Senior Contract Manager, Workday
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2-5 days a week in office
Enterprise AI platform for managing HR and finance
Job no longer available
Enterprise AI platform for managing HR and finance
1001+ employees
Job no longer available
More information about location
2-5 days a week in office
1001+ employees
Company mission
To leverage the power of AI to elevate humans and supercharge work, moving business forever forward.
Role
Who you are
- Law degree (or equivalent qualification) Master’s or PhD in Law with at least 5–7 years of relevant experience managing contracts (including drafting and negotiation) in a corporate environment
- Demonstrated experience with complex commercial contract terms and a solid understanding of contract law principles
- Licensed to practice law in relevant European jurisdiction (e.g. Ireland, the United Kingdom, Germany, Italy) is highly desirable
- Proficient in Word, Excel and PowerPoint
- Experience with a contract management system, e.g. Apttus or others
- Experience with e-signature software, e.g. EchoSign, DocuSign
- Strong collaborative spirit, including outstanding influence and interpersonal skills
- Positive attitude and ability to work in a fast-paced, high-output, team-oriented environment
- Demonstrates enthusiasm for solving problems and adding value to the Company
- Comfortable in addressing new situations and in use of independent judgment
- Committed to own personal growth and development by actively seeking feedback and responding with action
- Open and honest in communications with all partners – legal colleagues, management, customers and others
- Comfortable with dealing of highly confidential information with professionalism and integrity
- Additional European language skills (German, Italian or Spanish) are highly desirable
What the job involves
- Workday’s GLS team supports the Company’s Go To Market Legal team in a wide variety of transactional and indepth work
- This worldwide team is comprised of contract management professionals who handle diverse categories of work across Workday’s customer base and net new accounts
- The team is asked to manage a large volume of requests and in collaboration with several cross functional teams
- Workday’s GLS team is looking for a high-performing Senior Contract Manager to join our team
- In this role, you will assume a wide range of responsibilities, all of which will require critical thinking, innovation, and integrity
- We are looking for someone with significant expertise in contract negotiation and drafting, outstanding attention to detail, high energy, strong project management skills and a positive attitude
- Serve as a primary legal contract for Workday's legal team negotiating commercial contracts
- Manage workflow, document generation and review processes for a variety of contract types, beginning with receipt of requests for contract generation through routing for signatures and final distribution
- Review proposed modifications to contracts and work with internal business partners and third parties to negotiate terms and obtain approvals for modifications as required
- Coordinate with cross-functional teams during contract review cycles, acting as a key contact for the legal department by providing guidance on commonly requested edits, non-standard terms, policies, copies, questions, etc
- Assist with maintenance of contracts management system as well as implementation and enforcement of contract practices and policies
- Draft and revise contract wording to address various situations as they arise
- Maintain processes between the legal department and other groups and collaborate on ways to continually improve the contracts administration process
- Provide support to in-house legal staff, including research, correspondence and record-keeping Execute assigned projects as determined by needs of the business and department
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.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
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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