Account Executive, Workday
Specialized
Enterprise management cloud platform
Job no longer available
Enterprise management cloud platform
1001+ employees
Job no longer available
1001+ employees
Company mission
To provide an all-in-one management cloud solution for the rapidly changing business requirements of the modern world.
Role
Who you are
- 5+ years of experience selling SaaS/Cloud based solutions to C-levels in a field sales position
- Experience of managing 2-3 month sales cycles, including prospecting for a portion of opportunities
- Develops deep product expertise on new products and stays up to date with industry trends
- Experience with account planning and coordinating with internal stakeholders to create alignment
- Understanding of the strategic competitive landscape of the industry by staying up to date with trends and customer needs so you can effectively position Workday solutions within accounts
- Partners with internal team members on account strategies for prospecting activities and territory management
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
What the job involves
- Here at Workday, our Specialized Account Executives are key players in our Field Sales organization
- With a net new revenue focus, they are the fuel for Workday’s new customer growth of Workday Specialized Products (e.g., Adaptive Planning, Scout, and Peakon today)
- This fantastic team of hardworking professionals play a key role in guiding new customers on a journey that can see them leave the limitations of legacy platforms behind and move forward with a new class of enterprise management cloud
- Develop and drive the overall short-term strategy for the account, aligned to customer business objectives and builds & maintain long-term relationships
- Be responsible for developing and maintaining relationships with customers and channel partners with a focus on deal management and connecting customer needs with specific specialized products Workday solutions
- Work with Net New AEs to identify potential Workday solution sales for existing specialized products customers
- Maintain accurate and timely customer/prospect, pipeline, and service forecast data
Salary benchmarks
Our take
Workday is a cloud-based software vendor that provides management of workforces and finances. The company uses a single database for workforce management and financial management to offer integration and optimize business intelligence across companies. It has added to the packages and tools it offers over the years, providing analytic options that allow companies to combine third-party data with information collected by Workday.
Workday has acquired and paired up with many other companies to keep expanding its offering. In 2021, it purchased the employee feedback platform Peakon in response to the growing need for managers to be able to survey workers and collect satisfaction data without face-to-face meetings. The company has also bought and developed many financial tools and HR management tools.
The company’s goal is to provide end-to-end back office services and while there are other providers, such as UKG Pro and Ceridian HCM, Workday’s broad offering helps them to stand out. Though it faced a tough global market in 2023 and has shed some of its headcount, Workday has seen a 6.5% gain in value in the first quarter of 2024. It is now focusing on growth and developing the AI capabilities of its platform. .
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back within 2 weeks
16% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 5 rounds)
Oct 2011
$85m
SERIES F
Apr 2009
$75m
SERIES E
Total funding: $215.3m
Company benefits
- Company equity
- Vision and dental insurance
- Work from home opportunities
- Health insurance
- Virtual primary care
- Flexible time-off policy
- Global mental health resources
- Global dedicated on-site clinical counselors
- Global well-being days
- $25k fertility/family planning benefits
- North Star financial wellness
- Retirement funds and matching
Company values
- Employees - Most fundamentally, people are the core of our business. Without them, we would not have a business. We hire the best and expect great accomplishments
- Customer service - Every investment and decision we make has our customers in mind, and we pull out all stops to make the satisfaction of our customers paramount
- Innovation - We aim for innovation not only in our development organization but also in the way we approach all aspects of our business
- Integrity - We say what we mean, and mean what we say. We stick to our commitments, treat everyone equitably, and communicate openly and honestly
- Fun - We also feel it’s important to have a sense of humor. We like to laugh—it makes our work that much more enjoyable. We also invest in community and company events that help our employees and their families feel a connection to Workday beyond business as usual
- Profitability - Long-term economic success is what helps us provide employees and customers with the best productivity tools, solutions, and services. While important, profitability is not why we exist. Simply put, at Workday we exist to make and provide great products and services
Company HQ
Pleasanton, CA
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Leadership
Aneel Bhusri
(CEO)Worked for Morgan Stanley for 3 years and took a Stanford MBA, before spending almost 6 years at Oracle as SVP. Co-founded Workday in 2005 while working as a Greylock Advisory Partner.
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