Principal Product Manager

Principal Product Manager - Accounting Center Join to apply for the Principal Product Manager - Accounting Center role at Workday We’re 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, we’re shaping the future of work so teams can reach their potential and focus on what matters most. Our culture is rooted in integrity, empathy, and shared enthusiasm. We’re 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 you’re building smarter solutions, supporting customers, or creating a space where everyone belongs, you’ll do meaningful work with Workmates who’ve got your back. In return, we’ll 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. About The Team Workday Financials is a product organization that never becomes complacent. We’re a team of technologists intently passionate about making life better for finance professionals and the people who interact with the Office of the CFO. A key part of our financials suite is Workday Accounting Center, built on a powerful analytics platform to ingest, enrich, and transform high‑volume business events into detailed accounting data. As one of our fastest‑growing products, with customer numbers and revenue doubling year‑over‑year, Accounting Center is a key differentiator in the market and central to our long‑term strategy. About The Role Are you ready to lead the future of financial data for the world's leading companies? This role places you at the heart of our strategy to redefine the customer experience for Workday Financials. You will lead the Accounting Center, and after developing a deep understanding of its powerful, configurable data engine, that expertise will position you to become a key product‑lead partner in developing our next major innovation: a no‑code Cost and Profitability Management platform. In this strategic capacity, you will solve our most significant product challenges, creating transparency from ambiguity and guiding strategy in uncharted territory. You will build and lead formal networks across the organization, uniting product groups and guiding company leaders to drive alignment on critical priorities. Applying deep customer insights, you will pioneer innovation and steer products from ideation through delivery. You will also mentor and coach other product managers, actively up‑skilling the entire team and fostering the next generation of product leaders at Workday. About You Basic Qualifications - Principal Product Manager A bachelor's degree, or at least 7 years of proven experience in a Product Management or Product Owner role, responsible for translating market needs into product deliverables through the entire product lifecycle. Basic Qualifications - Senior Product Manager A bachelor's degree, or at least 5 years of proven experience in a Product Management or Product Owner role, responsible for translating market needs into product deliverables through the entire product lifecycle. Other Qualifications Comprehensive understanding of the reporting and analytics needs of the office of the CFO. Experience with Reporting or BI/Analytics tools. Experience defining or contributing to the strategy for managing performance and scale of a financial management suite or similar SaaS system. Ability to work across multiple stakeholders and drive product success. A sophisticated understanding of systems thinking, with the ability to predict how a change in one part of an ecosystem will impact many other parts. Always bring data‑informed arguments to the forefront. Ability to inspire software developers to enthusiastically build to your roadmap. Deeply motivated by the enormous responsibility of ensuring scalable product and infrastructure features and able to effectively evangelize across organizations to effect change. Demonstrated flexibility, skill, and courage in making decisions amidst a complex set of constraints and shifting market dynamics. Skilled at crafting scalable, reliable, business‑critical systems for large customers. Ability to define, drive, and deliver products from a blank slate, creating innovative solutions in areas with high ambiguity and no prior blueprint. Experience with enterprise SaaS, in‑memory object graph systems, cloud architecture, and automation technologies a plus. Workday Pay Transparency Statement The annualized base salary ranges for the primary location and any additional locations are listed below. Workday pay ranges vary based on work location. As a part of the total compensation package, this role may be eligible for the Workday Bonus Plan or a role‑specific commission/bonus, as well as annual refresh stock grants. Recruiters can share more detail during the hiring process. Each candidate’s compensation offer will be based on multiple factors including, but not limited to, geography, experience, skills, job duties, and business need, among other things. For more information regarding Workday’s comprehensive benefits, please click here.Primary Location: CAN.BC.VancouverPrimary CAN Base Pay Range: $162,700 - $244,100 CADAdditional CAN Location(s) Base Pay Range: $162,700 - $244,100 CAD Our Approach to Flexible Work With Flex Work, we’re 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 you’ll 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. Pursuant to applicable Fair Chance law, Workday will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records. Workday is an Equal Opportunity Employer including individuals with disabilities and protected veterans. Are you being referred to one of our roles? 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