Senior Director & Deputy General Counsel, Workday
Legal Center of Excellence
$246.5-438k
Salary dependent on location + Annual refresh stock grants
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Enterprise AI platform for managing HR and finance
Job no longer available
Enterprise AI platform for managing HR and finance
1001+ employees
Job no longer available
$246.5-438k
Salary dependent on location + 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
- The successful candidate will have a track record of successfully driving transformation, as well as a deep understanding of the commercial, vendor, partner and strategic contracting model needs of a Fortune 500 cloud software provider, and will possess extensive experience in drafting, designing and delivering on strategic transformation initiatives, measuring success through metrics, and applying a strategic approach to risk management
- The Senior Director & Deputy General Counsel will need to possess exceptional negotiation and drafting skills, outstanding business acumen that enables them to be an effective and persuasive influencer at all levels of business and legal stakeholders
- They will have a consistent track record as an innovative change agent to drive cultural change in how we operate and to use their legal expertise and finely honed judgment to take smart risks in developing innovative, modern contracting models, streamlined end to end processes leveraging AI, CLM and other automation tools to simplify and scale contracting for a $20 billing dollar company
- 15+ years of in house legal experience with a focus on commercial transactions (experience with professional services, partner programs and inbound/vendor contracting would be a plus)
- 10+ years in modern contract drafting and business process design
- 5+ years demonstrable experience in driving contracting transformation initiatives and contact lifecycle management (CLM) concepts and technology
- 5+ years experience as a leader
- Experience working in an agile environment and collaborating effectively with cross-functional teams
- Experience counseling senior executives in high-growth companies
- Significant experience counseling global organizations on commercial and compliance issues
- Ability to identify and leverage workflow automation tools to streamline operations and improve business efficiency
- Creative approach to problem-solving with the ability to think out of the box and take a pragmatic approach to risk management
- Ability to work independently and manage multiple tasks simultaneously
- Excellent oral, written and interpersonal communication skills and the ability to create and sustain lasting relationships with customers and senior management
- Experience working in a legal department, particularly with customer contracts
- A strong interest in AI solutions and their application in data analysis, with a willingness to learn and contribute to model development and deployment
What the job involves
- The mission of the Global Legal Services (GLS) team is to enhance the Legal organization’s support for Workday by focusing on simplicity, speed, scale, and skills, thereby accelerating strategic growth and improving the customer experience
- The team’s focus areas include developing business strategy for the Legal organization and operational alignment with larger Workday initiatives
- Additionally, the team leads ground-breaking efforts in process optimization, resourcing, and risk management, while enabling operational efficiencies in technology management and data harmonization
- The GLS team also focuses on developing skills-based training for the organization and providing solutions through effective project management, strategic analytics, vendor management, and budget coordination
- The Legal Compliance and Corporate Affairs organization seeks a highly motivated Senior Director & Deputy General Counsel to join our Global Legal Services Center of Excellence
- This role will be critical in driving transformation to streamline legal services delivery and operations across the legal department with a focus on scale and efficiency
- Work directly with business executives and key business stakeholders as a strategic adviser and tactical influencer to provide business-minded legal advice and guidance on a broad range of complex legal, business and strategic issues as they arise
- Transform, design and refine contracting models, workflows, and department processes to achieve optimal efficiency and scale, analyzing complexity, effort and risk
- Develop a modern contracting strategy and plan for streamlined end to end contracting processes for customer, partner, inbound and professional services processes and provide strategic direction to the infrastructure transactional councils and co-lead execution of the plan
- Partner with revenue recognition, security, privacy, RAI, compliance, sales operations, pricing, technology operations, and other stakeholder teams to ensure agreements and operations are streamlined and consistent with internal Workday policies
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams in Legal and Business Technology to implement process and technology solutions
- Lead change management messaging and communication to executive, legal team, and cross-functional audiences
- Leverage business expertise to implement process improvements and serve as a trusted advisor for business process owners
- Serve as a champion for organizational change and launch support processes, aiding change management and enablement with LCCA clients and business partners
- Opportunity to lead a team within the Center of Excellence
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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