Workday

Sr. Partner Account Manager

Workday$122K — $183K *
Business Services
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 8+ years of experience in Partner Management, Partner Development, or related fields within a SaaS, Cloud or AI company
  • 4+ years of experience developing and executing partner business plans that successfully drive measurable revenue growth
  • 4+ years of experience managing intricate partner relationships, including handling escalations and ensuring delivery quality

Responsibilities

  • Manage comprehensive relationships with a portfolio of SI, Regional, and Boutique Services Partners
  • Develop and execute annual partner plans with account mapping and performance management
  • Drive practice growth and implement aligned go-to-market strategies for North America
  • Identify innovative solutions within the partner ecosystem to enhance product and services strategy
  • Lead demand generation and sourcing opportunities to boost new subscription revenue
  • Collaborate with other teams to ensure cohesive execution and partner success
  • Travel for business, approximately 25% - 45% of the time

Benefits

  • Flexible working schedule with a mix of remote and in-office work
  • Engagement with a supportive and fast-paced team
  • Opportunities for career growth within a dynamic partner ecosystem
  • Access to collaborative cross-functional teams to drive success
  • A culture that values building meaningful partnerships
Full Job Description
About the Team
The Partner Management team is part of Workday's Global Partner Organization, and we play a vital role in driving Workday's growth and customer success through our services partner ecosystem. We manage the full 360-degree relationship with Workday's Services Partners, including revenue contributions and growth, delivery quality, partner expansions, partner innovation, demand generation, and sourced opportunities.
Our team works hand-in-hand with partners to build annual partner plans, conduct account mapping, and manage performance against targets throughout the year. We are a supportive, fast-paced team that is energized by resolving challenges and finding creative ways to manage workload and priorities. If you enjoy building meaningful partnerships that directly impact business outcomes and customer success, this is a team where your contributions will be visible and valued.

About the Role

As a Principal Partner Account Manager within the Global Partner Organization, you will lead outcome-driven results and partner relationships with a portfolio of SI, Regional and Boutique Partners at Workday. This is an opportunity to shape how Workday grows through its partner ecosystem, ensuring our partner relationships are outstanding and differentiated.

Working in concert with the Partner Sales, Partner Success, Sales and Services leadership teams, you will drive practice growth, solution identification, AI innovation, and go-to-market plans within North America, aligned to the Workday Sales and Services organizations. Your ability to develop and translate a business plan into results will be essential to helping Workday achieve its business objectives, drive new subscription revenue, and grow customer success.

In this role, you will be responsible for:
  • Managing the 360-degree relationship with a portfolio of SI, Regional and Boutique Services Partners, including revenue contributions, delivery quality, escalations, and partner innovations
  • Developing and executing annual partner plans, including account mapping and performance management against targets
  • Driving practice growth and go-to-market plans aligned to Workday's Sales and Services organizations within North America
  • Identifying solutions and innovation opportunities within the partner ecosystem to support Workday's product and services strategy
  • Leading demand generation efforts and sourced opportunities through partner channels to drive new subscription revenue
  • Collaborating cross-functionally with Partner Sales, Partner Success, Sales and Services leadership to ensure unified execution and partner success
  • Ability to travel up to 45%


Posting End Date: 09/12/2026
The application deadline for this role is the same as the posting end date stated.

About You

P4 - Sr. Partner Manager

Basic Qualifications:
  • 6+ years of experience in Partner Management, Partner Development, Alliance Management, Channel Management, within a SaaS, Cloud, AI company
  • 3+ years of experience developing, executing partner business plans that drive measurable revenue growth
  • 3+ years of experience managing partner relationships, including resolving escalations, evaluating partner performance


P5 - Principal Partner Account Manager

Basic Qualifications:
  • 8+ years of experience in Partner Management, Partner Development, Alliance Management, Channel Management, a related field, within a SaaS, Cloud, AI company
  • 4+ years of experience developing, executing partner business plans that drive measurable revenue growth, customer success
  • 4+ years of experience managing complex partner relationships, including navigating delivery quality, escalations, partner performance

Other Qualifications

  • Proven ability to build and maintain long-term partner relationships across geographies and organizational cultures
  • Skilled in structuring and managing strategic alliances, including identifying potential partners, negotiating partnership terms, and tracking value delivered
  • Adept at planning and executing go-to-market strategies, including assessing customer needs, partner landscape, and sales/marketing approach
  • Track record of identifying and executing business development opportunities based on market trends and partner relationships
  • Demonstrated success building and managing a sales or partner pipeline, including forecasting and conversion optimization
  • Strong ability to apply business and market insights to develop long-term strategic plans
  • Comfortable communicating and collaborating effectively across internal teams (e.g., Partner Sales, Partner Success, Services) and external partners
  • Capable of managing multiple partner priorities or projects concurrently, with a track record of on-time delivery
  • History of partnering with sales teams to support deal cycles and revenue growth
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills


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 click here.

Primary Location: USA.CA.San Francisco

Primary Location Base Pay Range: $0 USD - $0 USD

Additional US Location(s) Base Pay Range: $116,000 USD - $206,200 USD

Additional Considerations:

If performed in Colorado, the pay range for this job is $122,200 - $183,300 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:

09/12/2026

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
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