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About the Team
Workdays Chief Customer Officer is looking to hire an experienced professional with strategic consulting/product management advisory experience to work alongside and drive forward execution excellence and integrated service product strategy. This includes professional services Workday success plans support and education including other key organizational initiatives within Workdays Customer Experience Organization. This is an individual contributor role.About the Role
This professional will drive forward initiatives on behalf of the EVP and simultaneously extend the effectiveness of the EVP and the organization by creating connections across product teams communicating consistently building trust across the organization prioritizing areas for investment and assisting key leaders in achieving focus within their teams. The leader will also serve as a chief of staff and trusted advisor to the EVP.
Responsibilities
Services Thought Leadership and Collaboration:
Align products and services with leaders across the CX org.
Lead within a matrixed operating model across teams to bring together product analysts and managers fostering a culture of innovation and excellence.
Collaborate closely with senior leadership across product engineering sales and marketing to ensure successful product development and launch.
Drive thought leadership and represent the company at industry events and conferences.
Special Initiatives and Strategy Projects:
Lead key operational initiatives working closely with key stakeholders within and outside of organization.
Manage strategic initiatives from concept to launch including pricing packaging and channel strategies.
Help support CX strategy for Workday and support EVP in defining articulating and altering strategy in accordance with company-wide objectives.
Conduct research for key projects including but not limited to investment opportunities M&A opportunities technology processes and overall business improvements.
Develop comprehensive product roadmaps business cases and go-to-market strategies for new and existing services.
Advise other leaders on overall strategy direction presentations and initiatives.
Act as a Trusted Advisor:
Partner with EVP of CX on key organizational changes leadership alignment and process improvements in order to ensure vision and strategy are enabled.
Serve as representative for EVP in various meetings and forums as appropriate.
Prepare executive-level communications materials and presentations.
About You
Bachelors degree in Business Marketing Computer Science Engineering or a related field; MBA or advanced degree preferred.
7-10 years of progressive experience in management consulting or product management.
Demonstrated experience in advising on successful strategies for complex initiatives.
Strong executive presence and team collaboration skills.
Strong understanding of the functions in CX.
Excellent analytical strategic thinking and problem-solving abilities.
Exceptional communication presentation and interpersonal skills with the ability to influence stakeholders at all levels.
Preferred: 5-10 years of experience in a mid to senior level management consulting role preferable in product / technology industry.
Workday Pay Transparency Statement
The annualized base salary ranges for the primary location and any additional locations are listed below. Workday pay ranges vary based on work location. As a part of the total compensation package this role may be eligible for the Workday Bonus Plan or a role-specific commission/bonus as well as annual refresh stock grants. Recruiters can share more detail during the hiring process. Each candidates compensation offer will be based on multiple factors including but not limited to geography experience skills job duties and business need among other things. For more information regarding Workdays comprehensive benefits please click here.
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Our Approach to Flexible Work
With Flex Work were combining the best of both worlds: in-person time and remote. Our approach enables our teams to deepen connections maintain a strong community and do their best work. We know that flexibility can take shape in many ways so rather than a number of required days in-office each week we simply spend at least half (50%) of our time each quarter in the office or in the field with our customers prospects and partners (depending on role). This means youll have the freedom to create a flexible schedule that caters to your business team and personal needs while being intentional to make the most of time spent together. Those in our remote home office roles also have the opportunity to come together in our offices for important moments that matter.
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