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About the Team
Workday's General Manager for Government is seeking an experienced leader to serve as Director of Strategic Initiatives. This role involves driving critical initiatives, ensuring operational excellence, and enhancing communication within Workday and with the Federal customer base.About the Role
Strategic Thinking & Communications
Define and communicate the strategic direction of Workday's Government industry initiatives for Federal.
Engage with customers to be the customer advocate within Workday product organizations, driving future priorities for growth.
Collaborate with Federal Product & Compliance and Industry Strategy teams to act as the Federal authority, support sales, plan and operate Federal industry-specific customer advisory councils, and support analyst relations.
Long-Range Planning & Execution
Advise and co-define Federal growth initiatives through strategy planning forums and financial reviews.
Respond to market dynamics by providing alternate strategic options for the Federal team.
Coordinate and run key meetings within the Federal Industry vertical, including Staff meetings, Stand-Ups, Leadership Off-sites, Town Halls.
Establish and own internal communications strategy within the Product team and Government vertical, across Workday, and to external partners.
Nurture relationships with key senior team members across Product and Technology, Product Delivery, Customer Experience, Marketing, and Sales to align business objectives.
About You
We're looking for someone who can consistently deliver amazing products to market on schedule and with a strong focus on making customers happy. We're looking for a great communicator who can inspire and motivate a team to work towards a shared vision. We're also looking for a thoughtful leader who has experience building strong and collaborative matrixed teams. We want someone people genuinely enjoy working with and respect as their leader. And finally, we need a Director of Strategic Initiatives with excellent cross-functional leadership skills who can partner effectively across different parts of the organization to align and build support for government product roadmaps.
Basic Qualifications
10+ years of proven success working in a strategic, operational, or enablement capacity
5+ years supporting executives in a Chief of Staff, Director of Strategic Initiatives, or similar role
5+ years working with Federal partners
Bachelor's degree or greater required
Other Qualifications
Proven ability to bring products to market on time with high customer satisfaction..
Thoughtful people leader with a history of building strong, cohesive matrixed teams.
Strong cross-functional leadership skills with the ability to listen and partner across organizations to drive alignment on product roadmaps for Government.
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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 candidate's 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 Workday's comprehensive benefits, please click here.
Primary Location: USA.CA.Pleasanton
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