Senior Project Manager (US Federal)

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).

The Workday Government LLC seeks a Senior Technical Project Manager (TPM) to drive large-scale, complex, cross-functional technical initiatives for our growing Federal business, collaborating with executive leadership and technology teams on engineering, security, and operations for enterprise growth.

The TPM will coordinate critical initiatives, manage dependencies, mitigate risks, and combine strong program management with technical fluency to engage engineering and provide clear executive insights.

About the team

Workday Government: Your work matters here. At Workday Government, we focus on outcomes that serve a larger mission. Our work supports U.S. federal agencies as they modernize and transform the full employee lifecycle experience and finance operations—so they can operate with greater clarity, accountability, and trust.

As a Fortune 500 company and a proven enterprise cloud platform, Workday brings modern technology, responsible AI, and secure infrastructure to some of the most complex environments in the world. The work isn't theoretical. It's operational. It's high-impact. And it demands rigor, integrity, and long-term thinking.

From day one, you’ll be part of a team that values collaboration, follow-through, and doing the right thing—especially when the stakes are high. Our culture is grounded in integrity, respect, and shared responsibility. We challenge each other to think clearly, act thoughtfully, and build solutions that stand up to real-world demands.

Basic qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience).
• 10+ years in technical project management (engineering or TPM) on visible, large-scale, cross-functional federal/public sector initiatives.
• 5+ years experience leading SaaS development, migrations, and business/compliance/process improvement initiatives.
• Strong understanding of SDLC, cloud environments, system architecture, and security.
• Proven ability to manage dependencies, risks, priorities, and timelines across multiple teams.
• Excellent verbal and written communication with technical, non-technical, executive teams, partners, and customers.

Preferred qualifications

• Experience working independently to design, plan, and execute technical projects; able to distill data and articulate rationale for making difficult trade-offs.
• Experience managing the lifecycle of a complex cross-functional program with considerable impact.
• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP).
• Familiarity with DevOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, and infrastructure-as-code.
• Experience in regulated/compliance-driven environments (e.g., FedRAMP, NIST, CMMC, SOC 2).
• PMP, PgMP, or Agile certifications.
• Experience with Jira/Confluence.
• Experience with Microsoft Project, Smartsheet, Jira/Confluence.