SR. PROGRAM MANAGER, COMMUNICATIONS & CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE - PROCUREMENT

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About the Team

The Procurement Enablement team provides horsepower, expertise and governance around initiatives, customer experience, and readiness efforts across the Global Procurement Office (GPO).

We enable GPO and the business to scale and grow by driving an elevated experience through standardization and continuous improvement.

We're all about setting a solid foundation to empower our workmates to do their best work. We are committed to working hard, having fun, and making an impact!

About the Role

Workday is seeking a Senior Program Manager to lead procurement customer experience and communications. We're looking for a storyteller who's passionate about customer success and helping teams succeed.

You are a resourceful go-getter that inspires the people around you through creative storytelling and a catalyst for driving change.

You are obsessed with the end-user experience and have a desire to make improvements to everything. In this position, you are the foundation that provides structure to the organization to help employees feel connected, inspired, and have what they need to do their best work.

You are the biggest advocate for our employees, thinking for them and being their voice in meetings. You will reimagine the way we think about end-user experience to increase satisfaction and employee engagement with the Global Procurement Office.

Responsibilities :

• Cultivate and grow the brand / voice of the Global Procurement Office to improve the user experience to increase satisfaction
• Gather, analyze, and report internal customer feedback by launching NPS surveys, highlighting opportunities, creating a persistent feedback loop for improvement
• Drive adoption of project launches through change management and establishing success measures to track program effectiveness
• Develop and facilitate a strategic communications program to drive the VIBE of the organization and establish GPO as a thought leader in the industry
• Develop messaging to share GPO's journey in how we run Procurement using Workday
• Develop internal and external facing executive presentations, and provide design recommendations to colleagues
• Work hands-on with leaders and other key stakeholders to develop, plan, write, edit, and distribute communication materials, including organizational updates and newsletters.

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• Manage and make improvements to intranet sites to enhance the user experience
• Manage initiatives / projects from start to finish, including planning, execution, and adoption

About You

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree
• 7+ years of communications, marketing, or customer experience including developing and executing strategic communications across various mediums (including email, intranet, social media, email newsletters, and videos)

Other Requirements

• Experience working in fast-paced, dynamic, tech company (Saas preferred)
• Ability to synthesize complex information into clear, concise messaging; ability to write in a simple, direct, warm and friendly tone
• Experience designing websites and presentation templates
• Experience with change management and communicating key initiatives across multiple internal target audiences
• Experience using an employee communications tool a plus (e.g. Staffbase)
• Strong Google Workspace skills including Google Sites, and other commonly used corporate desktop and cloud applications
• Strong collaborator and ability to offer suggestions and improvements to process and work effectively with all personalities

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.GA.Atlanta

Primary Location Base Pay Range : $111,400 USD - $167,000 USD

Additional US Location(s) Base Pay Range : $105,800 USD - $204,000 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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