Associate General Counsel, Workday
$223.7-335.5k
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
$223.7-335.5k
1001+ employees
Company mission
To leverage the power of AI to elevate humans and supercharge work, moving business forever forward.
Role
Who you are
- You have a track record of leading large-scale transformation initiatives, using data-driven metrics to gauge success, and applying a “smart risk” framework to manage risk
- As a change agent, you are adept at evolving how the legal department supports the business, driving cultural change, and integrating your legal acumen with modern technology
- You will design innovative contracting models and leverage AI, CLM capabilities, and other automation tools to simplify, scale, and accelerate contracting for a $20 billion global company
- 10+ years of experience as a practicing attorney in a law firm or in-house/public sector legal department
- 5+ in house legal experience with a focus on commercial transactions (experience with professional services, partner programs and inbound/vendor contracting would be a plus)
- 5+ years experience in modern contract drafting, legal transformation initiatives and contact lifecycle management (CLM) concepts
- J.D. Degree and membership in at least 1 state bar
- Deep understanding of the commercial, vendor, partner, and strategic contracting model needs of a Fortune 500 cloud software provider
- Substantial background in providing legal guidance to global entities on commercial contracting matters
- Excellent contract drafting skills
- Experience negotiating customer/sales contracts with large enterprise organizations
- Proven track record of advising cross-functional leaders within rapidly expanding organizations
- Analytical and methodological approach to problem-solving with keen attention to detail and pragmatic risk management
- Experience working in an agile environment and collaborating effectively with cross-functional teams
- Ability to identify and leverage workflow automation tools to streamline operations and improve business efficiency
- Ability to work independently and manage multiple tasks simultaneously
- Strong communication and listening skills to effectively gather requirements and maintain stakeholder relationships
- A strong interest in AI solutions and their application in data analysis, with a willingness to learn and contribute to model development and deployment
What the job involves
- The mission of the Global Legal Services (GLS) team is to enhance the Legal organization’s support for Workday by focusing on simplicity, speed, scale, and skills, thereby accelerating strategic growth and improving the customer experience
- The team’s focus areas include developing business strategy for the Legal organization and operational alignment with larger Workday initiatives
- The team leads ground-breaking efforts in process optimization, resourcing, and risk management, while enabling operational efficiencies in technology management and data harmonization
- The GLS team also focuses on developing skills-based training for the organization and providing solutions through effective project management, strategic analytics, vendor management, and budget coordination
- The Global Legal Services team is seeking a Director & Associate General Counsel to join our Center of Excellence
- In this role, you will lead initiatives to transform how our legal department supports the business, streamlining service delivery to support our scale as a global cloud software leader
- You will apply your expertise in commercial contracting and legal technology to design efficient, modern processes, directly impacting how our organization manages risk and supports strategic growth
- Transform contracting models, workflows, and department processes to achieve optimal efficiency and scale, analyzing complexity, effort and risk
- Implement a modern contracting strategy for streamlined end to end contracting processes for customer, partner, inbound, and professional services
- Develop and maintain transactional infrastructure governance policies and processes and provide direction to the infrastructure transactional councils
- Serve as a trusted advisor to cross-functional leaders and advise on a range of complex legal, business and strategic issues
- Act as a champion for organizational change and deliver change management to executives, legal team, and cross-functional audiences
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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