Principal, Site Leadership and Employee Experience Program Manager at Workday in Atlanta, Georgia

Job Description:

Your work days are brighter here.

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

This position is part of the Employee Life & Site Experience (EL&SE) team. EL&SE brings to life the connections, projects and experiences that help our employees feel engaged and valued, and ultimately deliver impact to our Workmates, customers and bottom line. The team supports a community of named site leaders across our offices, plans our largest employee events, coaches employees who plan smaller social events at each site, and partners with collaborators who help build and deliver a remarkable employee experience within each office. This team is a part of People & Purpose (HR).

About the Role

Workday is seeking a Site Leadership and Employee Experience Program Manager

The individual contributor role is accountable for leading the site leadership program across a portfolio of North American offices. This includes supporting a community of named site leaders across our global locations and partnering with a range of collaborators such as Workplace and Business Technology to deliver on the future of work and a remarkable employee experience. In addition, this role will lead site specific employee experience related projects.

With analytical and program delivery expertise, this role brings to life the experiences that help our employees feel engaged and valued, which in turn helps us achieve our business goals.

About You

The ideal candidate will have had exposure to multiple HR COEs, with specific experience in program management, project delivery excellence and guiding business executives (site leaders) to the accountabilities of the program. The candidate will bring a passion for employee experience, including a curiosity about the changing nature of how we work.

Interested candidates should have experience using people data, internal and external research, industry trends, and other employee listening tools to understand and diagnose problems and implement recommended solutions. Candidates should have a track record of delivering on programs cross-functionally, running all phases and aspects of implementation, and feel comfortable presenting and influencing different audiences through the executive level.

Key Responsibilities

• Execute on the site experience program by onboarding, training, and coaching site leaders on program objectives


• Coordinate ongoing operations of multiple site-level councils/partner groups (which includes site leaders and other teams which influence site experience). This includes hosting recurring meetings, soliciting input on agendas, and reporting out to various audiences on progress


• Work with Site Leaders to think critically about the ideal, regionally tailored employee experience and the steps to take to achieve business outcome


• Analyze, interpret and communicate people related data effectively and responsibly, and work with site leaders and partner teams to respond to people related issues swiftly and with precision


• In partnership with site leaders and other groups, identify, diagnose, and deliver solutions for site-specific challenges. Develop adaptable actions in response to data.


• On occasion, lead strategic global initiatives around employee experience priorities

Required Qualifications

• 10+ years of proven capability in employee experience, HR program management, people analytics consulting, HR strategy, and/or business partnering roles (or combination thereof)


• Proven ownership of complex, cross-functional talent experience/strategy projects in a global organization of at least 5,000 employees

Preferred Qualifications

• Ability to gracefully navigate, listen, synthesize, influence, de-escalate issues across multiple stakeholders. You refuse to be blocked.


• Forward thinking and strategic, yet pragmatic and operationally savvy


• Ability to provide clarity amid constantly evolving priorities and direction, with a structured approach to problem solving and decision making


• Organizational agility and ability to navigate multi-stakeholder/cross-company processes to influence senior level leaders and deliver impact


• Excellent written and verbal skills with the ability to craft and deliver clear, impact-oriented executive communications


• Ability to rapidly build trust with team members and collaborators with strong self-awareness, interpersonal skills and comfort with open and honest interactions

Key Skills

• High proficiency in data, understanding and developing recommendations based on insights


• Relationship management & executive influence


• Project management and operational savvy, including organisational change


• HR acumen (understanding of the range of HR functions, priorities of each, and how they impact employee experience)

Travel approximately 30% of time required. Travel primarily within North America. This is a hybrid role, generally spending at least 50% time in office, however certain project work may necessitate increased time in office for short periods.

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.GA.Atlanta

Primary Location Base Pay Range: $146,200 USD - $219,200 USD

Additional US Location(s) Base Pay Range: $138,900 USD - $257,300 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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