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

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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

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