Sr Product Manager Payroll AI

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Were obsessed with making hard work pay off for our people our customers and the world around us. As a Fortune 500 company and a leading AI platform for managing people money and agents were shaping the future of work so teams can reach their potential and focus on what matters most. The minute you join youll feel it. Not just in the products we build but in how we show up for each other. Our culture is rooted in integrity empathy and shared enthusiasm. Were in this together tackling big challenges with bold ideas and genuine care. We look for curious minds and courageous collaborators who bring sun-drenched optimism and drive. Whether youre building smarter solutions supporting customers or creating a space where everyone belongs youll do meaningful work with Workmates whove got your return well give you the trust to take risks the tools to grow the skills to develop and the support of a company invested in you for the long haul. So if you want to inspire a brighter work day for everyone including yourself youve found a match in Workday and we hope to be a match for you too.

About the Team

About the Role

As a Senior Product Manager in Payroll AI youll be part of the team that leads strategy and delivery of AI-powered features and skills for Payroll Agent that are developed to be understood trusted and adopted by customers at global scale. Youll own projects across the Payroll Agent lifecyclefrom defining the customer problem and value proposition to shaping the platforms and frameworks that enable Workday teams to bring agent skills to market quickly and consistently. Working closely with machine learning engineering numerous frameworks teams and payroll domain product leaders youll turn emerging AI capabilities into clear product narratives scalable solutions and measurable customer impact. This role calls for strong product judgment a bias for execution and deep curiosity about how AI can be translated into differentiated experiences that drive real business outcomes with continued interest in Payroll and Workdays products. Youll help define how Workday positions builds and delivers next-generation Payroll with AI and agentsensuring innovation lands with clarity credibility and purpose. Lead functional and technical discussions with key internal and external partners / customers.

About You

Basic Qualifications

• 5 years of product management experience

• Experience and interest in payroll

• Experience with Workday products

• Experience with AI and/or Agents

• 5 years proven experience with SaaS/B2B

• Technically proficient with AI and LLM-powered technology

Other Qualifications:

• Deeply empathetic customer advocate with a history of redefining the payroll experience using AI-powered solutions.

• Experience leading stakeholders and working collaboratively and cross functionally with a product portfolio

• Experience collaborating with teammates across timezones

• Experience bringing new payroll product offerings to market

• Steadfast focus on user-centric design data research and well-honed judgment

• A strong bias for action and the ability to make high-stakes decisions effectively in the face of ambiguity

• Ability to operate successfully across multiple functions influence senior executives and peers alike and mediate across various partners

• Good communication and presentation abilities both written and verbal

• Previous experience at AI centric or data centric companies a plus

• Youll be a great fit (and make sure to highlight these experiences to us) if:

  • Youve led in unstructured fast paced environments like early stage startups and thrive in it

  • You are passionately following the latest in AI products and emerging technologies and trying them out exploring possibilities and have experimented with many of the technologies on your own

• You are organized and capable of orchestrating many moving pieces and managing the many collaborators that you work with at a company like Workday

• You excel at learning and understanding customer problems and can quickly lead based on public information internal information and customer conversations in accelerated learning times.

• Youre excited to build payroll products that bring the latest AI technology to Workdays extensive customer base.

Our Approach to Flexible Work

With Flex Work were combining the best of both worlds: in-person time and remote. Our approach enables our teams to deepen connections maintain a strong community and do their best work. We know that flexibility can take shape in many ways so rather than a number of required days in-office each week we simply spend at least half (50%) of our time each quarter in the office or in the field with our customers prospects and partners (depending on role). This means youll have the freedom to create a flexible schedule that caters to your business team and personal needs while being intentional to make the most of time spent together. Those in our remote home office roles also have the opportunity to come together in our offices for important moments that matter.

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