Workday

Sr Partner Executive - Financial Services

Workday • $128K — $192K *
Finance & Insurance
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years experience in a technology (SaaS or cloud) company or Workday Partner related to B2B sales and partnerships
  • 7+ years in business development or sales
  • Deep expertise in the Financial Services industry
  • Proven results in complex, matrixed organizations
  • Experience with cloud technology, data, analytics, and APIs
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills
  • Proficiency in Google Sheets, Slides, and Salesforce.com

Responsibilities

  • Lead joint business development with partners in Financial Services
  • Develop and manage the Workday pipeline across designated partners
  • Collaborate with sales, services, marketing, and other departments
  • Build a comprehensive plan mapping sales objectives with partners
  • Execute operational tasks related to forecasting and pipeline management
  • Cultivate relationships with customers and partner organizations
  • Identify new sales opportunities and drive sales plays

Benefits

  • Flexible work environment allowing at least 50% in-office or field time quarterly
  • Access to comprehensive benefits package
  • Opportunities for travel (15-25%)
  • Possibility of participating in the Workday Bonus Plan or role-specific commissions
  • Professional development opportunities and an inclusive workplace culture
Full Job Description
About the Team
The Global Partners Organization is focused on developing partnerships that accelerate innovation and growth with Industry differentiation, expanded reach and customer success. This is an amazing opportunity to be part of the team that is driving a rapid and global change of paradigm, to embrace a modern ecosystem and implement a unified and global partner strategy with local flavor, with cross-functional engagement in programs, systems, processes and people.

About the Role

As part of the Partner Sales Team within GPO, the Partner Sales Executive will lead joint business development with our Partners focused on our Financial Services Industry, aligned to the Workday sales organization.

The Partner Sales Executive is responsible for developing the Workday pipeline across all Partners within a designated segment and industry. In addition to working with our Partners, the Partner Executive will work across multiple internal functions, including (but not limited to) sales, services, marketing, pre-sales, value management, legal, and industry.

This role requires strong partner sales experience, managing campaigns and sales plays, GTM and industry expertise, executive presence and strong communication and organizational skills.

Sales
  • Sales engagement and opportunity identification experience
  • Experience cultivating mutually beneficial relationships with customers and partners
  • Prospecting and identifying new opportunities
  • Familiarity with technology partner ecosystems

Collaboration
  • Work across the Partners team including Channels, Software, Operations and Services Alliances to ensure alignment and execution.
  • Collaborate closely with our Partner Managers (PMs)
  • Model, live and champion the Workday values and VIBE (Value, Inclusion, Belonging and Equity)

Operational Results
  • Build target % and $ of ACV sourced/originated pipeline from partners
  • Understand the Sales objectives across all go to market programs, and build a comprehensive and detailed plan for the business, mapping it to joint plans with partners.
  • Operational execution from a partners perspective for forecasting, pipeline management, and deal execution across all phases of the sales process.


About You

Basic Qualifications
  • 5+ years professional experience in a technology (SaaS or cloud) company or WD Partner, collaborating with B2B Sales & Partners (SIs/ISVs/GSIs/Hyperscalers)
  • 7+ years of professional experience in Business Development or Sales


Other Qualifications
  • Deep Financial Services industry experience
  • Proven results in working across matrixed organizations, with complex team-based sales environments, and able to influence sales organizations and partner GTM motions
  • Cloud Technology, Data, Analytics, API, and platform experience and understanding
  • Validated experience in delivering strong results in pipeline generation and bookings
  • Outstanding verbal and written communication skills
  • Proficiency in Google Sheets, Slides & Salesforce.com
  • MBA a plus
  • Moderate Travel: 15-25%


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.IL.Chicago

Primary Location Base Pay Range: $128,300 USD - $192,400 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:

10/16/2026

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.



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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.
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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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