Senior Inbound Product Manager, Grants Management

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About the Team

The Workday Grants Management team is transforming how research organizations and grant-funded programs manage their people, funding, and compliance. We are a critical part of the digital backbone for some of the largest higher education, government, and healthcare organizations across the globe.

Our team empowers customers to manage their grants confidently through accurate data, analysis, and actionable insights. From post-award financial research administration to navigating complex US and global grant funding mechanisms, regulations, and reporting standards, we are helping our customers work smarter and focus on what matters most - advancing their missions.

About the Role

As a Senior Inbound Product Manager on the Grants Management team, you will serve as a champion for our customers, deeply understanding their specific needs and challenges through in-depth research and close collaboration. You will translate those needs into actionable requirements and a compelling product vision, ensuring the next generation of Workday Grants Management delivers a transformational user experience and empowers customers to achieve greater efficiency and actionable insights.

You will lead both product discovery and delivery, guiding cross-functional teams - including Engineering, QA, Services, UX, and Research - to develop and deliver simple, complete, and lovable solutions. You will also serve as the active Product Owner for a cross-functional development team, converting vision into a groomed, prioritized backlog of outcomes that benefit customers the most.

Responsibilities

• Lead product discovery by conducting in-depth customer research, identifying needs, and translating them into clear requirements and a compelling product vision
• Guide cross-functional teams through the full product development lifecycle, partnering with Engineering, QA, Services, UX, and Research to deliver high-quality solutions
• Serve as the active Product Owner, maintaining a groomed and prioritized backlog focused on customer outcomes in key areas such as award contracts, grant accounting, billing and payments, and reporting
• Identify and champion opportunities to apply AI and automation - such as document ingestion to auto-create awards, predictive spending analytics, or automated compliance auditing - to reduce manual friction and improve customer outcomes
• Define success through measurable KPIs (e.g., reducing time-to-spend, increasing automated reconciliation rates) and use data-driven insights to inform prioritization and pivot when needed
• Design solutions with global customers in mind, ensuring the product addresses the diverse needs of higher education, government, and healthcare organizations
• Collaborate with the broader product management team, contributing fresh ideas and deep grants management expertise to shape the future of the product and support Workday's expansion

About You

Basic Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in product management for enterprise-scale financial software, or in high-level consulting in grants, financials, or payroll

Other Qualifications

• Deep understanding of customer needs within grants management and post-award research administration across higher education, healthcare, not-for-profit, and state and local government
• Skilled in understanding and sharing the experiences of customers in complex grant-funded environments
• Experience working effectively with members from different teams and disciplines - including Engineering, QA, UX, Services, and Research
• Proficient in inspecting, transforming, and modeling data to discover useful information, identify trends, and provide insights
• Deep functional expertise in higher education, healthcare, or government sectors, with a sophisticated understanding of grant funding mechanisms, accounting principles, billing and payment application requirements, financial reporting standards, and relevant regulations
• Experienced in building productive relationships with key partners across the organization
• Skilled at selecting a course of action from multiple alternatives by evaluating potential outcomes, assessing risk, and balancing priorities
• Experienced in generating and applying unique business insights to identify opportunities, develop long-term product goals, and shape a compelling vision
• Demonstrated ability to identify and implement AI and automation opportunities
• Experience with Agile/Scrum methodologies
• Bachelor's degree in a relevant discipline such as Business, Computer Science, or a related discipline, or equivalent practical experience

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience navigating the grant funding landscape, regulatory requirements, and public or private sector accounting standards in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand
• 4+ years of experience as a Subject Matter Expert or Lead Implementation Consultant specifically for Workday Grants Management
• Specialized expertise in grant-specific revenue recognition, effort certification, or project-based payroll accounting
• Understanding of how modern data models and automation support scalable, high-performance enterprise ecosystems

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.

• Primary Location: USA.GA.Atlanta
• Primary Location Base Pay Range: $148,000 USD - $222,000 USD
• Additional US Location(s) Base Pay Range: $140,600 USD - $252,000 USD

Our Approach to Flexible Work

With Flex Work, we're combining the best of both worlds: in-person time and remote. We spend at least half (50%) of our time each quarter in the office or in the field with our customers, prospects, and partners.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Workday is an Equal Opportunity Employer including individuals with disabilities and protected veterans.

Application Deadline: 06/03/2026