Hiring: Senior Product Manager – Developer Platform Core Services Company: Workday Location: Pleasanton, CA Job Posted Time: 2026-09-17 01:48:23 Employment Type: Remote Target Skills & Keywords : Embedded Systems, Microservices, PaaS, Product Management, Product Strategy, Scrum, Workday About the job Experience: •8+ years of product management, software engineering, or technical platform leadership experience, with proven ownership of developer-facing software products or cloud platform infrastructure. •4+ years of experience working cross-functionally across complex technical dependencies with multiple engineering and architecture teams. •4+ years of hands-on experience building, scaling, or managing backend cloud infrastructure, core platform services, distributed systems, or enterprise APIs. Required Skills: •The Developer Platform is an embedded platform-as-a-service (PaaS) built on highly scalable cloud backend infrastructure and AI capabilities, enabling enterprise applications, AI agents, and core integrations to run securely and reliably. •Strategic Infrastructure Roadmap & Core Services Ownership: Define, own, and maintain a multi-quarter product roadmap for core backend services—treating internal platform architecture as a product by gathering technical requirements from engineering and system architects to drive platform scalability and resilience. •Cross-Functional Orchestration: Partner deeply with development teams, partners, system integrators, and internal engineering groups to align technical dependencies and unlock platform velocity. •Multi-Team Delivery Ownership: Operate as a Senior PM lead guiding multiple scrum teams. Drive end-to-end product delivery from design, and spikes through testing, rollout, and post-launch optimization. •Scalable Backend Infrastructure: Architect resilient, high-availability distributed systems and core APIs that power high-volume transactions and seamlessly support downstream developer experience tooling and agentic AI workflows. •Architectural & Operational Governance: Lead technical and business trade-off discussions around legacy decommissioning, tenant lifecycle management, security/government compliance, and system resiliency metrics. •Community & Evangelism: Serve as the primary product advocate across developer events, customer advisory boards, and internal forums, effectively translating complex technical capability into clear developer value. Qualifications: •Excellent written and verbal communication skills with a demonstrated ability to articulate complex architectural concepts clearly to both executive stakeholders and software engineers •Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related technical field (or equivalent practical experience). •Strong analytical background with experience defining product telemetry, running developer usability spikes, and leveraging operational metrics to guide decisions. •Demonstrated experience leveraging AI-powered tools and platforms to inform product strategy, automate developer workflows, or enhance builder satisfaction. •High level of initiative and a track record of taking products from initial concept to commercial availability and post-GA iteration. •Our Approach to Flexible Work Compensation: •Flexible work environment (work from home / hybrid options) •Competitive benefits and rewards package Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!