Legal Counsel, Workday
Global Legal Services
$147.8-221.8k
Enterprise AI platform for managing HR, finance & IT
Posted today
Enterprise AI platform for managing HR, finance & IT
1001+ employees
Posted today
$147.8-221.8k
1001+ employees
Company mission
To leverage the power of AI to elevate humans and supercharge work, moving business forever forward.
Role
Who you are
- A successful candidate will be proactive, solutions-oriented, and able to provide practical legal guidance that helps move transactions forward while appropriately managing risk
- Juris Doctor degree and active license to practice law in at least one U.S. jurisdiction
- 5+ years of experience drafting and negotiating commercial contracts in a corporate, in-house, or law firm environment
- Direct experience drafting and negotiating SaaS, technology, or other customer-facing commercial agreements
- Experience with privacy, data protection, or AI-related contracting issues
- Strong commercial contracting experience, including MSAs, order forms, data protection agreements, AI addenda, service level agreements, and related customer-facing commercial agreements
- Ability to communicate complex legal concepts clearly and practically to legal and non-legal audiences
- Strong business judgment and ability to align legal guidance with company objectives
- Ability to assess risk, propose practical solutions, and support business growth while protecting the company
- Experience working cross-functionally with Sales, Deals Operations, Finance, Product, Security, Privacy, Services, and Legal teams
- Ability to manage a high-volume contracting workflow and competing priorities in a fast-paced environment
- Experience with contract lifecycle management systems, such as Salesforce, Apttus, or Conga, and electronic signature tools, such as Adobe Sign or DocuSign
- Proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
- Strong analytical skills, including the ability to identify contracting trends, translate complex information into actionable guidance, and support improvements to legal workflows
- Ability to work independently, take initiative, and adapt to changing priorities
- Experience supporting enterprise software or SaaS transactions preferred
What the job involves
- The Global Legal Services team delivers world class legal shared services to Workday’s Legal and Sales teams in a wide variety of transactional and in-depth work
- This worldwide team is composed of legal professionals who handle work across Workday’s customers, vendors, and internal partners
- The team is asked to manage a large volume of deals and opportunities; as well as interact with several cross functional teams, and it operates at scale through efficiency, speed, and skills
- As Legal Counsel at Workday, you will support customer-facing commercial transactions for a fast-growing, innovative enterprise software company
- You will draft, review, negotiate, and manage a wide range of agreements that support Workday’s customer relationships, including Workday’s Main Subscription Agreement, data protection agreements, AI addenda, service level agreements, and related amendments
- This role requires strong legal and business judgment, excellent communication skills, attention to detail, adaptability, and the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment
- You will work closely with Sales, Deals Operations, Finance, Product, Security, Privacy, and other Legal teams to structure agreements, resolve contract issues, and support efficient, risk-calibrated deal closure
- Draft, review, and negotiate customer-facing commercial agreements, including SaaS agreements, order forms, data protection agreements, AI addenda, service level agreements, and related amendments
- Review proposed contract modifications from customers and prospects, working directly with Sales, Deals Operations, and internal stakeholders to secure necessary approvals
- Provide practical legal guidance to cross-functional teams on contract positions, common edits, non-standard terms, policies, and contract-related questions
- Participate in calls with customers, prospects, and internal stakeholders to support negotiation and resolution of contract issues
- Advise on privacy, data protection, AI, security, compliance, and other legal issues arising in customer-facing commercial transactions
- Manage a high-volume contracting queue while maintaining quality, meeting business timelines, and prioritizing matters based on risk, urgency, and business impact
- Support improvements to contract templates, playbooks, fallback positions, internal guidance, and workflow processes to increase consistency, efficiency, and scalability
- Help implement legal efficiencies through the negotiation cycle and support continuous improvement of contract management systems and related operational processes
- Build and maintain effective collaboration with internal business groups, including Sales, Deals Operations, Finance, Product, Security, Privacy, and other Legal teams
- Apply sound legal and business judgment to identify issues, assess risk, propose practical solutions, and escalate matters when appropriate
- Execute assigned projects based on the evolving needs of the business and the Legal department
- Share knowledge and guidance with internal stakeholders on contract standards, negotiation strategy, and risk positions
Application process
- End Date: October 9, 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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