Principal, Workplace Portfolio & Analytics

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About the Team

About the Role

The Principal Workplace Portfolio & Analytics will report directly to the Sr. Director Workplace Strategy & Portfolio Performance and will play a critical role in advising on real estate decisions around the world. Leveraging AI financial modeling market data and financial acumen you will derive insights and make recommendations that optimize the real estate portfolio driving better financial outcomes for Workday. This role requires a focus on solving unique challenges by considering the overarching Workplace strategy Workdays culture and stakeholder needs.

Responsibilities:

• Stakeholder management: directly partner with FP&A Lease Administration Lease Transactions and key business partners to determine best financial outcomes for Workday through various Real Estate Transactions.

• Advise & Partner: Provide insights thought partnership and scenario planning to the Lease Transactions Team supporting landlord and stakeholder negotiations and complex occupier engagements. Act as an advisor to leadership distilling complex datasets into high-impact narratives that steer regional investment strategies and operational pivots.

• Data Stewardship: Drive accurate outcomes by ensuring that dashboards and AI models are fueled by high-integrity data.

• Predictive Modeling: Develop maintain and utilize supply/demand models to create data-driven forecasts that inform long-term strategic planning for the workplace.

• Standardization: Implement a rigorous process to guide and improve Workdays real estate investment strategy.

About You

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree in Business Real Estate Finance or a related quantitative field.

• At least 10 years of experience in data analysis corporate real estate or business intelligence.

Other Qualifications:

• Exceptional attention to detail and analytical rigor demonstrating the ability to manage large datasets accurately.

• Experience with data-driven decision making translating complex data into concise business narratives.

• Strong partnering abilities with a willingness to collaborate and work cross-functionally to get things done.

• Global experience with an appreciation and eye for complexity beyond your immediate working region.

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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