Partner Success Manager, Workday
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Enterprise AI platform for managing HR and finance
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Enterprise AI platform for managing HR and finance
1001+ employees
Job no longer available
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
- Confirmed experience implementing Workday OR project management
- 1+ years experience working with services deployment partners
- 3+ years of shown ability as a Workday consultant or functional Architect or Engagement Manager
- 2+ years of Workday experience in at least one of the following areas: General Ledger, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Billing, Procurement, Asset Management, Projects, Expense Management, Financial Reporting, or Budgeting
- 3+ years of validated ability as a Workday consultant or functional Architect or Engagement Manager
- 2+ years of experience with functional Workday expertise in one of the following areas: HCM, Benefits, Compensation, Performance, Recruiting, or Talent
- Highly professional and consultative style of working, strong individual contributor
- Experience within large, sophisticated and highly matrixed organizations
- Validated teammate, self-motivated with the ability to work collaboratively with and through others
- Ability to build credibility and trust to drive engagement and results
- Leverage Services, enablement and functional experience to efficiently navigate the organization in achieving desired objectives
- Top-tier professional with well-developed analytical and problem-solving skills
- Ability to lead and prioritize contending business priorities
- Excellent listening and communication skills
- Ability to clearly articulate messages to a variety of team members and audiences
- Flexible and adaptable; able to work in ambiguous situations
- Forward looking with a broad approach to solutions
- Highly organized and detail oriented with a natural inclination for planning strategy and tactics
- Consulting experience either as an internal consultant or with a consulting/software company
- Experience implementing Workday, Oracle, SAP, PeopleSoft, or similar HCM or Financial applications
- Shown grasp with at least one of the following business areas: Human Resources, Benefits, Payroll, General Ledger, Accounts Payable/Receivable, Services procurement, or Professional Services Automation (PSA)
- Project Management experience
- Excellent organization, time management, and interpersonal skills
- Passion for customer service
- Business development skills
- Knowledge of Internet technology
- Previous experience with a major systems integrator and/or an enterprise software company is a plus
- Successful candidates have a balance of functional (business) and technical experience
- Ability to travel up to 25%
What the job involves
- The Global Partners Organization (GPO) is hiring a Partner Success Lead to join our dynamic team
- You will play a crucial role in empowering successful deployment outcomes with our services partner ecosystem
- The Partner Success Lead will be an authority with the Workday Deployment Methodology and serve as a guide and subject matter authority to our new partners
- The Partner Success Lead will partner closely with the Partner Management and our Customer Experience organizations with high risk projects that need extra care or assistance
- You will support executive level expectations by providing suggestions to management based on key trends and themes for issues experienced in our partner ecosystem to strategically address them
- Serve as a guide and subject matter authority on delivery methodology to new partners
- Ensure partners are aligned with required components of scorecard maintenance, audit reporting, and deployment methodology
- Work closely with the partner, Partner Manager and CX on high risk project escalations including assessing partner concern issues, recommending and driving remediation steps, preparing executive communications, and collaborating with GPO and CX team members to enable successful outcomes
- Develop processes/standards for partner primed deployment critical issues
- Develop and deliver partner assistance offerings to enable successful deployments and services practices
- Serve as deployment subject matter authority to services partner transformation
- At times, participate in new partner sales cycles to assist partner in gathering requirements, formulating delivery approach, and developing a proposal/SOW
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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