Principal Product Manager - Observability - Logs & Traces
Workday Inc
Hybrid (50% in-office time required quarterly)
12+ years product management experience
Saas or cloud-based infrastructure expertise
Deep familiarity with observability concepts
Workday Inc. is seeking a Principal Product Manager for its observability platform, focusing on logs and traces. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in product management within SaaS or cloud-based environments, specifically in observability concepts and data pipelines
Job Summary
This role sits at the intersection of platform engineering and operational reliability, directly supporting Workday's mission to deliver dependable services.
You will drive the product vision, strategy, 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.
Matching Summary
Match Score: 85
Workday Inc. is seeking a Principal Product Manager for its observability platform, focusing on logs and traces. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in product management within SaaS or cloud-based environments, specifically in observability concepts and data pipelines.
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 internal developer persona empathy
Strategic thinking connecting platform to business outcomes
Effective communication with senior engineering leadership
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