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Workday · 1 month ago

Enterprise Planning, MBA Intern

USA, CA, Pleasanton

Internship

Hybrid

Intern

$48K/yr - $154K/yr

3+ years exp

Start in 2026 Summer

Workday is a leading AI platform for managing people, money, and agents, and they are seeking an MBA Intern for their Enterprise Planning team. This role will involve contributing to the annual planning cycle, engaging with cross-functional partners, and helping to design and implement planning processes.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)Cloud ComputingEnterprise SoftwareHuman ResourcesSaaSSoftware

Comp. & Benefits

No H1B

Responsibilities

Drive Key Modules of the Annual Planning Cycle Partner with senior team members to design, document, and execute core components of the annual strategic planning process and the resulting annual operating plan

Analyze and Recommend Planning Process Improvements Evaluate critical planning and initiative intake processes to proactively identify roadblocks , analyze ambiguities , and recommend actionable improvements to drive operational efficiency

Develop Strategic Stakeholder Engagement Materials Apply your strategic communication skills to help design and build stakeholder communication plans , internal documentation hubs , and AOP cascade materials that ensure alignment across the enterprise

Develop CoE Frameworks and Artifacts Leverage your prior operational experience to help the EPP Center of Excellence design, build, and document best-practice standards, tools, and playbooks for OKRs

Define Business Requirements for Planning Infrastructure Analyze stakeholder needs to help define and document the business requirements for the infrastructure that supports the end-to-end planning ecosystem

Qualification

Strategic PlanningOperational EfficiencyBusiness AcumenSaaS ExperienceEnterprise Software KnowledgeCollaboration SkillsInterpersonal SkillsProblem SolvingCommunication Skills

Required

Currently enrolled in a full time MBA Program with an anticipated graduation date no earlier than December 2026

You can commit to a full-time internship program for 12-weeks during the summer of 2026 and will return to your MBA program at the conclusion of the internship

3+ years of experience in a strategic or operational role, such as business planning, management consulting, corporate strategy, business operations, or product operations

3+ 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

Have basic knowledge of the Technology industry and general business knowledge

Prior internship, coursework, or relevant project experience

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