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Workday

Product Manager, Workday Student

USA, CA, Pleasanton

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About the role

  • In this role, you will be responsible for:
  • Define the product vision, strategy and roadmap, including the underlying technical capabilities.
  • If you are energized by meaningful, mission-driven work that directly impacts students' access to education, this is the team for you.

Responsibilities

  • Driving the product roadmap for the component areas you own and collaborating with scrum teams to deliver high-quality releases on schedule
  • Drive solution design for each release based on user requirements, technical architecture, and business outcomes.
  • Our approach enables our teams to deepen connections, maintain a strong community, and do their best work.

Requirements

  • 5+ years experience in product management, defining and delivering SaaS and/or cloud-based enterprise software products or features.
  • Bachelor's degree in a relevant discipline such as Business, Computer Science, or a related discipline, or equivalent practical experience.
  • Experience managing at least one product through a full Product Life Cycle (PLC) - from initial concept and requirements gathering to launch and post-launch optimization
  • 3+ years experience researching and prioritizing business requirements.
  • Decision Making - You can anticipate problems, resolve ambiguity, and take decisive action.
  • You are comfortable evaluating multiple options and selecting the best course of action, even with incomplete information.
  • You work effectively with others, contributing to a culture of inclusivity and mutual respect.
  • Stakeholder Management - You have experience working with clients and participating in customer-facing projects.
  • 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).
  • Customer Advocacy - You are dedicated to representing customer interests and building products that deliver maximum value. You develop strategies to improve the customer experience and build relationships with customers to gain their trust and loyalty.
  • Business Influence - You can shape decisions and opinions within product teams and with partners, using persuasive communication and well-developed relationships to drive alignment on priorities and direction by presenting data, building consensus, working with the team on compromises, and articulating a strategic vision.
  • Decision Making - You can anticipate problems, resolve ambiguity, and take decisive action. You are comfortable evaluating multiple options and selecting the best course of action, even with incomplete information.
  • Cross-Team Collaboration - You are flexible, reliable, and collaborative. You work effectively with others, contributing to a culture of inclusivity and mutual respect. You effectively lead and work with Engineering, Design, Support, Documentation teams, and Marketing to define and deliver product features.
  • Domain Knowledge - Knowledge of Student Information System products or the higher education industry is preferred. You stay current with developments in the field and apply that understanding to inform product decisions.
  • Stakeholder Management - You have experience working with clients and participating in customer-facing projects. You can identify key partners, understand their needs, and develop effective communication strategies to keep everyone aligned.
  • Accountable Owner
  • You operate independently and can be trusted to follow through on commitments.
  • Customer Advocate
  • You deeply understand and articulate customer needs in product strategy and decisions through user research, feedback analysis, or customer engagement.

Nice to have

  • Domain Knowledge.
  • You stay current with developments in the field and apply that understanding to inform product decisions.

Skills

  • Your work days are brighter here.
  • Creating and maintaining detailed requirements documentation, sprint plans, Jira projects, and multi-year roadmaps using AI tools

Compensation

  • $140,000 USD - $210,000 USD
  • $117,800 USD - $210,000 USD
  • In addition, Workday will never ask candidates to pay a recruiting fee, or pay for consulting or coaching services, in order to apply for a job at Workday.

Benefits

  • Collaborating with external stakeholders including customers, partners and the U.S. Department of Education to understand their desired business outcomes and priorities
  • Support education and adoption of platform features by internal development teams.
  • Our Approach to Flexible Work
  • 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.

Company info

  • The Student Financial Aid team interprets ever-changing, complex federal U.S. Department of Education regulations and translates them into automated packaging, awarding, and disbursement of millions of dollars for our Higher Education schools and their students.
  • We sit at the intersection of policy and technology, ensuring that institutions can confidently deliver financial aid in compliance with federal requirements while providing students with a seamless experience.
  • In the year ahead, our team is navigating ongoing regulatory changes at the Department of Education level, building solutions as new regulations emerge, all while researching and designing AI-powered features that have the potential to reshape the higher education industry.
  • We are a close-knit group with deep higher education industry experience combined with product management expertise in high tech.
  • Our culture is collaborative, supportive, and grounded in a shared commitment to making a real difference for schools and their students.
  • Serving as the primary advocate for customers and students, gathering feedback and representing their needs throughout the product development lifecycle
  • Lead technical discussions with key internal and external stakeholders / customers.
  • As a Product Manager for Workday Student Financial Aid, you will drive product development by guiding our product roadmap and collaborating closely with customers and scrum teams.

Equal opportunity

  • Workday is an Equal Opportunity Employer including individuals with disabilities and protected veterans.
  • If you require assistance or an accommodation at any point, please email accommodations@workday.com.
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