Sales Development Representative, Workday
$46.4-69.6k
+ As well as annual refresh stock grants
More information about location
Enterprise AI platform for managing HR and finance
Open for applications
Enterprise AI platform for managing HR and finance
1001+ employees
Open for applications
$46.4-69.6k
+ As well as annual refresh stock grants
More information about location
1001+ employees
Company mission
To leverage the power of AI to elevate humans and supercharge work, moving business forever forward.
Role
Who you are
- We're on the lookout for individuals with a passion for strategic prospecting, who possess a curiosity about creative thinking, and are motivated to advance Workday's mission
- Bachelor's Degree and a minimum of one (1) year of professional or industry-specific experience, which can include full-time employment, part-time roles, or internships
- OR Two (2) or more years of equivalent, work experience where a degree is not present
- Shown industry experience preferred in prospecting, inside sales, business development, high technology exposure, marketing, direct sales, or IT consulting
- Highly motivated, tenacious, self-starter
- Ability to hold a resourceful and significant, executive-level conversations
- Detail oriented and strong organizational skills
- Knowledge of Salesforce.com, Clari Groove, ZoomInfo
What the job involves
- Join the Workday Sales Development team and play a key role in transforming how businesses worldwide manage their operations
- As an integral part of our team, you'll dive into the task of connecting with decision-makers via phone and email, forging meaningful relationships with potential clients
- Your efforts will be instrumental in introducing Workday's innovative solutions to businesses, offering them new avenues for operational efficiency and growth
- At Workday, you're not just another employee—you're part of a vibrant community built on excellence, teamwork, and forward thinking. Surrounded by industry experts and innovators, you'll have opportunities to expand your skill set and drive your career forward in an environment that prioritizes personal and professional growth
- The role of a Sales Development Representative at Workday is to deploy various prospecting approaches across target accounts, with the goal of partnering with the Account Executive to build quality opportunities for Workday field sales
- The key role of a Sales Development Representative is to contact potential customers and share the Workday value messaging while also discovering the needs of the prospect and their organization
- Through a combination of email, phone calls, marketing qualified leads, social selling, and even face-to-face events, our sales development team generates a quality pipeline by identifying qualified potential buyers and helping champion the relationship between the account and the Workday team
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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