Senior Principal People Partner

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 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

About the Role

Responsibilities:

• Consultative: Proactively builds positive relationships facilitates thoughtful dialogue thinks strategically and advises on all things related to People & Talent.

• Problem Solves: Identifies the source of problems leveraging data and insights develops solutions and implements solutions in partnerships with the ecosystem of HR Centers of Excellence.

• Talent Strategy and Executive Coaching: This role is hands-on when it comes to Executive Coaching Workforce Planning and Talent Management initiatives like succession planning and leadership development.

• Business Acumen: The successful candidate thinks like a business leader with deep understanding of HR fundamentals and embodies Workdays culture and core values.

About You

Required Qualifications:

• 12 years of proven understanding of HR ability to enhance business performance through the creation of People Strategies.

• Thrive in working in ambiguity and are motivated to develop transparency and alignment.

• Excellent communication skills both written and verbal with the ability to break down sophisticated concepts for all audience levels and deliver expertly through advised educated and engaging presentations.

• You easily build positive relationships and have the ability to influence senior leaders knowing when to challenge and when to disagree & commit.

• A track record of using data and insights from both internal and external sources to advise opinions and strategies.

Other Qualifications:

• A bias for action results are created by this team and we lean-in where Workday needs us.

• Highly organized and the ability to tenaciously prioritize work.

• An ability to handle adversity and apply learnings.

• A desire to learn grow and operate as an essential connector across the business--pulling in HR CoEs when needed.

• Strong investigative analytical and interpersonal communication skills with the ability to work independently and as part of a team.

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.

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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