Senior Manager, Product Management – API Platform

Job Description

Senior Manager, Product Management | Workday

The Tone:
This is a full-time role at Workday, located in Pleasanton, CA, with a hybrid work model. Workday builds an AI platform for managing people, money, and agents, shaping the future of work for teams to reach their potential. This role matters as it leads the strategic direction for an API platform, overseeing critical APIs, frameworks, and data standards that power Agent Ready Tools and enable large-scale data access for teams across the company.

The TL;DR
• Role: Full Time
• Location: Hybrid – Pleasanton, CA, USA
• Pay: $171,000–$306,000 yearly
• Team: Part of Workday’s HCM and WFM Engineering organization, leading a product team of product managers and implementers.
• Mission: Define and drive the roadmap for the API Platform, focused on powering Agent Ready Tools and supporting data access at enterprise scale.
• Tech Stack: APIs, frameworks, data standards, Data Cloud, Headless Consumption, Workday Build

What You’ll Actually Do
• Drive Strategy: Define and drive the roadmap for the API Platform, focusing on the highest-value outcomes for the business.
• Align Priorities: Work closely with product pillar product managers and general managers to align on roadmap priorities and delivery plans.
• Structure Investment: Build a structured framework to assess and rank the strategic importance of platform features, guiding team investment.
• Lead and Mentor: Lead, mentor, and support a product team of product managers, turning strategy into action through a test-and-learn approach.
• Customer Connection: Act as the connection between internal teams and customers, making sure customer feedback shapes product delivery.

The Must-Haves
• Background: Bachelor’s degree in Business, Computer Science, or a related field, with core domain knowledge in product management for API platforms and enterprise data infrastructure.
• Experience: Minimum of 5 years experience leading and developing product management teams, including a minimum of 2 years managing other product management managers. Minimum of 10 years experience in product management, defining, launching, and iterating on software products or features.
• Skills: Technical understanding of API development approaches, tooling, and product roadmaps; systems thinking for technical ecosystems; product strategies; business mindset for aligning strategy with objectives; sound decision making on complex product matters.
• Bonus: A Master’s degree is preferred, or equivalent practical experience.