Principal People Business Partner & Talent Partner

Workday•Pleasanton, CA

4d•$145,900 - $259,200•Hybrid

About The Position

Workday is seeking a Principal People Business Partner & Talent Partner to join their team. This hybrid role involves supporting business leaders as a People Business Partner and collaborating with P&P CoEs as a Talent Partner. This is a new position created to enhance how Workday achieves talent outcomes within a critical organization. The role has a dotted-line reporting structure to the VP of Talent Management and Development. As a People Business Partner, you will collaborate with the Product/Solution Marketing leadership team to advise on how Workday can best communicate its product narrative to customers. As a Talent Partner, you will design, oversee, and guide the end-to-end talent management strategy for P&T. Key focus areas include acting as a Strategic Advisor to the Product/Solution Marketing leadership team, guiding Executive Leadership Development through succession planning for high-potential VP-level leaders with measurable development plans, leading Program Design & Delivery for core Talent Management programs like performance and potential practices, and overseeing Talent Strategy Governance for P&T by defining data-driven insights to track progress and drive continuous improvement.

Requirements

10+ years of experience in human resources, talent management, organizational development, or a related people-strategy discipline
Outstanding influencing skills through trust and clear communication
Proven ability to involve and align diverse groups of leaders and cross-functional partners in decision-making processes, that drive successful outcomes
The ability to create a holistic approach to identify patterns, anticipate impacts, and develop integrated solutions that address root causes rather than symptoms

Responsibilities

Partner with the Product / Solution Marketing leadership team working through business opportunities on how Workday best shares our product narrative to customers.
Design, oversee, and guide the end-to-end talent management strategy for P&T.
Act as a dedicated team member on the Product/Solution Marketing leadership team advising them on how leadership can best support each other and team achieve aspired goals & OKRs.
Guide high-profile succession planning for high potential VP-level leaders, creating measurable development plans that build a robust leadership pipeline.
P&T lead for advising on design and implementation of core Talent Management programs, such as reimagining performance, potential, and calibration practices.
Lead talent strategy governance for P&T by defining what are the right data-driven insights to track progress and drive continuous improvement through facilitation in P&P and business forums.