Senior Workday Product Manager

Description & Requirements Senior Workday Product Manager serves as the strategic relationship manager and business technology advisor for the firm's Workday ecosystem across Finance, Human Resources, Professional Services Operations, and enterprise shared-services functions. This role partners closely with business leaders, engineering teams, platform support teams, technology delivery teams, vendors, and subject matter experts to identify opportunities to improve business outcomes through Workday capabilities, automation, analytics, AI-enabled functionality, reporting, integrations, platform extensibility, and process transformation. The Senior Workday Product Manager owns capability planning, business prioritization, roadmap alignment, stakeholder engagement, and value realization across the Workday portfolio. The role partners closely with business, technology, vendor, and operational teams responsible for day-to-day administration, configuration, security, reporting, integrations, support, and technical execution across the Workday ecosystem. The Workday Business Partner collaborates with business and technology stakeholders to align strategic direction, governance, prioritization, and value realization activities ensuring Workday investments remain aligned to business priorities and deliver measurable outcomes. What You Will Do Serve as the primary strategic liaison between business stakeholders and the Workday ecosystem across Finance, Human Resources, Professional Services Operations, and enterprise shared-services functions. Develop and maintain capability roadmaps that align business priorities with Workday investments and platform strategy. Develop and maintain a strategic vision for Workday AI, automation, and emerging platform capabilities, partnering with business leaders to simplify processes, accelerate user journeys, improve decision‑making, and maximize business value across the Workday ecosystem. Partner with engineering, architecture, delivery teams, platform support resources, vendors, and business stakeholders, and Workday customer success and strategic advisory resources to evaluate platform capabilities, translate business needs into prioritized initiatives, and guide investment decisions related to Workday Extend, integrations, automation, reporting, analytics, and other strategic Workday capabilities. Lead the development of business cases, investment recommendations, and prioritization decisions for Workday‑related initiatives. Champion organizational readiness, adoption, communications, and change management efforts associated with Workday enhancements and releases. Monitor business outcomes and value realization metrics, recommending continuous improvements across the Workday portfolio. Lead Workday governance forums, advisory boards, and stakeholder councils to align business leaders on platform priorities, investment decisions, roadmap direction, and value realization. Represent business priorities in strategic discussions with Workday and external advisors regarding future platform capabilities, product roadmap direction, industry best practices, and long‑term platform investment opportunities. Monitor Workday roadmap updates, release communications, and emerging platform capabilities; advise stakeholders on business opportunities, adoption priorities, and potential impacts to enterprise processes and strategic objectives. Provide strategic oversight and governance for Workday initiatives, ensuring alignment with business objectives while maintaining accountability for outcomes rather than day‑to‑day technical execution. Strong executive presence with the ability to lead, influence, and manage relationships with senior business and firm leadership. Exceptional consultative, stakeholder management, and communication skills across Human Resources, Finance, Operations, and other business functions. Strategic leadership capability to translate Workday capabilities and investments into measurable business outcomes and value realization. Demonstrated knowledge of Workday business processes, functional capabilities, reporting, security concepts, integrations, Workday Extend, platform extensibility, APIs, release management, and SaaS product lifecycle practices. Ability to partner effectively with engineering teams, platform support teams, vendors, and business stakeholders to evaluate capabilities, prioritize investments, and balance competing demands across the Workday portfolio. Ability to lead through influence rather than authority, driving alignment across cross‑functional teams and stakeholders. Demonstrated capability to manage competing priorities and strategic trade‑offs across initiatives, stakeholders, and investment decisions. Ability to establish outcome‑based measures, evaluate results using qualitative and quantitative insights, and hold initiatives accountable to intended business outcomes. Minimum Qualifications Bachelor's degree in a related field. 7+ years supporting enterprise applications, business transformation or product management. 3+ years working directly with Workday or comparable enterprise SaaS platforms. Preferred Qualifications 10+ years supporting enterprise applications, business transformation or product management. Experience with Workday Financial Management. Experience with Workday Human Capital Management (HCM). Experience with Workday Professional Services Automation (PSA). Experience with Workday Talent Management, Recruiting, Reporting, Analytics, Employee Experience, or other strategic Workday capabilities. Experience operating in a Workday post‑implementation or optimization environment. Experience working within professional services organizations. Experience partnering with HR, Finance, and Operations leaders. Workday certification(s) preferred but not required. About Forvis Mazars, LLP Forvis Mazars, LLP is an independent member of Forvis Mazars Global, a leading global professional services network. Ranked among the largest public accounting firms in the United States, our 7,000+ team members deliver assurance, tax, and consulting services to clients in all 50 states and internationally. With a legacy spanning more than 100 years, we're building something different. We are guided by a shared promise: Together, we create extraordinary experiences. That means delivering an Unmatched Client Experience® while creating a workplace where relationships matter, learning fuels growth, and every person feels valued and supported to thrive. 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Benefits are eligibility‑based and could include group health plan benefits, 401(K), profit‑sharing contributions, flexible time off, and parental leave. Forvis Mazars reserves the right to make changes to the salary range based on business needs. MD Minimum Salary (USD) $ 116400 MD Maximum Salary (USD) $ 265800 Massachusetts Wage Transparency Pursuant to the Massachusetts' Wage Transparency Act, the salary range displayed is for the Massachusetts market. The salary for this role will be based on the experience, education, and skill set of the individual for the position. Positions that are non‑exempt will be eligible for overtime pay compensable at a rate of one and a half times the hourly rate for any hours worked over 40 in a work week. Benefits are eligibility‑based and could include group health plan benefits, 401(K), profit‑sharing contributions, flexible time off, and parental leave. Forvis Mazars reserves the right to make changes to the salary range based on business needs. 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Benefits are eligibility‑based and could include group health plan benefits, 401(K), profit‑sharing contributions, flexible time off, and parental leave. Forvis Mazars reserves the right to make changes to the salary range based on business needs. VA Minimum Salary ( USD) $ 116400 VA Maximum Salary (USD) $ 241700 Vermont Wage Transparency Pursuant to Vermont Act 155, the salary range displayed is for the Vermont market. The salary for this role will be based on the experience, education, and skill set of the individual for the position. Positions that are non‑exempt will be eligible for overtime pay compensable at a rate of one and a half times the hourly rate for any hours worked over 40 in a work week. Benefits are eligibility‑based and could include group health plan benefits, 401(K), profit‑sharing contributions, flexible time off, and parental leave. Forvis Mazars reserves the right to make changes to the salary range based on business needs. VT Minimum Salary (USD) $ 104700 VT Maximum Salary (USD) $ 241700 Washington Wage Transparency Pursuant to Washington's Equal Pay and Opportunities Act, the salary range displayed is for the Washington market. The salary for this role will be based on the experience, education, and skill set of the individual for the position. Positions that are non‑exempt will be eligible for overtime pay compensable at a rate of one and a half times the hourly rate for any hours worked over 40 in a work week. Benefits are eligibility‑based and could include group health plan benefits such as medical, dental, vision, tax‑savings plans, 401(K), profit‑sharing contributions, flexible time off, holidays, and parental leave. Forvis Mazars reserves the right to make changes to the salary range based on business needs. WA Minimum Salary (USD) $ 128000 WA Maximum Salary (USD) $ 290000 Close Date: 12/11/2026 #J-18808-Ljbffr