Director of Strategy and Operations, Workday
Data Cloud
$175-310.9k
More information about location
Office located in Pleasanton, CA or Santa Clara, CA
Enterprise AI platform for managing HR, finance & IT
Open for applications
Enterprise AI platform for managing HR, finance & IT
1001+ employees
Open for applications
$175-310.9k
More information about location
Office located in Pleasanton, CA or Santa Clara, 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
- 8+ years of experience in business operations, strategy, consulting, product management, technology, or equivalent
- BA, BS, or equivalent degree in Business, Computer Science, or a related field
- Deep experience in an enterprise SaaS environment
- Cybersecurity focused experience or experience working closely with functional and cross-functional teams
- Emonstrated experience in developing and implementing communications strategies for internal and external partners
- Ability to collaborate across teams to create strategic storyboards and quarterly board materials for relevant parties
- Ability to learn quickly within a fast-paced team, including highly technical topics
- Ability to handle interpersonal relationships with a high degree of emotional intelligence and self-awareness
What the job involves
- The Data Cloud organization is seeking an experienced, high-velocity individual with expertise in business operations, product strategy, and commercial growth
- This individual will work alongside the SVP & GM of Data Cloud to drive the execution of key strategic initiatives within a newly forming, high-growth organization
- This role involves extending the efficiency of both the SVP and the broader leadership team by creating streamlined operational rhythms, ensuring absolute organizational clarity, bridging the gap between product engineering and go-to-market teams, and driving the strategic pivot toward building the industry's first Agentic Data Platform
- The Director of Strategy and Operations will also act as a trusted advisor and right-hand to the SVP & GM, helping leaders focus their teams to accelerate delivery, navigate complex organizational transformations, and scale the business to unprecedented heights
- In this role, you will own the operational rhythm of the Data Cloud business unit. You will look around corners, bridge gaps between product strategy and market execution, and enable executive decision-making through synthesis, prioritization, and deep business insight
- P&T Leadership Partner: Act as a critical partner to the SVP & GM of Data Cloud you will seamlessly drive strategic priorities, tracking, and execution across a global product and technology organization
- Operating Cadence: Establish, own, and continually optimize the operating cadence, planning cycles, and alignment frameworks across multiple teams and cross-functional organizations
- Strategy into Execution: Translate high-level vision and business strategy into rigorous operational execution, ensuring absolute organizational clarity, focus, and measurable business outcomes
- Executive Decision-Making: Synthesize complex data, competitive intelligence, and engineering/product updates into clear recommendations that enable swift, high-impact decision-making for the SVP and senior executive leadership
- Run the GM Function: Own the day-to-day operational cadence of the Data Cloud business unit, including leadership staff meetings, quarterly execution reviews, operational dashboards, and town halls
- OKR Ownership: Drive, own, and track the adoption and execution of Objectives and Key Results (OKRs) across the Data Cloud organization, ensuring alignment with broader corporate goals
- Operational Excellence: Identify and implement opportunities to optimize systems, resource allocation, and processes to increase agility and delivery speed across the organization
- Strategy Orchestration: Coordinate and facilitate the definition, refinement, and execution of the Data Cloud product and business strategy in close partnership with the SVP and product leadership
- Go-To-Market & Field Alignment: Serve as the primary connective tissue between Data Cloud and partner functions, ensuring seamless execution across Sales, Marketing, and Partnerships
- Analyst & Market Relations: Collaborate with Product Marketing and Analyst Relations to ensure our strategic narrative is clear, consistent, and impactful for industry analysts and the market
- Corporate Function Liaison: Serve as the primary point of contact and liaison for Corporate Strategy, Corporate Development (M&A), Finance, and People & Purpose (HR)
- High-Impact Projects: Lead critical, cross-functional strategic initiatives—such as evaluating new market opportunities, partnership frameworks, or business model innovations
- Executive Storyboarding: Develop strategic presentations, business reviews, and board-level materials that translate complex technical and business metrics into compelling narratives
- Trusted Advisor: Act as a strategic sounding board to the SVP, providing objective feedback, guiding leadership alignment, and managing sensitive or confidential organizational matters with high discretion
Application process
- End Date: July 25, 2026
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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