Principal of Business Operations, Workday
$190.8-286.2k
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Office located in Pleasanton, CA
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
$190.8-286.2k
More information about location
Office located in Pleasanton, 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 a strategic or operational role, such as management consulting, corporate strategy, business operations, or product operations
- 8+ years of experience influencing executive decisions. You are a master at synthesizing complex information into clear, data-driven narratives and presenting your insights to senior leadership
- 8+ years in business acumen and strategic thinking. You can quickly grasp organizational challenges, connect the dots between disparate issues, and move seamlessly from high-level strategy to operational detail
- An ability to lead through ambiguity. You are a self-starter who can independently solve conceptual problems, rally cross-functional teams, and deliver results in a dynamic and challenging environment
- Exceptional collaborative and interpersonal skills. You build strong relationships and have a proven ability to lead complex strategic initiatives by influencing teams and executives without direct authority
- Bachelor's degree in business administration, finance, or tech field
- Experience with SaaS and enterprise software products or services
- Experience in technical or quantitative field preferred
What the job involves
- The Enterprise Planning & Performance team acts as the connective tissue linking all functions to work towards a shared set of priorities. We own the cycle of planning, executing, and analyzing company progress, translating high-level strategy into tangible actions and measurable results
- We are building this capability in a dynamic environment and to support Workday as a newly minted S&P 500 company for its next phase of growth. We embrace an agile mindset, evangelize a data-driven approach, and have a passion for continuous improvement as we navigate evolving challenges and opportunities
- As the Principal, Business Operations (Enterprise Performance), you will play a pivotal role in driving accountability on company performance and ensuring successful delivery of Workday’s strategic growth objectives
- You will drive executive decision-making through actionable insights, collaborate across functions to drive critical strategic initiatives forward and make a direct impact on Workday’s growth and performance
- Monitor and deeply understand business performance across our products and business dimensions to uncover growth opportunities and diagnose root causes
- Drive accountability for strategic outcomes by proactively identifying performance gaps, roadblocks, and risks, and partnering with teams to ensure strategic initiatives deliver their intended impact
- Support executive business reviews (QBRs, MBRs), delivering compelling analysis and insights that focus leadership on the most critical areas requiring attention and corrective action
- Lead high-priority strategic projects to solve complex business problems and guide decision-making through rigorous analysis, research, and actionable insights
- Collaborate with x-functional stakeholders to translate strategic objectives and long-range plans into strategic initiatives with clear, actionable and measurable execution plans
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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