Senior Manager, Product Management - Payroll APAC

About Workday

At Workday, we prioritize making hard work rewarding for our employees, customers, and communities. As a leading Fortune 500 AI platform focused on managing people, finances, and agents, we shape the future of work to empower teams to focus on their core priorities. Our culture is founded on integrity, empathy, and a shared passion, encouraging collaboration and bold innovation.

Role Overview

This leadership position heads the APAC Payroll Product Management team, responsible for creating and delivering advanced payroll solutions that address complex and evolving customer needs across the region. The role combines customer experience, regulatory compliance, and scalable innovation to ensure payroll products are compliant locally yet consistent globally.

Key Responsibilities

• Deeply understand local laws, statutory requirements, and market norms, converting them into user-friendly and robust product features.
• Collaborate closely with Development, Quality Assurance, and go-to-market teams to ensure reliable, secure, and user-friendly end-to-end payroll solutions.
• Manage the entire product lifecycle, from initial market analysis and requirement gathering through delivery.
• Analyze customer feedback and data, engaging internal stakeholders to prioritize enhancements and continuously improve payroll products.
• Lead by example with high-quality execution and a commitment to ongoing improvement.
• Supervise and mentor a geographically dispersed team of payroll product managers handling multiple APAC countries and cross-border capabilities.
• Represent the APAC viewpoint in global product discussions, ensuring regional alignment with overarching payroll platform strategies.
• Hold a high-visibility role that directly affects how APAC customers pay employees accurately, punctually, and compliantly.

Candidate Profile

• Minimum 5 years of leadership experience managing product management or related domain teams.
• At least 10 years of product management or related field experience.
• Bachelor's degree in Business, Computer Science, or related areas is required; a Master's degree or equivalent real-world experience is preferred.
• Competence in managing challenging customer conversations, maintaining trust-based relationships and expectation setting.
• Ability to cultivate a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous learning within the product team.
• Strong skills in managing multiple priorities and providing timely stakeholder updates.
• Business acumen to align product strategy with the company's financial goals and vision.
• Effective decision-making capabilities in complex product and strategic scenarios, supported by clear communication.
• Experience in evangelizing product vision to internal and external stakeholders to build enthusiasm and strategic alignment.
• Skill in navigating ambiguity in product development and market environments while guiding teams confidently.
• Understanding and contributing to product strategy formulation, roadmaps, and market entry approaches.
• Knowledge of talent development principles with proven coaching and mentoring abilities.
• Use of transformational leadership techniques to motivate product teams toward ambitious objectives and innovation.

Flexible Work Philosophy

Workday embraces flexibility by blending remote work with in-person collaboration. Teams spend at least half their working time quarterly in offices or with customers, cultivating strong connections and optimizing performance. This approach allows for scheduling flexibility tailored to business, team, and individual needs.

Equal Opportunity and Accessibility

Workday commits to an inclusive hiring process welcoming candidates from diverse backgrounds. Reasonable accommodations are available upon request to ensure all applicants can fully demonstrate their capabilities.

Application Integrity

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