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At Workday, it all began with a conversation over breakfast. When our founders met at a sunny California diner, they came up with an idea to revolutionize the enterprise software market. And when we began to rise, one thing that really set us apart was our culture. A culture which was driven by our value of putting our people first. And ever since, the happiness, development, and contribution of every Workmate is central to who we are. Our Workmates believe a healthy employee-centric, collaborative culture is the essential mix of ingredients for success in business. That’s why we look after our people, communities and the planet while still being profitable. Feel encouraged to shine, however that manifests: you don’t need to hide who you are. You can feel the energy and the passion, it's what makes us unique. Inspired to make a brighter work day for all and transform with us to the next stage of our growth journey? Bring your brightest version of you and have a brighter work day here.

About the Team

The New Offer Launch (NOL) team is responsible for commercializing new sources of revenue at Workday, prioritizing and driving accountability for the planned business impact. These sources may include newly developed product and service offers, solutions enabled through partnerships, or expansion of our target markets. The NOL team partners across all Workday business functions to define the business strategy and then drive action to position new businesses to scale. As the volume and complexity of Workday’s product & offering portfolio grows, we are partnering with key business and operations functions, including Finance, Sales, Partners, Marketing, Customer Experience, and Business Technology team to make foundational improvements to our operations to accelerate speed to market and scale new business models.

About the Role

As a New Offer Launch Lead, you will organize and drive a cross-functional team to define the business strategy and bring new offers to market. This is a highly visible role within Workday that requires a high degree of business acumen and an exceptional ability to build cross-functional relationships while driving programmatic execution. As a strategic partner to senior business leaders, it's critical that you possess exceptional leadership, interpersonal, and communication skills, and are adept at cutting through complexity to shape and drive decisions. While being an expert in all functions is not required, you’ll need to demonstrate confidence, resourcefulness, adaptability, and flexibility to address issues to move a launch forward.

 

Key Responsibilities

• Lead program(s) from inception/initiation to launch in market, in alignment to stated launch objectives.

• Develop in-depth understanding of the offer vision, value proposition and roadmap, and work with functional teams to translate strategy into detailed execution plans and where applicable, operational requirements.

• Structure, prioritize and facilitate strategic and tactical decisions to drive program progress

• Collaborate to define the GTM readiness approach and delivery mechanisms for each offer, while remaining anchored in business outcomes. 

• Help define and evangelize the vision, strategy, and roadmap for the offer and clearly communicate the mile markers, deliverables, and interdependencies required to realize that vision.

• Partner closely with the offer owner in decision making, managing and mitigating risks and resolving critical issues.

• Support building and improving processes and systems

About You

• High intellectual curiosity, with passion for problem solving with structured thinking and data, with a bias toward pragmatic solutions

• Strong presence and interpersonal skills to engage with team, executives, colleagues, cross-functional teams, and third parties to achieve business outcomes

• Superior organizational skills to manage multiple efforts across multiple collaborators

• Ability to apply templates and methodologies, while maintaining flexibility and adaptability in a dynamic business environment

• Experience in similar or adjacent roles within a technology company, ideally in enterprise software

 

Other Qualifications

• Change agent with strong communication skills: proven track record to influence senior and mid-level leaders, communicate effectively & build consensus for change 

• Strong program/project management skills and prior experience

• Collaborative decision-making: demonstrated experience defining approaches, processes & forums to support effective decision-making in cross-functional settings

• Operational excellence: demonstrated experience building and improving team process and methods

• Values: Ability to thrive in a dynamic, results-oriented work environment and be aligned to Workday culture and values

• Prior experience with process design and business operations a plus

Posting End Date: 12/11/24
The application deadline for this role is the same as the posting end date stated

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. Recruiters can share more detail during the hiring process. 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. For more information regarding Workday’s comprehensive benefits, please click here.

Primary Location: USA.CO.Boulder

 

Primary Location Base Pay Range: $139,600 USD - $209,400 USD

 

Additional US Location(s) Base Pay Range: $132,600 USD - $246,000 USD

Our Approach to Flexible Work
 

With Flex Work, we’re combining the best of both worlds: in-person time and remote. Our approach enables our teams to deepen connections, maintain a strong community, and do their best work. We know that flexibility can take shape in many ways, so rather than a number of required days in-office each week, we simply spend at least half (50%) of our time each quarter in the office or in the field with our customers, prospects, and partners (depending on role). This means you'll have the freedom to create a flexible schedule that caters to your business, team, and personal needs, while being intentional to make the most of time spent together. Those in our remote "home office" roles also have the opportunity to come together in our offices for important moments that matter.

Pursuant to applicable Fair Chance law, Workday will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Workday is an Equal Opportunity Employer including individuals with disabilities and protected veterans.

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