Regional Sales Director, Specialized Sales – Global Payroll

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About the Team

About the Role

As the Regional Sales Director (RSD) for the Global Payroll CoE you will lead the sales motion for Workdays most advanced global payroll technology across North America. You will manage a team of Product Specialists while personally engaging in high-impact opportunities to differentiate Workday as the leading platform for global workforce management.

In this role you will:

• Drive Unified GTM Execution: Operate with a GM mindset to partner with Core HCM and Financials sellers Solution Consulting and Partners to maximize pipeline for the Workday GO motion.

• Lead & Coach: Hire lead and mentor a team of Product Sales Specialists focused on Workdays Global Payroll solutions.

• Champion the Global Growth Narrative: Guide complex enterprise sales motions by evangelizing how Workday GO eliminates the need for third-party payroll bureaus and local legal entities.

• Persona-Based Value Proposition: * CFOs & Finance Leaders: Articulate the value of consolidated global labor spend and real-time reporting in a single currency.

• CHROs & People Ops: Demonstrate how embedded EOR and payroll services provide a seamless high-quality experience for international hires.

• Payroll & IT Leaders: Position the Workday-first integration showing how bi-directional data transfer reduces manual errors and administrative burdens by 15-20 hours a week.

Demand Generation: Lead initiatives that advance Workdays vision for an open extensible and AI-powered enterprise platform.

About You

You are a hands-on sales leader who thrives in emerging product areas and can bridge the gap between complex technical integrations and business-level ROI. You have a proven track record of selling disruptive technologiesspecifically enterprise payroll EOR or HCM platformsand you excel at leading teams through consultative sales motions.

Basic Qualifications

• 5 years of experience in enterprise sales product or pre-sales roles selling to C-Level executives (CFO CHRO CIO).

• 2 years of sales management experience in a SaaS environment with accountability for team performance.

• 5 years selling enterprise payroll global employment (EOR) or HR SaaS solutions.

• 5 years of experience managing complex enterprise sales cycles end-to-end with a consistent record of quota attainment.

Other Qualifications

• Global Payroll & EOR Expertise: Deep understanding of distributed workforce solutions international HRIS and the complexities of multi-country compliance.

• Technical Acumen: Strong understanding of bi-directional API integrations and how automation applies to enterprise payroll use cases.

• Executive Presence: Proven ability to engage and influence senior stakeholders (CFO VP of Payroll CHRO) by articulating the competitive advantage of a connected cloud-first technology.

• Strategic Mindset: Ability to incorporate data-driven insights and forecasting into sales strategy.

• Self-Starter: Resilience and adaptability to operate effectively in a fast-paced evolving product environment.

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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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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