Senior Employment Counsel

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About the Team

The Employment Legal Team advises Workdays business and People & Purpose organization on complex employment law matters across the company with primary support for the Americas and in partnership with colleagues in EMEA and APJ. Our goal is to drive Workdays growth through clear practical guidance that balances risk and opportunity while supporting our culture and partnership with leaders around the globe we help shape how Workday hires develops and supports its employees in a rapidly changing regulatory environment.

In the year ahead the team will focus on enabling Workdays expansion into new markets supporting innovation through responsible AI and automation and strengthening how we manage employment-related risk across the organizationfrom daytoday employee relations policy design and litigation strategy. You will join a collaborative businessminded legal team that values thoughtful judgment curiosity teaming across regions and a commitment to fairness development and fun in how we work together.

About the Role

As a Senior Employment Counsel you will be a key advisor to People & Purpose and business leaders on complex employment matters across the U.S. and the broader Americas region while teaming closely with Employment Legal colleagues supporting EMEA and APJ. You will apply sound legal judgment to help Workday live its core values of innovation customer service integrity and profitability while maintaining a culture of fairness and opportunity for employees.

Responsibilities:

• Serving as a trusted advisor to People & Purpose on a wide range of employee relations matters including performance management terminations leaves of absence accommodation requests benefits and ERISArelated questions.

• Providing pragmatic businessoriented advice on domestic and international employment laws and regulations with a primary focus on the Americas helping leaders understand risk options and recommended paths forward.

• Advising on employment law and people-related issues arising from the use of AI and automation in HR and business processes helping ensure Workday advances innovation in a responsible transparent and compliant way.

• Drafting reviewing and updating employment-related documentation including offer letters employment agreements separation agreements and other templates and playbooks.

• Managing employment-related disputes administrative claims and litigation including managing and partnering with external counsel where appropriate.

• Supporting mergers acquisitions and other strategic transactions by conducting employment diligence advising on risk and helping design and implement integration and transition plans for employees.

• Driving employment-related projects such as refreshing policies and internal procedures advising on new or evolving benefits and contributing to scalable processes and tools that help the business manage employment risk effectively.

About You

Required Qualifications:

• J.D. degree and membership in at least one state bar.

• 7 years of experience as a practicing attorney in a law firm and/or inhouse/public sector legal department with significant handson employment counseling experience (for example employee relations policies terminations leaves of absence and accommodations).

• Prior inhouse experience supporting HR People & Purpose or employment-focused client groups.

Other Qualifications:

• Deep employment law expertise and judgment: You skillfully analyze complex fact patterns and regulatory frameworks identify practical options and provide clear concise recommendations that enable timely decisions.

• Strong business mindset and commercial awareness: You understand how employment risk people strategies and business goals intersect and you tailor your advice to support both compliance and longterm business success.

• Highly effective communicator: You have exceptional written and oral communication skills and adapt your style to different audiences from HR business partners and people managers to senior executives enabling effective communication with both legal and nonlegal stakeholders.

• Skilled relationship builder and collaborator: You cultivate strong trustbased relationships with crossfunctional partners lead through influence and help drive alignment across Legal People & Purpose and the business.

• Strength in legal risk management and proactive problem solving: You proactively identify and analyze legal and regulatory risks develop creative and scalable solutions and help teams implement processes that reduce exposure while enabling innovation.

• Experience advising on AI- and automation-related issues in the workplace and the impact of AI on employment-related questions (for example hiring performance management and workforce management use cases) with the demonstrated ability to manage and pilot global advisory frameworks that ensure consistent policy application and service excellence while remaining adaptable to region-specific requirements.

• Strong project management and organizational skills: You manage multiple matters and projects simultaneously set clear priorities and move work forward with appropriate urgency using structured efficient processes to deliver highquality results.

• Growthoriented handson approach: You are comfortable rolling up your sleeveswhether to help design a new policy support a complex investigation or build a more efficient workflowand you enjoy working in a fastmoving collaborative 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.

Primary Location:

Primary Location Base Pay Range: $169300 USD - $253900 USD

Additional US Location(s) Base Pay Range: $160800 USD - $285700 USD

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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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