Senior Event Manager, Employee Life

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

Workday is seeking a Senior Event Manager, Employee Life. This is an individual contributor role based in Pleasanton, CA. This role is perfect for someone with a consistent track record of delivering employee events, projects and programs across a global workforce.

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 a range of team members who help build and deliver a remarkable employee experience within each office. This team is a part of People & Purpose (HR).

About the Role

In this role, you will be accountable for crafting and driving internal employee events in the Bay Area in addition to contributing to the global event strategy via strategic projects and partnership with Employee Life Program Managers. Your work drives positive Workmate events and experiences that bring Workday's values to life. Specifically, you will:

Design and implement internal events - Bay Area

• Event Management: Design, plan, and lead events for Workday employees.
  
  This includes leading and executing on a strategic campaign calendar aimed to connect, celebrate, and inspire employees. Events range in size from hundreds of employees to thousands of employees. Sample events: Employee socials and meet ups, food festivals and/or concerts at our large office locations, and Community Fairs and partner events highlighting Workday employee programs.

• Vendor Management: Source and partner with internal and external vendors to deliver events. In some cases, it is required to lead external planning agencies.

• Budget Management: Work within assigned event budgets to deliver high impact events.
  
  Negotiate with vendors to ensure competitive and fair pricing. Keep Employee Life Leadership updated on program spend, proactively flagging any concerns in the planning stages, and reconcile events in a timely manner.

• Communications & Storytelling: Develop and execute communication plans for program initiatives, campaigns, and events to inspire employee engagement and highlight community impact through internal channels (e.g., Slack, Intranet, email, presentations) and external channels (large-scale events & activations).

Employee Experience Project Management

• Own and contribute to strategic projects, as assigned. Build relationships and collaborate globally with stakeholders and partners to deliver outcomes across the global organization, ensuring shared understanding of progress and performance.

• Support strategy and delivery of global events by designing event toolkits for Workmate Community Leaders across Workday's global sites to execute, allowing for a consistent and streamlined approach to employee events.

• Host event trainings and build tools to be used by volunteer event planners across the company, contributing expertise and event knowledge to those who execute culture building moments at Workday.

• Ensure an atmosphere of cohesiveness and focused collaboration between all the members of the team, all in the interest of driving the work forward.

About You

The ideal candidate has a passion for crafting and sustaining a remarkable workplace culture with experience in planning events for a global company.

Basic Qualifications

• 8+ years of professional experience and success in event planning, event production, or event management roles.

• A proven track record of building trusted partnerships across the business and with external vendors; strong interpersonal and emotional intelligence skills.

• Experience in communications (e.g, copywriting, public relations, internal communications, or marketing), and ability to successfully connect with individuals at all levels of the company.

• Experience working in a global, multi-functional organization with increasing responsibility.

Other Qualifications

• You are a highly motivated self-starter who relies on a strong sense of self and work ethic.

• An ability to think clearly when navigating ambiguity and solving challenges; capacity to hold self accountable to deadlines; attention to detail.

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.CA.Pleasanton

Primary Location Base Pay Range: $117,800 USD - $176,800 USD

Additional US Location(s) Base Pay Range: $ USD - $176,800 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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