Principal/Senior Principal Diversity Business Partner, Workday

$163-244.6k

Each candidate’s compensation offer will be based on multiple factors including, but not limited to, geography, experience, skills, future potential and internal pay parity.

Expert level

Chicago

San Francisco Bay Area

Office located in Pleasanton, CA

Enterprise AI platform for managing HR and finance

Job no longer available

Enterprise AI platform for managing HR and finance

1001+ employees

B2BHRInternal toolsAnalyticsFinancial ServicesCloud Computing

Job no longer available

$163-244.6k

Each candidate’s compensation offer will be based on multiple factors including, but not limited to, geography, experience, skills, future potential and internal pay parity.

Expert level

Chicago

San Francisco Bay Area

Office located in Pleasanton, CA

1001+ employees

B2BHRInternal toolsAnalyticsFinancial ServicesCloud Computing

Company mission

To leverage the power of AI to elevate humans and supercharge work, moving business forever forward.

Job

Company

Role

Who you are

Shown experience analyzing data, identifying trends, and using insights to build targeted initiatives and programs
Proven ability developing and implementing programs that touch upon a wide variety of corporate functions, including but not limited to Talent Acquisition, Learning & Development, and Communications
Ability to develop and communicate an overall strategic vision as well as the ability to put the plan into operation
Experience addressing senior level management to influence organizational change
Experience delivering pivotal initiatives across a global organization
Experience working within a diversity and inclusion function or experience working on initiatives related to the advancement of diversity
Ability to be an innovative and creative thinker
Ability to work collaboratively and cross-functionally across global borders

What the job involves

In the Principal Diversity Business Partner role, you will partner with Sr. Director, Global Diversity Business Partners and serve as part of the global Belonging & Diversity organization
We are looking for you to lead, inspire change and to act as strategic internal consultant to global business leaders
As a key member of the Belonging & Diversity team you will be aligned to business functions where your primary responsibilities will include driving functional initiatives that develop inclusion, increase belonging sentiment, and ensure equity for all
As a Principal Diversity Business Partner, you will collaborate cross functionally and within the People & Purpose (HR) organization to develop targeted tools and actions while also partnering to ensure that locally relevant compliance related programs and initiatives are in place

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

Top investors

16% employee growth in 12 months

Glassdoor (4.2)

Trustpilot (1.1)

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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