Associate General Counsel

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In return, we’ll give you the trust to take risks, the tools to grow, the skills to develop and the support of a company invested in you for the long haul. So, if you want to inspire a brighter work day for everyone, including yourself, you’ve found a match in Workday, and we hope to be a match for you too.

The mission of the Global Legal Services (GLS) team is to enhance the Legal organization’s support for Workday by focusing on simplicity, speed, scale, and skills, thereby accelerating strategic growth and improving the customer experience. The team’s focus areas include developing business strategy for the Legal organization and operational alignment with larger Workday initiatives. The team leads ground‑breaking efforts in process optimization, resourcing, and risk management, while enabling operational efficiencies in technology management and data harmonization.

The GLS team also focuses on developing skills‑based training for the organization and providing solutions through effective project management, strategic analytics, vendor management, and budget coordination.

The Global Legal Services team is seeking a Director & Associate General Counsel to join our Center of Excellence. In this role, you will lead initiatives to transform how our legal department supports the business, streamlining service delivery to support our scale as a global cloud software leader. You will apply your expertise in commercial contracting and legal technology to design efficient, modern processes, directly impacting how our organization manages risk and supports strategic growth.

• Transform contracting models, workflows, and department processes to achieve optimal efficiency and scale, analyzing complexity, effort and risk
• Implement a modern contracting strategy for streamlined end to end contracting processes for customer, partner, inbound, and professional services
• Develop and maintain transactional infrastructure governance policies and processes and provide direction to the infrastructure transactional councils
• Serve as a trusted advisor to cross-functional leaders and advise on a range of complex legal, business and strategic issues
• Act as a champion for organizational change and deliver change management to executives, legal team, and cross‑functional audiences

You have a track record of leading large‑scale transformation initiatives, using data‑driven metrics to gauge success, and applying a “smart risk” framework to manage risk. As a change agent, you are adept at evolving how the legal department supports the business, driving cultural change, and integrating your legal acumen with modern technology. You will design innovative contracting models and leverage AI, CLM capabilities, and other automation tools to simplify, scale, and accelerate contracting for a $20 billion global company.