Sr People Business Partner

Workday, Inc.•Pleasanton, CA

58d•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 Workday's mission is to Build a Brighter Future: Workday has always been a purpose-driven company but we've set out to have a bigger impact on the world that's greater than any of us individually. At Workday our core values give us a framework for our leadership and daily decisions. We live by our values and practice VIBE - Value Inclusion, Belonging, and Equity for ALL. When we look at our core values and the way we work, we can see VIBE embedded throughout. At Workday, we help the world's largest organizations adapt to what's next by bringing finance, HR, and planning into a single enterprise cloud. We work hard, and we're serious about what we do. But we like to have fun, too. We put people first, celebrate diversity, drive innovation, and do good in the communities where we live and work. About the Role This role will partner with senior leaders within a critical area of our business - our Product Engineering pillar within our Product and Technology organization. This role focuses efforts on organization and operating model design, talent management, leadership coaching, manager effectiveness, transformations & change management.

Requirements

8+ years of progressive experience in HR, preferably within a high-growth technology, engineering, or product organization.
4+ years managing complex, VP-level executive partnerships, including navigating multiple competing priorities and high-stakes organizational design decisions.

Nice To Haves

Proven ability to quickly establish credibility with engineering senior leaders, acting as a trusted partner on organizational dynamics.
Ability to be flexible and forward-thinking within a changing organization.
Proven ability to tailor communication style to work well with diverse stakeholders; effective at influencing, facilitating, and problem solving.
Strong business acumen, understanding financial conditions, with an ability to link the HR and business strategy, and identify ways to improve business performance.
Proven experience in diagnosing organizational health across multiple geographies and leading the design and implementation of significant operating model changes within technical groups.
Expertise in scaling and high-potential development: A strong record of coaching VP-level leaders and architecting high-impact talent management programs tailored for a high-performance technical workforce.
Experience serving global organizations and building strong, multi-geo partnerships with all functions within our people organization.
You thrive on ambiguity and are driven by ownership.

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