Workday · 19 hours ago
Major Account Executive, Net New
Atlanta, GA
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$148K/yr - $180K/yr
8+ years expWorkday is a Fortune 500 company and a leading AI platform for managing people, money, and agents. The Major Account Executive will play a crucial role in driving new customer growth by managing complex sales cycles and developing long-term relationships with prospective customers.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)Cloud ComputingEnterprise SoftwareHuman ResourcesSaaSSoftware
Hiring Manager
Paul Colella
Responsibilities
Drive complex sales cycles through orchestrating internal teams of pre-sales, value management, bid management, inside sales, marketing and sales support
Utilize consultative selling skills to initiate long-standing relationships with prospective customers and Executive sponsors
Develop strategy for prioritizing, targeting, and closing key opportunities in assigned territory
Provide input to product strategy and build partnership with senior leadership
Maintain accurate and timely customer/prospect, pipeline, and service forecast data
Qualification
Required
8+ years of experience selling SaaS/Cloud based ERP / HCM / Financial / Planning / or Analytics solutions to C-levels from a field sales position
8+ years experience collaborating with internal teams (pre-sales, value, inside sales) to achieve quota and run multiple deals at once
8+ years experience managing long sales cycles end to end and nurturing the relationship throughout
8+ years experience forming strong relationships with key stakeholders at the executive level within both existing and new business units; while sharing Workday value propositions
Understanding of the strategic competitive landscape by staying up to date with trends and customer needs so you can effectively position Workday solutions within accounts
Able to quickly establish trust with key stakeholders
Have and able to lead all aspects of the sales cycle with the ability to uncover, qualifying, developing, and closing new, white-space territories and accounts
Experience partnering with internal team members on account strategies for short and long term prospecting and territory management
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Benefits
Workday Bonus Plan
Annual refresh stock grants
Company
Workday
Workday provides SaaS-based enterprise solutions for a company's human resources and financial management activities.
10001+ employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Trends of Total Sponsorships
2025 (331)
2024 (388)
2023 (262)
2022 (503)
2021 (290)
2020 (229)
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$2.23BKey Investors
Elliott Management Corp.New Enterprise AssociatesGreylock
2025-09-16Post Ipo Equity· $2B
2012-10-12IPO
2011-10-24Series F· $85M
Leadership Team
Aneel Bhusri
CEO and Co-Founder
Peter Bailis
Chief Technology Officer
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