Collaborate closely with senior Analyst Relations to orchestrate high-level engagements, ensuring Workday’s leadership maintains influential, long-term relationships with the analyst community.
Drive global readiness and stakeholder alignment to ensure execution excellence across the entire AR function. 2.
Influence market perception by delivering differentiated narratives centered on Workday’s AI strategy, platform innovation, industry capabilities, and partner ecosystem .
Maintain the Workday best practices for engagement discipline, including meticulous pre-briefing, fact-checking, and strategic follow-through. 3.
Identify and communicate emerging market trends, competitive threats, and shifts in perception before they impact the business.
Prepare and coach senior spokespeople for high-profile analyst engagements and marquee industry events, ensuring they are equipped to deliver compelling, vision-led stories. Basic
Requirements
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.
We are seeking a relationship-driven, strategic leader to head our Executive Analyst Relations program, with a primary focus on our Platform and AI technology.
This role is pivotal in shaping how the market perceives Workday’s innovation, differentiation, and leadership within our emerging AI platform strategy.
Deep understanding of the enterprise software landscape, with a specific focus on AI-driven platforms and cloud ecosystems.
Exceptional communication skills with the ability to translate complex AI and platform technicalities into compelling, vision-led narratives.
Proven ability to lead high-impact initiatives that align product, marketing, and executive stakeholders toward a unified market strategy. Other
Benefits
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.
About the Team Are you passionate about the strategic impact of Analyst Relations? We are a global team of seasoned professionals dedicated to ensuring that market influencers and analysts represent Workday’s vision with accuracy and insight.
Workday Pay Transparency Statement 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.
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.
Primary Location: USA.CA.Pleasanton Primary Location Base Pay Range: $159,300 USD - $238,900 USD Additional US Location(s) Base Pay Range: $134,600 USD - $238,900 USD Additional Considerations: If performed in Colorado, the pay range for this job is $141,600 - $212,400 USD based on min and max pay range for that role if performed in CO.
Additional details
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.
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.
Our team thrives on high-visibility results, partnering closely with executive leadership and global customers to shape the market narrative around the future of work.
We value a collaborative environment where we learn from one another, deliver excellence, and have fun together.
About the Role Workday is seeking a strategic and highly influential Analyst Relations Director to lead executive engagements with the world’s most prominent technology and industry analysts.
As a senior leader on the global Analyst Relations team, you will serve as the primary interface between Workday and the analyst ecosystem.