Senior Director of People Business Partner (HRBP) Product

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About the Team

About the Role

The Senior Director of HRBP for Product is a pivotal hands-on leadership role with the following core responsibilities:

• Executive Team Leadership and Partnership:

  • Leads coaches and develops a team of high-performing People Business Partners who strategically support senior and executive leaders across the entire Product organization

• Consultative & Strategic Partnership:

  • Proactively cultivates robust high-trust relationships with executive stakeholders.

  • Facilitates thoughtful data-informed dialogue and leverages a strategic mindset to advise on the full spectrum of People & Talent matters including organizational design change management and leadership effectiveness.

• Data-Driven Problem Solving and Solution Implementation:

  • Identifies the root causes of complex organizational challenges leveraging internal and external data insights and predictive analytics.

  • Develops comprehensive evidence-based solutions and drives their successful implementation in close collaboration with the integrated ecosystem of HR Centers of Excellence (COEs) including Compensation Benefits Talent Acquisition and Learning & Development.

• Executive Coaching and Talent Strategy Custodian:

  • Serves as a hands-on executive coach providing confidential counsel and development guidance to top-tier leaders.

  • Spearheads critical Talent Management initiatives across the Global Product and Technology function including rigorous Workforce Planning robust Succession Planning and targeted Leadership Development programs designed to build the pipeline for tomorrows executive roles.

• Business Acumen and Cultural Stewardship:

  • Thinks and acts like a business leader possessing a deep and current understanding of the Workdays business model key performance indicators (KPIs) and market challenges.

  • Applies this business knowledge with a profound understanding of HR fundamentals and consistently embodies and champions Workdays distinct culture and core values.

About You

You are not just a manager but a strategic thought leader with a deep practical understanding of modern HR best practices and an authentic passion for developing empowering and maximizing the potential of both your team and the leaders you support.

• Exceptional Leadership & Influence: You possess superior leadership and communication skills with a demonstrable ability to influence and build strong trusted relationships across all levels particularly with executive leadership teams.

• Results Orientation: You are fiercely results-oriented and excel in fast-moving high-stakes environments where priorities can shift yet strategic focus remains paramount.

• Champion of Culture and Values: You are an unwavering champion for diversity equity and inclusion (DEI) and are personally committed to fostering a workplace where every employee feels valued respected and empowered to contribute their best work.

• Strategic Vision Translator: You share a conviction that HR is an indispensable strategic business function and possess the practical ability to translate this vision into a concrete executable plan that drives measurable business outcomes.

Basic Qualifications:

• 12 years of progressive demonstrable experience in a strategic HR role with a proven ability to materially enhance business performance through the design and execution of impactful People Strategies.

• Proven track record of supporting Product leadership at the executive level driving culture performance and talent management within a product-led organization.

• 4 years of experience successfully managing people coaching and leading high-performing business partner teams in a global matrixed organization.

• Resilience and Clarity: Proven ability to thrive in ambiguity possessing a motivated drive to create clarity alignment and actionable direction for the team and the business.

• Communication Excellence: Exceptional communication skills both written and verbal with a facility for breaking down complex organizational concepts for all audience levels and delivering informed educated and engaging presentations with executive confidence.

• Executive Trust and Influence: A track record of easily building trusted relationships and possessing the sophisticated ability to influence senior leadersknowing precisely when to courageously challenge the status quo and when to decisively disagree and commit to the final path forward.

• Data-Informed Strategy: A clear track record of using quantitative data and qualitative insights from both internal HR systems and external market sources to inform shape and validate opinions and strategic recommendations.

• Team Development: Proven experience coaching mentoring and leading high-performing geographically dispersed teams.

Other Qualifications:

• Bias for Action: Possesses a fundamental bias for action; this team creates tangible results and strategically leans in where Workday needs the highest impact.

• Organizational Acuity: Highly organized with the critical ability to ruthlessly prioritize work based on business impact and strategic importance.

• Adaptability and Learning: Demonstrated ability to handle adversity apply critical learnings quickly and maintain strategic composure under pressure.

• Connector Mindset: A strong desire to continuously learn grow and operate as an essential connector across the business seamlessly integrating and leveraging HR Centers of Excellence (COEs) when needed for specialized support.

• Investigative & Analytical Prowess: Strong investigative analytical and sophisticated interpersonal communication skills with the ability to work effectively both independently and as a highly collaborative team member.

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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