Workday · 9 hours ago
P&P AI Technology Program Manager
USA, GA, Atlanta
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level
$166K/yr - $294K/yr
7+ years expWorkday is a leading AI platform for managing people, money, and agents, committed to shaping the future of work. The role involves developing and executing an internal AI strategy for the People & Purpose function, ensuring alignment with Workday's Enterprise AI vision and overseeing the implementation of AI solutions across HR processes.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)Cloud ComputingEnterprise SoftwareHuman ResourcesSaaSSoftware
Responsibilities
Understand and socialize Workday's internal HR AI strategy, ensuring all decisions related to AI adoption, implementation, and governance align to this strategy
Develop and secure formal approval for a comprehensive HR AI strategy and an implementation roadmap for FY27. This plan will include all recommendations on tools, governance, and metrics needed in partnership with Product
Partner with HR functional leads to deconstruct complex workflows and identify specific "pain points" where AI can drive efficiency or insight
Identify opportunities to be "Customer Zero" for Workday’s own AI products, providing critical feedback loops to our Product teams
Define a 1-2 year AI roadmap in partnership with Product and Enterprise AI, prioritizing projects based on value, risk, and strategic fit
Develop rigorous business cases for proposed initiatives and measure impact outcomes, moving beyond qualitative benefits to hard ROI, efficiency gains, and employee experience improvements
Proactively partner with leadership to advise on solutions and review strategy, including presentations to the People & Purpose Leadership Team (PPLT)
Manage the cross-functional delivery of the AI portfolio, overseeing implementation to ensure technical integrity. Proactively resolve project roadblocks and ensure functional teams (like TA and Talent Experience) align with the overall Enterprise AI strategy
Design change management strategies that focus on behavioral shifts and upskilling, ensuring HR teams actually adopt the tools deployed
Manage the overall P&P AI technology budget
Partner on conducting HR AI Tool Strategic Assessments, providing a clear overview of the current third-party AI solution landscape, identifying key players and their capabilities in the HR space, and how these intersect with our internal product roadmap
Build strategic partnerships with Workday Product, Business Technology and Enterprise AI teams to understand our internal AI product roadmap and priorities
Outline and recommend AI tool adoptions in partnership with Business Technology teams, providing a strategic, FY27 implementation plan that aligns with business goals and budget
Partner with Enterprise AI team to oversee, monitor and support the development of in-house agents
Build out “AI Literacy” across the P&P Organization
Oversee P&P AI Technology Governance Committee
Manage interdependencies between all HR AI initiatives
Monitor total portfolio ROI and risk
Ensure portfolio compliance with AI governance policies
Report portfolio health and value realization to executive sponsors and extended stakeholders
Proactively manage project-level risks (especially bias/ethics) in partnership with Legal, Data Privacy, Security and Responsible AI teams
Track and report program KPIs/OKRs
Qualification
Required
7+ years of experience in program management, strategy, or consulting, with a strong focus on technology, particularly AI, within the Human Resources/People & Programs domain
Proven track record of developing and executing multi-year strategic roadmaps and business plans
Demonstrated experience mapping complex business processes and identifying automation opportunities
Deep understanding of the HR technology and AI landscape, including key vendors, emerging trends, and internal product development lifecycle (e.g., 'buy vs. build' decision-making)
Exceptional communication and presentation skills, with the ability to clearly articulate complex technical and strategic concepts to executive leadership (e.g., PPLT) and diverse stakeholders
Demonstrated experience in establishing and managing technology governance, portfolio management, and risk mitigation, especially concerning ethical AI and data privacy
Bachelor's degree in Business, Technology, Human Resources, or a related field; a Master's degree is a plus
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
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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
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