships at all organizational levels and influence and work with executive leadership.
- Previous experience in a federal government business model.
- U.S. citizenship, either naturalized or native, due to federal contract security requirements.
- Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government-issued security clearance if required.
- Strong analytical thinking and ability to make informed business decisions in complex scenarios.
- Experience with design thinking, strategy definition, and execution in a fast-paced, evolving environment.
- Strong attention to detail, process, and organization, and ability to convey ideas through various mediums.
- Ability to adapt in ambiguous situations, adjust priorities, proactively identify risks and issues, and implement mitigation plans.
- Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to collaborate with executive leadership, cross-functional teams, and third parties.
- Ability to lead cross-functional program teams across multiple workstreams and manage integrated plans, progress, and goals.
- Successful experience facilitating cross-functional meetings and aligning inter-program dependencies, functional deliverables, and plans.
Nice To Haves
- Active TS/SCI with CI Poly security clearance.
- IL5 experience.
- TS experience.
- FedRAMP experience.
Responsibilities
- Lead strategy definition, scope identification, cross-functional design, timeline alignment, and delivery of committed program outcomes.
- Coordinate critical initiatives, dependencies, risks, and deliverables across technical and business teams.
- Collaborate with executive leadership, program sponsors, business leads, engineering, security, and operations teams.
- Create integrated program plans and goals across cross-functional teams and multiple workstreams.
- Monitor program progress and report on objectives and goals, providing clear executive insights.
- Proactively identify program risks and issues and implement mitigation plans.
- Facilitate cross-functional meetings, identify inter-program dependencies, and align functional deliverables and plans.
- Assist with implementation and management of executive governance and operational working practices required for the program.
- Partner with team members to design, develop, and implement technical, business, compliance, and delivery processes for the Federal market.
- Create and implement internal communications strategies.
Benefits
- May be eligible for the Workday Bonus Plan or a role-specific commission/bonus.
- May be eligible for annual refresh stock grants.
- Comprehensive benefits are referenced, but specific benefits are not listed in the posting.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
No Education Listed
