Sr Program Manager, Product and Technology (US Federal)

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About the Team

The Product and Technology Program Management Office (PMO) at Workday spearheads strategic company initiatives. Our results-oriented team of program leaders collaborate across boundary partners to deliver tangible business outcomes for the organization.

About the Role

This role will support one or more direct or indirect contracts with the U.S. Federal Government which, due to federal government security requirements, mandates that all Workday personnel working on the contracts be United States citizens (naturalized or native).

Workday Inc is seeking a Senior Program Manager to join our team and support our growing Federal business. As a change agent, you will collaborate with executive leadership, program sponsors, boundary partners, business leads, and technology teams to drive the successful implementation of large-scale, cross-organization strategic programs aimed at enterprise growth in the Federal market.

About You

About You

Are you a passionate and driven delivery leader looking for a unique opportunity to make a significant impact? We are looking for an experienced technical senior program manager with deep knowledge of the federal and public sectors, understands delivery modeling while optimizing for agility and innovation. Leveraging industry leading practices, this role will lead strategy definition, scope identification, cross functional design, timeline alignment and driving on time delivery of committed outcomes and deliverables.

Basic Qualifications:

• This position requires a TS/SCI with CI polygraph security clearance. Applicants must already possess a valid and active TS/SCI with CI polygraph security clearance.

• 10+ years of progressive, cross-organizational technical program management experience, with a focus on highly visible, large-scale strategic federal and/or public sector initiatives

• 5+ years experience leading the development and implementation of new technology, cloud environments, migrations, business, compliance, and/or process improvement initiatives
• 5+ years experience working in a federal government business model
• Demonstrated ability establishing and maintaining strong relationships at all levels of an organization, with a proven track record of influence and collaboration
• Demonstrated ability to proactively identify impediments to program success and implement mitigation plans 
• Strong communication skills with the ability to succinctly articulate ideas to different audiences

Other Qualifications:

• Intelligence Community and DoD experience preferred
• Demonstrated adaptability in ambiguous situations with flexibility to quickly adjust priorities
• Strong technical knowledge including security, infrastructure, and public cloud concepts
• Experience with systems thinking to design, develop, and implement new technical, business, compliance, and delivery processes 
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