Workday · 1 week ago
Principal, Corporate Strategy
Pleasanton, CA
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$191K/yr - $286K/yr
7+ years expWorkday is a Fortune 500 company and a leading AI platform focused on managing people, money, and agents. They are seeking a corporate strategist to work with C-Level Leaders and the Executive Committee to develop and maintain the company's long-term strategic direction, driving alignment with key business objectives.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)Cloud ComputingEnterprise SoftwareHuman ResourcesSaaSSoftware
Responsibilities
Develop, articulate, and maintain the company's overall long-term strategic direction
Partner closely with functional leaders to drive strategic alignment
Ensure corporate strategy enables 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 solution
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
Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Engineering, or related field
Preferred
Masters Degree preferred
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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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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