Workday

Principal, Strategic Business Development

Workday$198K — $297K *
Business Services
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 8+ years in project or program management with a focus on impactful projects (P5)
  • 6+ years in project or program management focusing on launching iterations (P4)
  • 4+ years leading cross-functional programs with clear timelines (P5)
  • 2+ years managing complex cross-functional programs (P4)
  • Strong decision-making skills in complex environments.

Responsibilities

  • Manage Sales operational cadence including leadership meetings and QBRs
  • Develop standardized templates for internal business reviews
  • Maintain a suite of operational documents and artifacts
  • Collaborate with Sales leadership to communicate priorities
  • Support sales planning processes including goals and headcount
  • Translate Sales priorities into actionable workstreams
  • Refine communications and materials for leadership engagements.

Benefits

  • Flexible work schedule allowing for at least 50% in-office time
  • Opportunity for annual bonuses and stock grants
  • Engagement with diverse cross-functional teams
  • Access to global projects and initiatives
  • Supportive community fostering strong connections.
Full Job Description

About the Team

We are seeking a highly motivated, results-oriented individual to support the Global Customer Operations (GCO) leadership team. This role will own and drive the operational rhythm of the Sales organization, ensuring alignment, accountability, and execution across key cadences, major initiatives, performance metrics, executive communications, and external engagement materials.

About the Role

The ideal candidate brings a strong background in program management, executive communication, sales or customer operations, planning, and operational excellence within a fast-paced, global environment. This role will serve as a trusted partner to Sales leadership, helping translate priorities into operating mechanisms, measurable business outcomes, and consistent execution across the organization.

Operational Cadence and Program Management
  • Manage the end-to-end Sales operational cadence, including executive leadership meetings, staff meetings, QBRs, cross-functional Interlock meetings and other executive business reviews. Drive the agenda setting process, ensure clear documentation of actions and decisions and facilitate seamless follow-through to ensure accountability. 

  • Develop and maintain standardized approaches, templates, and materials for internal business reviews, and leadership communications.

  • Maintain a CAGR and GCO ecosystem of operational artifacts (e.g. templates, planning documents, historical executive decks, action tracking).

Planning and Leadership Alignment
  • Partner with senior Sales leadership team to define, communicate, and execute priorities.

  • Support annual and quarterly planning processes, including sales goals, operating plans, investment priorities, headcount planning, territory planning, and cross-functional dependencies.

  • Translate Sales priorities into actionable workstreams, milestones, ownership models, and accountability mechanisms.

  • Build trusted relationships with senior leaders across the organization. 

Executive Communications and Executive Engagements
  • Refine communications, presentations, updates, and narratives for Sales leadership in partnership with Exec Comms. Ensure consistent messaging, high-quality materials, and strong preparation for internal and external meetings.

  • Coordinate materials for leadership meetings, QBRs, executive staff meetings, board-level discussions, customer briefings, partner engagements, all-hands meetings, and organization-wide communications.

  • Distill complex business topics into clear, concise, and compelling narratives for executive, field, customer, and cross-functional audiences.

About You

Basic Qualifications (P5)

  • 8+ years experience in project or program management, defining, launching, and iterating on impactful projects or programs.

  • 4+ years experience driving complex cross functional programs with clear timelines and executive communication.

Basic Qualifications (P4)

  • 6+ years experience in project or program management, defining, launching, and iterating on impactful projects or programs.

  • 2+ years experience driving complex cross functional programs with clear timelines and executive communication.

Other qualifications

  • Demonstrated ability to drive Cross-Functional Alignment acoss multiple departments and teams

  • Strong Decision Making skills in complex programs, evaluating options, assessing risks, and driving effective solutions.

  • Deep understanding of Governance principles and the ability to establish and enforce structure for owned programs and projects.

  • Proven Schedule Development skills creating integrated master schedules, managing critical paths, and forecasting delays for complex programs.

  • Proven ability to lead Stakeholder Engagement by building strong relationships, influencing key stakeholders, and managing expectations at various levels


Workday Pay Transparency Statement

The annualized base salary ranges for the primary location and any additional locations are listed below.  Workday pay ranges vary based on work location. As a part of the total compensation package, this role may be eligible for the Workday Bonus Plan or a role-specific commission/bonus, as well as annual refresh stock grants. Recruiters can share more detail during the hiring process. Each candidate’s compensation offer will be based on multiple factors including, but not limited to, geography, experience, skills, job duties, and business need, among other things. For more information regarding Workday’s comprehensive benefits, please .

Primary Location: USA.CA.PleasantonPrimary Location Base Pay Range: $198,000 USD - $297,000 USD


 

Additional US Location(s) Base Pay Range: $167,200 USD - $297,000 USD



Our 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.

About Workday

Workday, Inc. is a provider of enterprise cloud applications for finance and human resources. The Company delivers financial management, human capital management and analytics applications designed for various companies, educational institutions and government agencies. As part of its applications, the Company provides embedded analytics that capture the content and context of everyday business events, facilitating informed decision-making from wherever users are working. Its applications include Workday Financial Management, Workday Human Capital Management (HCM) and Other Applications. It also provides open, standards-based Web-services application programming interfaces, and pre-built packaged integrations and connectors. Workday, Inc. is headquartered in Pleasanton, California.
Learn more about Workday
Size
15,932 employees
Market Cap
$42.2 billion
Industry
Net Income
-$282.4 million
Founded
2005
5 Year Trend
+26.7%
Revenue
$4.3 billion
NASDAQ

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