Senior Director, Talent Optimization Products

Workday; Norway; On-site; NOK 2,341,000 - 3,511,000; Full time

Job summary

Workday is seeking a Sr. Director of Product Management to lead Talent Optimization and Skills products from Pleasanton, CA. You will set strategy, define roadmaps, and guide global teams of PMs to deliver innovative SaaS solutions that empower customers to optimize talent.

You will partner with engineering, sales, and services, evangelize the product, and ensure customer-focused decisions across time zones while driving growth and organizational impact.

Qualifications

• 10+ years Product Management or adjacent experience.
• 5+ years leading teams of 5+ people.
• 1+ year in a Director level role or equivalent.
• Deep knowledge of corporate Talent Optimization domain or HCM.
• Experience building SaaS solutions.
• BS / BA degree.

Responsibilities

• Empower others: Foster the growth of an inclusive high-performing team and promote a culture that encourages individual decision-making and innovation.
• Own the Product Lifecycle: Influence and drive vision for the Talent Optimization products using domain expertise, internal and external best practices, market research, Workday’s company strategy and customer insight. Transform strategy into roadmap and drive design and capability delivery on highest impact areas for customers to execute on their talent optimization strategies. Work with Engineering to manage the release process and integrate functionality.

Skills

Product management

Team leadership

Director level experience

Talent optimization

HCM knowledge

SaaS experience

Education

BS / BA degree

Job description

Workday is seeking a Sr. Director of Product Management to lead Talent Optimization and Skills products from Pleasanton, CA. You will set strategy, define roadmaps, and guide global teams of PMs to deliver innovative SaaS solutions that empower customers to optimize talent.

You will partner with engineering, sales, and services, evangelize the product, and ensure customer-focused decisions across time zones while driving growth and organizational impact.