Principal of Corporate Strategy, Workday
$190.8-286.2k
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Office located in Pleasanton, CA
Enterprise AI platform for managing HR and finance
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Enterprise AI platform for managing HR and finance
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
$190.8-286.2k
More information about location
Office located in Pleasanton, CA
1001+ employees
Company mission
To leverage the power of AI to elevate humans and supercharge work, moving business forever forward.
Role
Who you are
- This position is ideal for a strategic thinker with exceptional problem-solving skills and communications, and a track record of working collaboratively with key stakeholders to drive new vectors of growth and monetization opportunities within the software industry
- Principal:
- 7+ years of experience working in tech strategy (and/or)
- 7+ years of experience in Strategy Consulting (and/or)
- 7+ years of experience or deep interest in SAAS companies
- Senior Principal:
- 10+ years of experience working in tech strategy (and/or)
- 10+ years of experience in Strategy Consulting (and/or)
- 10+ years experience or deep interest in SAAS companies
- Strategic Thinking: ability to identify, evaluate, and prioritize new vectors of growth and monetization opportunities within the software industry, and develop pragmatic strategies to capture these business opportunities
- Cross-Functional Collaboration: Ability to work collaboratively with a diverse set of functional and business leaders, quickly establishing credibility at the executive level and driving decisions to move forward. Builds and maintains strong relationships with key internal and external stakeholders
- Problem-solving: Strong problem-solving skills, including the ability to define complex challenges, create structured approaches for solving them, and collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams to develop innovative solution
- Communication Skills: ability to develop clear, compelling, executive-level narratives and to deliver tailored messages grounded in rapport and credibility across the organization
- Flexibility: Ability to thrive in a dynamic, results-oriented work environment and be aligned to the Workday culture and values
- High intellectual curiosity, superior organizational, communication, presentation, structured thinking and analytical skills
- Results-oriented mindset to drive end-to-end projects with complete, accurate and timely delivery of analyses and project objective
- Open to 50% Flex-Hybrid reporting to Pleasanton office
What the job involves
- Workday’s Corporate Strategy team is responsible for developing and aligning Workday's Corporate strategy across the company, delivering high-priority strategic initiatives and building strategic capabilities to support Workday’s growth. We partner closely with the Executive Committee and functional leaders across Workday to drive strategic alignment in pursuit of healthy long-term growth and a bright future for Workday and our customers
- We are looking for a principal corporate strategist to join the team responsible for working directly with C-Level Leaders and Executive Committee members to develop, articulate, and maintain the company's overall long-term strategic direction. You will partner closely with functional leaders to drive strategic alignment and ensure our corporate strategy is enabling key business objectives
- This is a highly visible role with extensive cross-functional interaction
Our take
Workday is a cloud-based software vendor that provides management of workforces and finances. The company uses a single database for workforce management and financial management to offer integration and optimize business intelligence across companies. It has added to the packages and tools it offers over the years, providing analytic options that allow companies to combine third-party data with information collected by Workday.
The company has also grown through acquisitions and partnerships to broaden its capabilities.. Most recently, in 2025 it purchases Sana, an AI-driven enterprise knowledge and learning platform, to create a "new front door for work". This acquisition allows Workday to integrate Sana's AI-powered search, agents, and learning capabilities with its own data and workflows, allowing employees to access information, automate tasks, and complete their day entirely within Workday.
Through a combination of strategic acquisitions and in-house development, WOrkday has built a comprehensive suite of HR, financial, and enterprise tools. By focusing on innovation and AI-driven workflows, the company continues to push productivity and decision-making for organizations worldwide. Building on this track record, Workday is very much positioned for even more growth, reinforcing its status as a leader in shaping the future of work.
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Insights
16% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 5 rounds)
Oct 2011
$85m
SERIES F
Apr 2009
$75m
SERIES E
Total funding: $215.3m
Company HQ
Pleasanton, CA
Leadership
Aneel Bhusri
(Co-Founder & Executive Chair)Annel began his career at Morgan Stanley as a Corporate Finance Analyst. He then spent nearly 6 years at PeopleSoft as a Senior VP before co-founding Workday in 2005, where he has served as the CEO ever since.
Carl Eschenbach
(CEO)Carl joined Workday in 2022 as Co-CEO, becoming CEO in 2024. He has also been a Partner at Sequoia Capital since 2016. Previously, he spent 14 years at VMware as President and COO and 3 years at Inktomi Corporation as the VP of North America Sales.
Peter Bailis
(CTO)Prior to joining Workday in 2025, People was a VP of Engineering at Google. He also previously founded Sisu Data, where he served as the CEO for over 5 years.
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