Director, Global Early Career Talent Acquisition

Workday•Pleasanton, CA

3d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Emerging Talent Programs team is a dynamic, mission-driven group within Workday's Global Talent Acquisition organization dedicated to building highly specialized talent pipelines that fuel Workday's growth and long-term success. Our portfolio spans multiple programmatic areas — Early Careers (including pre-intern pipeline, our Internship Program, and our unique post-internship program, Generation Workday), Military/Veteran hiring, Federal hiring, and Accessibility — each led by dedicated program leaders and support staff who bring deep expertise and passion to their work. This year, the team is focused on maintaining momentum across our Early Careers programs, scaling our Military/Veteran and Federal recruiting efforts, and ensuring that our hiring practices are accessible to all. There is also an exciting opportunity to innovate and reimagine emerging talent programs to include additional areas to serve the business (e.g. flex work, apprenticeships, non-traditional career paths, etc.) What makes this team special is the close-knit, connected, and highly collaborative way we work together and with our business and talent partners. We are service-oriented leaders who are passionate about building best-in-class partnerships and delivering meaningful outcomes for the people and communities we serve.

Requirements

12+ years of relevant experience in talent acquisition, emerging talent programs, or a related field
7+ years of experience leading and fostering high-performing teams
3+ years of experience leading and developing management leaders (managers of managers)
Experienced in program management, including the coordinated management of multiple, related programs to achieve business objectives.
Deep understanding of talent acquisition and emerging talent programs, including developing effective recruitment campaigns, improving the candidate experience, reducing time-to-hire, and ensuring the organization attracts and retains the best talent to meet its goals.
Skilled in leadership, with the ability to guide, influence, and direct a team toward achieving shared goals.
Experienced in stakeholder management, including identifying key partners, understanding their needs and expectations, developing effective communication approaches, and managing conflicts or issues that may arise.
Skilled in strategic and portfolio planning, including defining multi-year roadmaps, setting and achieving organizational goals, improving operational efficiency, managing change, and driving growth and innovation across a portfolio of programs.
Understanding of headcount and workforce planning, including managing and influencing hiring plans to ensure predictable, well-managed talent pipelines aligned to business needs and budgets.
Proficient in data insights and analytics, with the ability to translate complex data into understandable and practical information.
Experienced in process improvement, including identifying, analyzing, and enhancing existing business processes to meet new standards or goals.
Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written, with the ability to adapt your style to different audiences and collaborate effectively across teams.

Nice To Haves

You can successfully deliver complex initiatives, efficiently allocate resources across multiple work streams, and realize organizational goals through effective management of interdependencies, risks, and benefits.
You are experienced in team building, fostering a positive work environment, driving organizational change, and inspiring and motivating others.
You can build meaningful relationships with partners and facilitate engagement in decision-making processes.
You can identify trends and patterns in data, make data-informed decisions, optimize operations, and develop strategies for growth or improvement based on the insights derived from the data.
You can use analytical tools to measure performance and identify areas for enhancement, reduce operational costs, improve satisfaction, and increase productivity.

Responsibilities

Architect, develop, and scale Workday's emerging talent strategy.
Own the overarching global vision and operational execution of a portfolio of high-impact talent acquisition programs, including Early Careers (Internship Program and Generation Workday), Military/Veteran hiring, Federal hiring, and Accessibility.
Collaborate directly with business and talent acquisition partners to drive long-term organizational capability and program performance that supports business needs.
Define a multi-year global roadmap for key programmatic talent streams.
Lead, mentor, and scale a high-performing team of individual contributors, providing career development, performance management, and direction across distinct portfolio tracks.
Build unified global operational frameworks and playbooks, and serve as a core member of the Global Talent Acquisition COE Leadership Team.
Serve as a trusted advisor to business and talent acquisition partners, developing the right program approach for each partner while regularly reporting on performance, while delivering market intelligence and insights to drive better outcomes.
Cultivate high-level external partnerships across each program area to accelerate talent pipelines, scale reach and awareness, and deliver best-in-class insight and delivery.
Partner with many cross-functional partners such as Finance, Legal, Global Mobility, Total Rewards, and Compliance teams to ensure smooth and effective execution.
Innovate, develop, and implement dynamic emerging talent practices aligned with Global TA priorities — including establishing a compelling brand, creating standardized hiring practices, building a differentiated candidate experience, and cultivating a performance-driven organization.
Own and manage the comprehensive global budget for all programmatic talent streams, driving cost-effective resource allocation.
Influence workforce planning efforts to ensure the business meets its hiring plans.
Efficiently scale global emerging talent programs using measurable KPIs to meet organizational goals.
Coach and develop your team, inspiring and empowering a high-performing group of professionals that will set the standard for program development and execution, while living to Workday’s values and mission.