Your work days are brighter here.At Workday, it all began with a conversation over breakfast. When our founders met at a sunny California diner, they came up with an idea to revolutionize the enterprise software market. And when we began to rise, one thing that really set us apart was our culture. A culture which was driven by our value of putting our people first. And ever since, the happiness, development, and contribution of every Workmate is central to who we are. Our Workmates believe a healthy employee-centric, collaborative culture is the essential mix of ingredients for success in business. That’s why we look after our people, communities and the planet while still being profitable. Feel encouraged to shine, however that manifests: you don’t need to hide who you are. You can feel the energy and the passion, it's what makes us unique. Inspired to make a brighter work day for all and transform with us to the next stage of our growth journey? Bring your brightest version of you and have a brighter work day here.About the TeamAt Workday, we help the world’s largest organizations adapt to what’s next by bringing finance, HR, and planning into a single enterprise cloud. We work hard, and we’re serious about what we do. But we like to have fun, too. We put people first, celebrate diversity, drive innovation, and do good in the communities where we live and work.The ProductOur Peakon product team is building an employee engagement platform that activates every employee to take ownership for inspiring change —creating better and more inclusive workplaces around the world.Peakon converts employee feedback into actionable insights. Peakon improves employee engagement through regular surveys, personalized training, and suggested actions. This happens by collecting employee feedback in real-time, analyse it, and deliver insights to make improvements at the workplace.At Peakon, product is the foundation of everything we do. We believe that work should work for people and our mission is to help every employee drive the change they want to see. Our products are focused on empowering managers and employees to become more engaged within their organization and fostering collaboration on improvements.You will be working on our core employee engagement product - Peakon, a Workday company - called “Engage”, which is at the center of our product offering. You will be deeply involved in the Peakon methodology and will have a significant impact on improving the survey experience, allowing for employees to provide valuable insights and for the HR people to tailor the experience in their organisations.This role is part of our Opportunity Onramps®. This enables a pathway to relaunch your career in the technology industry regardless of your background. We recognize that people do not follow the same path in life or their career. At Workday, we embrace the pause, and the unique perspectives it can provide. Through our Career Returner programme, we provide on-the-job training and mentorship. Participants will make an impact at Workday by engaging in significant work, have access to many career growth and skill building opportunities; including networking, training, and ongoing professional development.About the RoleWe believe that when an organization actively listens to employee feedback and empowers each member to drive the change they wish to see, it can experience unprecedented growth and create more fulfilling jobs. This is the global impact of our product. Consistent with these values, at Peakon we foster a culture of collaboration and continuous improvement. Inspired by Marty Cagan’s product model, our core beliefs are anchored in practices of continuous discovery and continuous delivery. We continually invest in our product culture, empowering our teams to identify the right problems and implement solutions which results in intended outcomes. Our leadership approach aims to nurture you personally and grow you professionally, guided by a strong "why," values, principles, and strategic context. Importantly, we believe that the Product team serves as the central unit for our success, and our organizational structures are designed to prioritize team effectiveness over individual optimization.Elevate or Restart your career and impact the future of work—apply for the Peakon Product Manager Intern role today.About the Role Learn modern product management skills by facilitating ceremonies, leading the product backlog, and by refining inputs for our product discovery and delivery processesConduct and deliver product discovery in the form of customer interviews, design workshops and understanding user needsWork cross-functionally in an Agile manner, collaborating with innovative engineers, designers and data scientists on multi-disciplinary teamsSupport Product Managers on discrete tasks as well as other teammates in other functionsThis is a 3-6 month internship with the intention of full-time employment at a successful completion of the internshipAbout YouSkills, Knowledge & ExperienceOur Product Manager internship offers an exciting opportunity to drive Peakon’s award-winning product and learn the trade with an amazing team of Product managers and Leaders.Examples of desirable skills, knowledge and experience include:Basic QualificationsPrior shown experience of building, supporting and selling products. For example but not limited to product management, product success, customer support, launching or building products yourself, or in a fast-paced work environment.Interest and understanding of technical subjects and SaaS products, excited to learn new concepts and technologies quickly. Experience from customer and user facing experiences is considered relevant.Demonstrated critical thinking skills and a drive to learn and adapt to new technologiesSolid interpersonal and organizational skills, with the ability to get results in a changing environment, by rallying cross-functional professions together.You thrive at problem-solving and making decisions, especially as a teammate, but also as an independent person driving problems to resolutionsWe are open to individuals from a wide range of backgrounds. This role is also suitable if you are a Career Returner with an extensive career break for a whole host of reasons including but not limited to: caregiving, illness, unemployment, covid-19 impacts, immigration, asylum or refuge seeking needs.Additional QualificationsCurrently have a degree or equivalent experience in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, Business or experience in a relevant field to the roleKnowledge or exposure to agile software development, scrum, dual track agile, or user discovery / research methodsOur Approach to Flexible Work With Flex Work, we’re combining the best of both worlds: in-person time and remote. Our approach enables our teams to deepen connections, maintain a strong community, and do their best work. We know that flexibility can take shape in many ways, so rather than a number of required days in-office each week, we simply spend at least half (50%) of our time each quarter in the office or in the field with our customers, prospects, and partners (depending on role). This means you'll have the freedom to create a flexible schedule that caters to your business, team, and personal needs, while being intentional to make the most of time spent together. Those in our remote "home office" roles also have the opportunity to come together in our offices for important moments that matter.Are you being referred to one of our roles? If so, ask your connection at Workday about our Employee Referral process!
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