Workday · 1 day ago
Senior Program Manager, Strategic Initiatives
USA, NY, New York City
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level
$136K/yr - $204K/yr
5+ years expWorkday is a Fortune 500 company and a leading AI platform for managing people, money, and agents. The Senior Program Manager, Strategic Initiatives will be responsible for turning high-level strategy into operational reality, managing complex cross-functional workstreams, and driving accountability across diverse teams to ensure successful execution of key programs.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)Cloud ComputingEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSoftwareHuman Resources
Responsibilities
Lead the day-to-day execution of strategic programs that span multiple departments, ensuring they directly move the needle on Growth OKRs and organizational effectiveness
Take ownership of high-stakes, cross-functional initiatives that fall outside traditional departmental boundaries, providing the structure and project management needed to see them through to completion
Proactively surface opportunities for teams to work more effectively together, streamlining hand-offs and shared workflows across the pillar
Establish and maintain goals and performance tracking for strategic initiatives, ensuring progress is measurable and transparent
Monitor initiative health to identify risks early; prepare the data and framework to help leadership to ensure resources are allocated to the highest-impact areas
Partner closely with the Chief of Staff to translate the Growth organization’s vision into a consistent story that resonates across all levels
Ensure that the Growth Org’s mission and strategic priorities are clearly understood and consistently represented in all cross-functional engagements
Manage the end-to-end communication calendar for the Growth Pillar, ensuring a steady drumbeat of information that keeps teams informed and engaged
Qualification
Required
5–7+ years of experience in business operations, strategy, management consulting, or program management within an enterprise SaaS environment
3-5 years experience managing complex, cross-functional initiatives and driving them to successful completion
Ability to take a complex, ambiguous business problem and break it down into a logical, executable project plan
A strong bias for action and a proven ability to hold teams accountable for deliverables in a fast-paced environment
Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to synthesize complex information for senior leadership
Comfortable navigating various data sources to pull insights, track OKRs, and inform strategic recommendations
Familiarity with change management principles to help teams adopt new processes and operational models effectively
Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, or a related field
Benefits
Workday Bonus Plan
Annual refresh stock grants
Company
Workday
Workday provides SaaS-based enterprise solutions for a company's human resources and financial management activities.
10001+ employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Trends of Total Sponsorships
2025 (331)
2024 (388)
2023 (262)
2022 (503)
2021 (290)
2020 (229)
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$2.23BKey Investors
Elliott Management Corp.Bezos Expeditions,Janus Capital Group,Morgan Stanley,T. Rowe PriceNew Enterprise Associates
2025-09-16Post Ipo Equity· $2B
2012-10-12IPO
2011-10-24Series F· $85M
Leadership Team
Aneel Bhusri
CEO and Co-Founder
Carl Eschenbach
Strategic Advisor to the CEO
Recent News
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