Principal Managing Partner, Workday
DACH
Enterprise AI platform for managing HR, finance & IT
Job no longer available
Enterprise AI platform for managing HR, finance & IT
1001+ employees
Job no longer available
1001+ employees
Company mission
To leverage the power of AI to elevate humans and supercharge work, moving business forever forward.
Role
Who you are
- 8+ years’ experience of large account management, leading both account and delivery teams for software vendors or global SIs
- 5+ years of experience in consulting or professional services, preferably with enterprise software solutions
- Proven track record of building and maintaining strong C-level relationships
- Demonstrated success in driving customer happiness and achieving revenue growth
- Ability to articulate sophisticated ideas clearly and persuasively
- Ability to handle / prioritise multiple customer demands balancing customer happiness with revenue and profitability targets
- Leadership abilities to empower and coordinate a matrixed team of individuals at multiple levels within an organisation
- Experience implementing Workday is preferable
- Fluency in English and German is essential
What the job involves
- The Principal Managing Partner is a trusted advisor and executive liaison, dedicated to cultivating deep and long term relationships with Workday's most strategic clients
- This role orchestrates a unified, cross-functional approach to deliver outstanding, differentiated customer experiences and ensure long-term partnership success
- The individual will lead and coordinate Workday’s efforts across all lines of business (Sales, Pre-Sales, Services, Marketing, Product Management) orchestrating all Workday parties around a single, clearly articulated, three-year account/opportunity strategy
- To achieve success, this professional will ensure three critical elements are in place:
- A customer validated multi-year engagement roadmap Account & Opportunity Strategy Annual Plan
- This person will assist in all phases of the life cycle (pre-sales, initial deployment and production) executing against the agreed governance model, which includes assigned Executive Sponsors at each phase
- They will be measured by growth in Sales and Services revenues, renewal rates, SKU attachment including Financials, and customer happiness
- The targets and priorities are set with the Services and Sales Global and Regional Vice Presidents
- Nurture C-level Relationships: Foster strong, authentic connections with key C-level executives, understanding their strategic vision and encouraging trust
- Champion Customer Success: Serve as the primary advocate for customer needs, proactively identifying and addressing challenges to ensure their success
- Drive Strategic Alignment: Collaborate with the customer and internal teams to develop and implement a multi-year strategic roadmap that aligns with their business objectives and improves Workday's value proposition
- Orchestrate Cross-Functional Collaboration: Lead a unified approach across Sales, Services, Product, and Marketing, ensuring flawless communication and a cohesive customer experience
- Facilitate Executive Engagement: Arrange and participate in executive-level interactions, encouraging open dialogue and strategic alignment
- Uncover Growth Opportunities: Proactively identify expansion opportunities by deeply understanding the client's evolving needs and showcasing Workday's solutions
- Champion Innovation: Collaborate with Product teams to explore innovative solutions and incorporate client feedback into Workday's product roadmap
- Ensure Operational Excellence: Coordinate the seamless execution of ongoing engagements, ensuring high-quality service delivery and customer happiness
- Cultivate deep and enduring relationships with C-level executives and their direct reports at key accounts
- Craft and implement strategic roadmaps that drive customer success and Workday growth
- Foster a culture of proactive customer advocacy and outstanding service delivery
- Expand Workday's footprint within accounts through strategic upsell and cross-sell opportunities
- Position Workday as a trusted strategic partner and innovation collaborator
- Drive customer self-sufficiency by ensuring a customer understands how to engage with our Customer Experience organization and use the features of their Workday Success Plan
- Engage the appropriate workmates to support account planning and feature adoption strategies
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 & CEO)Annel began their career at Morgan Stanley as a Corporate Finance Analyst. They then spent nearly 6 years at PeopleSoft as a Senior VP before co-founding Workday in 2005.
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