Principal Product Manager - Observability - Logs & Traces

Workday

Fully remote
12+ years product management experience
Saas or cloud-based infrastructure expertise
Deep familiarity with observability concepts
Workday is seeking a Principal Product Manager for its observability platform, focusing on logs and traces within a fully remote work environment. The ideal candidate will possess extensive experience in product management, particularly with SaaS or cloud-based systems, and will lead initiatives that enhance operational reliability and visibility for engineering teams

Job Summary

  • This role sits at the intersection of platform engineering and operational reliability to support Workday's mission of delivering dependable global SaaS services.
  • You will drive the product vision and roadmap for the observability platform, spanning data collection, processing, querying, and visualization capabilities.
  • Workday offers a flexible work approach requiring at least half of the time each quarter to be spent in the office or field with customers.

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Workday is seeking a Principal Product Manager for its observability platform, focusing on logs and traces within a fully remote work environment. The ideal candidate will possess extensive experience in product management, particularly with SaaS or cloud-based systems, and will lead initiatives that enhance operational reliability and visibility for engineering teams.

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • 12+ years product management experience
  • SaaS or cloud-based infrastructure expertise
  • Deep familiarity with observability concepts
  • Experience owning data pipeline products
  • Strong track record in cross-team collaboration

Nice-to-have

  • Master's degree in Computer Science or Engineering
  • Knowledge of open-source ecosystems like Prometheus
  • Experience with user interviews and dogfooding
  • Strategic ability to link platform to business outcomes

Key Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related discipline
  • 12+ years of experience in product management
  • Proven ability to influence engineering leadership without authority

Work Rights

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