Principal Event Marketing Manager, Workday
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Enterprise management cloud platform
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Enterprise management cloud platform
1001+ employees
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1001+ employees
Company mission
To provide an all-in-one management cloud solution for the rapidly changing business requirements of the modern world.
Role
Who you are
- Minimum 8 years of proven experience in corporate event planning and execution
- Demonstrated experience applying budget management principles and practices
Desirable
- Bachelor's degree in Event Management, Hospitality, or a related field
- Proven ability to work effectively as part of a collaborative team
- Demonstrated proficiency in Google Workspace applications (Docs, Sheets, Slides, etc.)
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Experience in a fast-paced work environment
- Strong problem solving and critical thinking skills
- Ability to work and excel in highly matrixed organisations
- High attention to detail and accuracy
What the job involves
- The EMEA Principal Events Manager is part of a team responsible for the project management and execution of a defined portfolio of event programmes designed for Workday employees, customers, prospective customers, alliance partners, press, and analysts.
- This position supports the development of new and existing events, and ensures that all related activities support the overall strategy set forth by each event owner
- Project lead for assigned events, responsible for event planning, execution and return on investment tracking
- General logistics which include, but are not limited to, venue research and selection; staffing assignments; staff and attendee communication
- Ensure the successful planning the portfolio’s events which include conferences, partner summits, executive meetings, and prospective and current customer events
- Ensure programmes remain within budget, meet programmatic goals, and reflect favourably on the Workday brand
- Coordination across but not limited to; food and beverage, ancillary event management, registration services, website and registration development, creative Services, technical production, speaker management, vendors and suppliers, and branded merchandise
- Regularly survey and analyse feedback from event attendees and collaborators to ensure identified objectives are being met
- Develop and run project achievement and tracker for each assigned program
- Provide support to plan and deliver large pan-European programs i.e. Elevate EMEA
- Maintain or improve service levels for internal clients and program colleagues
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams and support detailed coordinated marketing plans as applicable
- Proactively bring new insights and improved processes to the team for consideration. Push yourself, the unit, and your colleagues in Event Marketing to think differently and produce extraordinarily
- Continually identify, propose, and implement cost-savings opportunities
- Engage appropriate counterparts outside of Workday to gain best-practice knowledge and market trends which enhance our events
- Partner on other Event Marketing programmes as requested based on need or opportunity
Salary benchmarks
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.
Workday has acquired and paired up with many other companies to keep expanding its offering. In 2021, it purchased the employee feedback platform Peakon in response to the growing need for managers to be able to survey workers and collect satisfaction data without face-to-face meetings. The company has also bought and developed many financial tools and HR management tools.
The company’s goal is to provide end-to-end back office services and while there are other providers, such as UKG Pro and Ceridian HCM, Workday’s broad offering helps them to stand out. Though it faced a tough global market in 2023 and has shed some of its headcount, Workday has seen a 6.5% gain in value in the first quarter of 2024. It is now focusing on growth and developing the AI capabilities of its platform. .
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Few candidates hear
back within 2 weeks
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 benefits
- Company equity
- Vision and dental insurance
- Work from home opportunities
- Health insurance
- Virtual primary care
- Flexible time-off policy
- Global mental health resources
- Global dedicated on-site clinical counselors
- Global well-being days
- $25k fertility/family planning benefits
- North Star financial wellness
- Retirement funds and matching
Company values
- Employees - Most fundamentally, people are the core of our business. Without them, we would not have a business. We hire the best and expect great accomplishments
- Customer service - Every investment and decision we make has our customers in mind, and we pull out all stops to make the satisfaction of our customers paramount
- Innovation - We aim for innovation not only in our development organization but also in the way we approach all aspects of our business
- Integrity - We say what we mean, and mean what we say. We stick to our commitments, treat everyone equitably, and communicate openly and honestly
- Fun - We also feel it’s important to have a sense of humor. We like to laugh—it makes our work that much more enjoyable. We also invest in community and company events that help our employees and their families feel a connection to Workday beyond business as usual
- Profitability - Long-term economic success is what helps us provide employees and customers with the best productivity tools, solutions, and services. While important, profitability is not why we exist. Simply put, at Workday we exist to make and provide great products and services
Company HQ
Pleasanton, CA
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Leadership
Aneel Bhusri
(CEO)Worked for Morgan Stanley for 3 years and took a Stanford MBA, before spending almost 6 years at Oracle as SVP. Co-founded Workday in 2005 while working as a Greylock Advisory Partner.
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