Senior Director, Product Manager

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About the Team

You will work with, and help direct, a dynamic and cross-functional (matrix) team to execute initiatives across Product Management, Product Marketing, Sales Enablement, and Customer Success.

About the Role

We are seeking a strategic, visionary Senior Director to lead our Travel and Expense (T&E) team within the broader Spend organization. In this high-impact leadership position, you will partner closely with Finance Business Partners to define and execute an innovative Finance Solution Strategy and multi-year roadmap for T&E operations. Leveraging both qualitative and quantitative data, you will harness emergent technologies to deliver market-leading innovation, optimize global spend, and drive differentiated business value.

As a key strategic leader, you will act as a primary orchestrator across Industry Go-To-Market, Strategy, Services, and Sales leadership to shape and evangelize our tech industry solution map and value proposition.

Key Responsibilities

• Data-Driven Strategy & Execution: Uncover underlying spend and operational insights using advanced analytics to elevate organizational performance, unlock hidden financial value, and improve execution across the T&E ecosystem.
• Scalable Metric Frameworks: Define, implement, and govern a scalable tracking framework to measure core business metrics, user adoption, and solution effectiveness.
• Cross-Functional Solution Alignment: Collaborate deeply with leaders across GTM, Strategy, Services, and Sales to define and advocate for our Tech Industry solution roadmap and overarching value proposition.
• End-to-End Leadership & Governance: Drive strategic T&E initiatives from vision through planning and measurable business impact, taking full accountability in close collaboration with senior leadership.
• Issue Resolution & Barrier Removal: Proactively identify challenges, remove operational roadblocks, resolve complex team friction points, and escalate risks to senior management when necessary to ensure seamless project delivery.

About You

Basic Qualifications

• 8+ years experience leading and developing large product management organizations, including managing Directors and Senior Managers.
• 10+ years experience managing product management teams, building high-performing teams and driving product outcomes.
• 15+ years experience in product management, defining and executing product strategies for complex software products or platforms.
• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant discipline such as Business, Computer Science, or a related discipline; a Master's degree preferred or equivalent practical experience.

Other Qualifications: 

• Recognized expert in fostering Building Trust at the highest levels, creating a culture of reliability and collaboration across the product organization and with executive stakeholders.
• Exceptional ability to cultivate a Business Mindset within the product organization, aligning product strategy with the company's overarching business objectives and long-term vision.
• Mastery in Decision Making in critical and complex product and strategic matters, providing clear direction and making high-impact choices for the product portfolio.
• Proven ability to effectively apply Evangelism to communicate product vision and value to the entire organization and external stakeholders, building strong brand advocacy and market leadership.
• Unparalleled ability to lead through Managing Ambiguity in a rapidly evolving market and competitive landscape, adapting product strategy and guiding the organization through uncertainty.
• Demonstrated expertise in defining and executing Product Strategies for a significant product portfolio or business unit, driving market leadership and achieving strategic goals.
• Strong executive leadership in Talent Development, with a proven track record of building and developing world-class product leadership and management teams.
• Visionary ability to apply Transformational Leadership principles to inspire and motivate the entire product organization towards achieving a shared vision of product excellence and market impact

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: USA.CA.Home Office Primary Location Base Pay Range: $243,600 USD - $365,400 USD Additional US Location(s) Base Pay Range: $220,400 USD - $408,000 USD

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.

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