Workday Product Suite Manager

Huron•Chicago, IL

8d•Remote

About The Position

Huron is a global consultancy that collaborates with clients to drive strategic growth, ignite innovation and navigate constant change. Through a combination of strategy, expertise and creativity, we help clients accelerate operational, digital and cultural transformation, enabling the change they need to own their future. Join our team as the expert you are now and create your future. Are you passionate about taking innovative ideas and bringing them to life—creating efficiency, effectiveness, and exceptional user experiences through software? Do you thrive working with cutting-edge application development technologies and a high performing team of developers? In this role, you’ll define and drive the strategy and roadmap for scalable application development and digital adoption solutions across Huron’s industries and product areas. You’ll guide concepts from ideation through build, launch, and expansion—elevating productivity and decision-making through modern, innovative technology solutions. The ideal candidate brings strong product management experience, hands-on Workday and application lifecycle expertise, and the ability to translate emerging technologies—including AI driven capabilities—into meaningful, value driven products that clients love. Role Summary The Product Suite Manager owns Huron’s suite of Built on Workday (BoW) products end-to-end — from innovation intake and business case creation, through design and build oversight, launch and go-to market, postproduction support, and semiannual Workday regression testing. You will collaborate closely with Industry leadership, Workday developers/architects, Product Marketing, Sales, and Workday Alliances to deliver products that scale, differentiate Huron, and consistently provide high return on investment for customers.

Requirements

5+ years of Workday experience across consulting, product, solutioning, or technical roles.
Proven software lifecycle management experience (discovery → design → build → test → release → support).
Strong project/program management skills with the ability to manage multiple products and initiatives simultaneously.
Practical Workday Technical (Extend, Orchestrate, Agentic AI, Prism) knowledge/experience — architecture, patterns, governance, deployment.
Excellent communication skills: translating complexity into clarity for both technical and nontechnical audiences.

Nice To Haves

Experience developing, launching, or supporting Built on Workday or Workday native applications.
Product management experience in SaaS, enterprise applications, digital solutions, or internal tools.
Experience with application marketing, sales enablement, or product consulting.
Working knowledge of emerging technologies including AI augmented capabilities, automation, and data driven insights.
Industry familiarity (Healthcare, Higher Ed, FSI) grounding product decisions in real customer needs.
Ideal Candidate is detail oriented, proactive, leads like an entrepreneur, and has experience managing department operations.

Responsibilities

Product Strategy & Leadership Define the product suite strategy and roadmap across multiple industries and functional domains. Drive structured innovation intake, idea evaluation, prioritization, and business case development. Identify emerging patterns and opportunities in Workday’s ecosystem, including AI-enabled product extensions.
Execution: Design → Build → Test → Release Partner with developers and architects on Built on Workday application design and development. Lead Workday aligned semiannual regression testing and release readiness cycles.
Go-to Market & Commercial Enablement Partner with Marketing and Sales to shape positioning, messaging, packaging, and pricing inputs. Support product demos, launch plans, enablement of assets, and Alliance aligned selling motions. Monitor adoption, ARR/contribution, usage, and customer satisfaction metrics to inform future investment.
Postproduction Support & Quality Collaborate with Support and Services to resolve product issues, refine SLAs, and ensure exceptional customer experience. Prioritize enhancements, feature requests, and root cause corrections. Maintain product documentation, compliance, and governance standards.
Cross Functional Collaboration Partner closely with Industry Leadership, Solution Architects, Workday Alliances, and Engagement teams to align products with real market demand. Influence without authority across global, matrixed teams. Communicate product lifecycle strategy, roadmap, and outcomes to senior stakeholders and executives.

Benefits

Huron Consulting Group offers a competitive compensation and benefits package including medical, dental, and vision coverage to employees and dependents; a 401(k) plan with a generous employer match; an employee stock purchase plan; a generous Paid Time Off policy; and paid parental leave and adoption assistance.
Our Wellness Program supports employee total well-being by providing free annual health screenings and coaching, bank at work, and on-site workshops, as well as ongoing programs recognizing major events in the lives of our employees throughout the year.
All benefits and programs are subject to applicable eligibility requirements.

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