Account Executive, Platform - Large Enterprise Diversified Industries

Workday; United States; On-site; USD 140,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Workday is seeking an experienced enterprise seller to lead platform, data, analytics, and AI opportunities. You will engage CIOs, CTOs, and senior technology leaders, translating cloud architecture and data priorities into measurable business value. You will coordinate with cross-functional teams to close multi-stakeholder deals.

You bring credibility in AI/ML platform discussions and have a proven track record of guiding complex modernization journeys with executive-level stakeholders.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of enterprise SaaS sales with top-quartile quota attainment.
• Experience selling platform, cloud architecture, data or AI/analytics solutions to CIO/CTO.
• Proven track record closing $500K+ ACV multi-stakeholder deals.
• Skilled in coordinating matrixed teams and complex enterprise cycles.

Responsibilities

• Own complex enterprise sales cycles for platform, data, analytics, AI, and extensibility.
• Build executive-level value propositions and account strategies with discipline.
• Engage CIOs/CTOs and senior technology leaders to position Workday strategically.
• Translate technical priorities into clear sales strategies and outcomes.
• Orchestrate cross-functional teams to deliver compelling customer value.
• Develop pipeline by identifying business events and modernization drivers.

Skills

Enterprise SaaS sales

Complex platform sales

Cloud architecture knowledge

AI/Analytics solutions

Executive relationship building

Job description

Your work days are brighter here.

We're obsessed with making hard work pay off, for our people, our customers, and the world around us. As a Fortune 500 company and a leading AI platform for managing people, money, and agents, we're shaping the future of work so teams can reach their potential and focus on what matters most. The minute you join, you'll feel it. Not just in the products we build, but in how we show up for each other. Our culture is rooted in integrity, empathy, and shared enthusiasm. We're in this together, tackling big challenges with bold ideas and genuine care. We look for curious minds and courageous collaborators who bring sun-drenched optimism and drive. Whether you're building smarter solutions, supporting customers, or creating a space where everyone belongs, you'll do meaningful work with Workmates who've got your back. 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.

About the Team

Workday is building a new specialized sales team focused on selling platform, data, analytics, AI, and extensibility solutions into the Office of the CIO. This team partners with enterprise customers to help IT leaders modernize their technology strategies, unlock business value from Workday's platform, and connect innovation roadmaps to measurable business outcomes.

The Revenue organization at Workday is grounded in integrity, innovation, accountability, and collaboration. We are looking for experienced enterprise sellers who can build trusted executive relationships, lead complex platform sales cycles, and help accelerate market adoption in a dynamic growth area for Workday.

About the Role

You are an experienced enterprise seller who combines technical fluency, executive presence, and disciplined sales execution. You are comfortable engaging CIOs, CTOs, senior technology leaders and ecosystem partners while navigating complex, multi-stakeholder sales cycles.

You know how to build trusted customer relationships, shape executive-level value propositions, orchestrate internal resources, and connect Workday's platform capabilities to measurable business outcomes. You bring credibility in conversations about cloud architecture, data strategy, the AI ecosystem, integration, security, and enterprise transformation.

Key Focus & Responsibilities

• Own complex enterprise sales cycles. Lead platform, data, analytics, AI, and extensibility opportunities from discovery through negotiation and close. Build account strategies, qualify opportunities, shape executive-level value propositions, and progress accounts with discipline.
• Build trusted executive relationships. Engage CIOs, CTOs, and senior technology leaders to position Workday as a strategic enterprise software partner for technology modernization, platform innovation, and business transformation.
• Connect technical priorities to business value. Translate customer needs across cloud architecture, data strategy, AI, integration, security, governance, and enterprise transformation into clear value based sales strategies.
• Orchestrate cross functional teams. Partner with Core Account Executives, presales, value management, product, customer success, partner teams, and sales support to deliver compelling customer outcomes.
• Develop pipeline and identify timely opportunities. Build pipeline across assigned accounts by identifying customer business events, technology priorities, modernization initiatives, and market signals that create opportunities for Workday's AI and platform solutions.
• Advance partner and ecosystem selling. Collaborate with cloud partners, global system integrators, and technology ecosystem partners to expand Workday's relevance within the customer's broader IT landscape.

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About You

Basic Qualifications:

• P5 Account Executive, Platform:
• +8 years of high-performing enterprise SaaS sales experience
• +5 years specifically focused on selling complex platform, cloud architecture, enterprise data, or AI/analytics solutions directly to the Office of the CIO or CTO.
• Documented track record of consistently meeting or exceeding quota while closing multi-stakeholder enterprise deals ($500K+ ACV).
• Demonstrated co-prime/overlay success working in collaborative, matrixed enterprise sales environments alongside core account owners and specialist teams.

Other Qualifications

• Domain & Technical Fluency: Strong technical credibility in modern enterprise IT architectures, cloud data foundations, API orchestration, data privacy/security, and AI/ML platform integration.
• oCIO Persona Fluency: Speaks the language of IT leadership, smoothly transitioning from business process outcomes to data pipelines, model orchestrion, and zero-copy architecture.
• Challenger & Value Selling: Proven ability to