Workday · 3 months ago
Principal, Corporate Strategy
USA, CA, Pleasanton
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
5+ years expWorkday is a Fortune 500 company and a leading AI platform for managing people, money, and agents. They are seeking a corporate strategist to work directly with C-Level Leaders and Executive Committee members to develop and maintain the company's long-term strategic direction, driving strategic alignment and enabling key business objectives.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)Cloud ComputingEnterprise SoftwareHuman ResourcesSaaSSoftware
Responsibilities
Develop and align Workday's Corporate strategy across the company
Deliver high-priority strategic initiatives and build strategic capabilities to support Workday’s growth
Partner closely with the Executive Committee and functional leaders across Workday to drive strategic alignment in pursuit of healthy long-term growth
Work directly with C-Level Leaders and Executive Committee members to develop, articulate, and maintain the company's overall long-term strategic direction
Drive strategic alignment and ensure our corporate strategy is enabling key business objectives
Qualification
Required
7+ years of experience working in tech strategy (and/or)
7+ years of experience in Strategy Consulting (and/or)
7+ years of experience or deep interest in SAAS companies
Strategic Thinking: ability to identify, evaluate, and prioritize new vectors of growth and monetization opportunities within the software industry, and develop pragmatic strategies to capture these business opportunities
Cross-Functional Collaboration: Ability to work collaboratively with a diverse set of functional and business leaders, quickly establishing credibility at the executive level and driving decisions to move forward. Builds and maintains strong relationships with key internal and external stakeholders
Problem-solving: Strong problem-solving skills, including the ability to define complex challenges, create structured approaches for solving them, and collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams to develop innovative solutions
Communication Skills: ability to develop clear, compelling, executive-level narratives and to deliver tailored messages grounded in rapport and credibility across the organization
Flexibility: Ability to thrive in a dynamic, results-oriented work environment and be aligned to the Workday culture and values
High intellectual curiosity, superior organizational, communication, presentation, structured thinking and analytical skills
Results-oriented mindset to drive end-to-end projects with complete, accurate and timely delivery of analyses and project objective
Open to 50% Flex-Hybrid reporting to Pleasanton office
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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2025 (331)
2024 (388)
2023 (262)
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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
Recent News
2026-01-09
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