Workday

Senior Manager, GTM Strategy and Planning

Workday$148K — $222K *
Enterprise Technology
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 8+ years of experience in Enterprise SaaS GTM strategy or top-tier management consulting with a focus on tech companies
  • 5+ years of experience in successfully taking a GTM strategy from design through global scale, including structuring experiments and measuring impact
  • 8+ years of hands-on experience with GTM data platforms/tools (e.g., Salesforce, Clari, Snowflake, Sigma) and proficiency in Python or SQL
  • Strong preference for experience in designing or operationalizing AI-driven workflows for GTM use cases
  • In-depth understanding of strategic and operational dependencies across GTM functions and AI's role in enhancing these functions

Responsibilities

  • Lead GTM strategy design for new offerings and business models, particularly involving AI capabilities
  • Architect the evolution of the GTM model through optimization of structures and coverage methods
  • Design and implement AI-driven GTM motions in collaboration with key teams
  • Establish KPIs for measuring the impact and accountability of strategic initiatives
  • Build and maintain data models to evaluate GTM hypotheses and experiments
  • Create data-driven narratives and presentations for executive leadership
  • Conduct market and competitive analysis to inform GTM strategies

Benefits

  • Comprehensive benefits package
  • Opportunity for remote work with a flexible schedule
  • Collaboration opportunities with cross-functional teams
  • Exposure to high-impact strategic initiatives
  • Chance to work at the intersection of AI and business strategy
Full Job Description

About the Team

The Global Customer Operations (GCO) Strategy and Planning team at Workday is responsible for leading our go-to-market (GTM) strategy development and integrated business planning and performance management across GTM functions. We transform ideas into decisions to accelerate growth, deliver high-priority strategic initiatives, and drive the mid-to-long term evolution of our GTM model.
We drive new GTM concepts from inception to commercialization, address sophisticated business problems, and collaborate cross-functionally with leaders across Workday for strategy design and execution. Increasingly, this includes defining how we bring Agentic offerings to market and how AI capabilities show up in our GTM motions, customer engagement, and partner ecosystem.

About the Role

As the Senior Manager, GTM Strategy and Planning at Workday, you will play a critical role in shaping and executing our GTM strategy. You will work cross-functionally across all levels of the organization, support design and execution of high-impact strategic initiatives, and ensure accountability for results across the organization.

This is a highly visible role that requires high intellectual curiosity, strategic thinking, an agile mindset, and exceptional problem-solving and communication skills. You will be expected to combine deep GTM expertise with a practical understanding of AI and data to design, test, and scale next-generation GTM models.

Responsibilities

  • Lead GTM strategy design for growth initiatives in new offerings, business models, and ecosystem plays, including how we position, package, price, and sell AI capabilities across segments and regions
  • Architect the mid-to-long-term evolution of our GTM model through optimization of structure, segmentation, coverage models, and routes to market
  • Design and operationalize AI-driven GTM motions (for example, intelligent account prioritization, next-best-action plays, guided selling, and persona-based outreach) in close partnership with Sales, RevOps, Marketing, and Product
  • Establish KPIs and diagnostic frameworks that measure impact, adoption, and ROI of strategic initiatives and GTM plays. Track progress, ensure transparency, and drive accountability for business outcomes
  • Build and maintain robust data models, scenario analyses, and experimentation frameworks to evaluate GTM hypotheses (e.g., pilots, A/B tests), including the use of AI/ML models and LLM-based workflows where appropriate
  • Craft compelling, data-backed narratives and executive-level presentations that translate complex analytics and insights into clear strategic choices and recommendations
  • Assess market and competitive landscape, performing insightful internal and external research, benchmarking, and analysis to inform GTM strategy
  • Partner with cross-functional teams across GTM (Sales, Solution Consulting, Partners, Value Management, RevOps, Marketing, CX), Product, Corporate Strategy, Business Ops, and Finance to co-design and execute strategic initiatives, from concept through pilot to global scale.

About You

Basic Qualifications (Required)

  • 8+ years of experience in Enterprise SaaS GTM strategy, and/or experience in top-tier management consulting focused on Sales/GTM engagements with technology companies

  • 5+ years of proven record of taking a GTM strategy from design 12 pilot 12 global scale, including experience structuring experiments, measuring impact, and iterating based on results

  • 8+ years hands-on experience with GTM and data platforms/tools (e.g., Salesforce, Clari, Snowflake, Sigma) and comfort working directly with data using Python and or SQL

Other Qualifications

  • Experience designing or operationalizing AI-driven workflows for GTM use cases is strongly preferred

  • Deep understanding of strategic and operational dependencies across GTM functions (Sales, Partners, Marketing, Professional Services, Customer Success, RevOps, etc.), and how AI and automation can augment these functions

  • Strategic and structured thinker with excellent problem-solving, analytical, and financial modeling skills; able to move fluidly between big-picture strategy and detailed execution plans

  • Highly motivated, impact-driven, and comfortable with ambiguity; able to independently drive complex, cross-functional initiatives with a keen eye for detail

  • Excellent communication, executive presence, interpersonal, and organizational skills, with a demonstrated ability to influence and align senior stakeholders

  • Passion for AI and its potential to transform how customers work and how GTM organizations operate, with a bias toward experimentation, learning, and continuous improvement



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 candidate9s 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 Workday9s comprehensive benefits, please click here.

Primary Location: USA.GA.Atlanta


Primary Location Base Pay Range: $148,000 USD - $222,000 USD


Additional US Location(s) Base Pay Range: $140,600 USD - $249,700 USD

Additional Considerations:

If performed in Colorado, the pay range for this job is $148,000 - $222,000 USD based on min and max pay range for that role if performed in CO.

The application deadline for this role is the same as the posting end date stated as below:

07/17/2026



Our Approach to Flexible Work

With Flex Work, we9re 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 you9ll 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 2home office2 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
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