Renewal Manager

Warsaw - Poland

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 15 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

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Were obsessed with making hard work pay off for our people our customers and the world around us. As a Fortune 500 company and a leading AI platform for managing people money and agents were shaping the future of work so teams can reach their potential and focus on what matters most. The minute you join youll feel it. Not just in the products we build but in how we show up for each other. Our culture is rooted in integrity empathy and shared enthusiasm. Were in this together tackling big challenges with bold ideas and genuine care. We look for curious minds and courageous collaborators who bring sun-drenched optimism and drive. Whether youre building smarter solutions supporting customers or creating a space where everyone belongs youll do meaningful work with Workmates whove got your return well give you the trust to take risks the tools to grow the skills to develop and the support of a company invested in you for the long haul. So if you want to inspire a brighter work day for everyone including yourself youve found a match in Workday and we hope to be a match for you too.

About the Team

We are a strategic hard-working team within the Adaptive Planning Customer Success organization responsible for maximizing customer retention (with a focus on reducing churn) minimizing financial attrition and identifying growth opportunities across Workdays global Planning portfolio. This position supports global customers requiring close collaboration with regional Customer Success Managers.

About the Role

Workday is seeking an experienced and results-driven Renewal Manager to lead the end-to-end renewal process for a large strategically important portfolio of global planning accounts. This role requires deep commercial expertise a strong ability to manage complex deal cycles and a strategic mindset to maximize contract value while enhancing customer trust and strategic value realization.

As a Renewal Manager you will:

Key Responsibilities:

Strategic Ownership & Churn Reduction: Own drive and proactively manage the renewals process for a strategic segment of global Adaptive Planning accounts ensuring high gross retention and on-time closure with the primary objective of minimizing product churn.
Negotiation Expertise: Develop and execute win/win negotiation strategies that maximize contract value leverage value realization conversations with customers and secure favorable long-term commercial terms.
Forecasting Risk & Process Control: Maintain a precise rolling 120-day forecast of your territory proactively communicating all renewal risk. Maintain strict adherence to process and ensure consistent stage movements providing accurate pipeline visibility and predictability.
Growth Identification: Maximize account growth opportunities by actively collaborating with the Account Executives and Customer Success Managers to identify up-sells cross-sells and add-ons during the renewal cycle.
Roadblock Resolution: Identify customer requirements uncover complex roadblocks (commercial technical or legal) and demonstrate strong account management capabilities to drive deals to completion.
Executive Visibility: Provide executive management with clear visibility into renewal pipeline health and solicit executive involvement as required for complex or distressed accounts.
Work in a flex model environment (50% in office/50% remote) each fiscal quarter.

About You

Basic Qualifications:

6 years of proven experience in a customer facing role within Quota-Carrying Sales Deal Operations or Account Management capacity within a B2B SaaS environment.
Advanced proficiency and track record of success with complex contract renewal processes.
Fluent in English

Other Qualifications:

Experience managing and negotiating complex multi-year services and subscription contracts through every stage of the cycle.
Deep knowledge of Workday Planning product value proposition capabilities and best practices.
Expertise with an enterprise CRM or CPQ system (Salesforce experience a significant plus).
Technology Adoption: Experience in leveraging or critically thinking about how to integrate AI/Automation into deal processes to drive efficiency and predictability (e.g. risk scoring and quoting).
Demonstrated ability to contribute to process improvement policies and tools related to renewals.
Exceptional customer management and advanced negotiation skills with proven success leading persuasive value conversations at a senior/executive level.
Demonstrated ability to apply a strategic mindset to commercial terms and financial structuring.
Strong financial acumen and process management skills necessary to navigate and apply organizational policies.
Autonomous & Self-Driven: Highly self-driven and autonomous comfortable managing a large global territory with minimal supervision.
Highly adaptable able to thrive in high-stakes environments and react efficiently to rapid shifts in priorities.
A problem-solver who anticipates commercial issues and proactively brings solutions to the forefront.

Workday Pay Transparency Statement (For Poland Locations Only)

Listed below is the base salary range applicable to this position. Workday pay ranges (and the precise pay offered to the successful candidate) are based on a number of objective criteria such as relevant experience and skills and educational qualifications level of responsibility demands of the role work location and business need. 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 awarded by Workday Inc. For more information regarding Workdays comprehensive benefits please click here.

Primary Location:

Primary Location Base Pay Range: zł116200 PLN - zł174200 PLN

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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Your work days are brighter here.Were obsessed with making hard work pay off for our people our customers and the world around us. As a Fortune 500 company and a leading AI platform for managing people money and agents were shaping the future of work so teams can reach their potential and focus on w...