Senior Legal Counsel

Workday•Atlanta, GA

4d•Hybrid

About The Position

Your work days are brighter here. We’re obsessed with making hard work pay off, for our people, our customers, and the world around us. As a Fortune 500 company and a leading AI platform for managing people, money, and agents, we’re shaping the future of work so teams can reach their potential and focus on what matters most. The minute you join, you’ll feel it. Not just in the products we build, but in how we show up for each other. Our culture is rooted in integrity, empathy, and shared enthusiasm. We’re in this together, tackling big challenges with bold ideas and genuine care. We look for curious minds and courageous collaborators who bring sun-drenched optimism and drive. Whether you're building smarter solutions, supporting customers, or creating a space where everyone belongs, you’ll do meaningful work with Workmates who’ve got your back. In return, we’ll give you the trust to take risks, the tools to grow, the skills to develop and the support of a company invested in you for the long haul. So, if you want to inspire a brighter work day for everyone, including yourself, you’ve found a match in Workday, and we hope to be a match for you too. About the Team The GTM Industries legal team provides transactional counsel and support for our business teams working with Workday’s Healthcare, Financial Services and Insurance prospects and existing customers. We partner with the broader Workday team to drive growth, improve customer experience, and scale with the growth of the broader business we support. About the Role This Senior Legal Counsel will be one of the GTM Industries’ attorneys supporting a highly valued and rapidly growing business function focused on net new, renewal and expansion transactions for Workday’s largest and most strategic Healthcare customers, as well as customer lifecycle management from a GTM legal perspective. This lawyer’s primary responsibility will be to support multiple sales teams while partnering effectively with deals management, sales operations, services, product, finance and contract operations.

Requirements

J.D. Degree (or foreign equivalent) and membership in at least 1 state bar
7+ years of experience as a practicing attorney in a law firm or in-house/Healthcare legal department
CIPP/E Certification and/or deep understanding of sophisticated global data privacy laws and principles

Nice To Haves

Excellent contract negotiation and drafting skills, comfortable and adept at teaming with leadership in fast paced customer-facing transactions, preferably with enterprise software/SaaS experience
Experience negotiating contracts in the Healthcare sector
Ability to influence, advise, and advocate for the business’ interests
Exceptional written and oral communication skills, enabling effective communication with legal and non-legal audiences
Exercises outstanding judgment and in tune with sophisticated needs of the business to advise clients in an effective and creative manner
Nurtures internal and external relationships and leads project collaboration with cross-functional networks
Uses strategic focus, critical thinking and a problem-solving approach
Proactively identifies and analyzes legal risks and exercises good judgment and effective techniques to reach solutions with little guidance
Manages legal projects using strong organizational, project management and process improvement skills
Willingness and aptitude to learn and utilize new technologies, including artificial intelligence tools, to enhance efficiency and effectiveness in legal tasks such as contract review, legal research, and process improvement.
Great teammate with a sense of humor!

Responsibilities

Drive valuable technology transactions, which will include negotiation with customers and drafting of subscription, business associate, data processing and professional services agreements, assignments, amendments, and add on transactions
Provide proactive strategic advice and guidance to internal teams regarding business and legal issues and risks and support our sales team with bringing deals to a timely close
Assist in implementing legal efficiencies to support the Healthcare business unit and improve our contract processes and operations in that segment
Help build and improve contract templates and negotiation playbooks and assist with providing internal training to sales, sales operations, contract operations, and the broader GTM legal team on how we build a frictionless customer contract experience