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

About the Role

Our team is growing, and we are looking for a Principal People Business Partner to partner with leaders in our EMEA business during this period of exciting company growth.  This role joins the EMEA Organisational Success Team within the People & Purpose organisation.

In this role, you will have an opportunity to drive significant business growth and make an immediate impact. You will provide strategic advice and consultative solutions to business leaders including driving outcomes with organisational development, leadership development, team experience, M&A integration, engagement /effectiveness and change management.

You will partner with CoEs and functional business partners to lead on core talent cycle programs throughout the year (e.g. Talent Management, Calibration, Compensation Planning, Succession Planning etc.), keeping a pulse on workforce analytics, utilising Workday’s innovative HCM product to ensure talent strategies and metrics are outcome driven with regional nuances. 

You will lean on an ecosystem of HR CoEs to lead Performance Management, Investigations and Belonging and Diversity. In partnership with the business and Talent Acquisition you will drive business hiring and workforce planning.

About You

The successful candidate is a strategic People Business Partner who embodies Workday’s culture and core values. This role requires a combination of expertise in strategic partnering as well an ability to maintain the role of a trusted coach - this combination enables you to regularly and confidently influence.

Basic Qualifications:

• 12+ years demonstrated ability supporting executive clients in high growth technology companies.

• Experience in supporting large matrixed and dynamic organisations with hyper growth (500+ workmates and VP plus executive level)

Other Qualifications:

• Excellent communication skills: written, verbal, listening, presentation, meeting facilitation.

• Language Skills: In addition to English, fluency in one of the following languages is preferred: French, Spanish or Italian

• Executive presence: resilience, consultative style, and the ability to translate complex ideas into simple terms.

• Ability to multitask & context switch in support of supporting multiple regional client groups.

• Experience in facilitation and organisation effectiveness methodologies.

• Extensive regional specific knowledge of European labour law and regional practices.

• Strong skills related to analysing, synthesising employee data to create valuable context and  actionable insights.

• History of building and deploying People Programs that are laser-focused to drive measurable, positive change.

• Ability to orchestrate cross-functional alignment across the HR Ecosystem, e.g. Talent Acquisition, Employee Relations, Compensation and Benefits, People Consulting/Employee Relations, Belonging and Diversity and People Operations.

• Ability to promote the Workday People Strategy - driving awareness and commitment at the regional level.

• Good understanding of and comfort in working in a highly matrixed structure.

• Ability to build credibility with business clients and mentor/support People & Purpose colleagues.

• Strong program/project management skills.

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.

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