Senior Business Intelligence Analyst

Workday, Inc.; Pleasanton (CA); On-site; USD 118,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Workday, Inc. in Pleasanton, CA, seeks a Senior Business Intelligence Analyst to partner with finance and engineering leadership. You will architect the next generation of cost governance and forecasting models across AWS and GCP, handling billions of billing rows daily.

You will design agentic AI workflows and governance to monitor spend and optimize costs at scale. You will mentor junior analysts, represent FinOps in cross-organizational initiatives, and apply strong SQL, data querying, and BI

Qualifications

• 6+ years’ experience defining, designing, and implementing solutions to achieve desired business outcomes by evaluating, diagnosing, and evolving business processes and software technologies.
• Proven ability to work with large-scale billing/usage datasets (billions of rows daily) — strong SQL skills and comfort querying and modeling at that scale are essential; this is not a spreadsheet-first FP&A role.
• 3+ years of experience analyzing or operating software systems in one or more public cloud service providers (AWS, GCP, or Azure), including at least one year leading or mentoring other analysts.
• Demonstrated experience designing and deploying agentic AI tools or workflows as the primary mechanism for solving business problems, not as a bolt-on to existing manual processes.
• Demonstrated experience leading enterprise-scale initiatives with measurable financial impact.

Responsibilities

• Own the deployment and continuous refinement of agentic AI tools that autonomously monitor spend and flag anomalies.
• Guide junior and mid-level analysts, and represent FinOps in cross-organizational initiatives.
• Architect governance frameworks that let AI agents operate safely and independently at enterprise scale.
• Lead enterprise-scale cost governance and forecasting initiatives across AWS and GCP.
• Drive measurable financial impact through data-driven cost optimization and governance.

Skills

SQL

Big data querying

Cloud experience (AWS/GCP/Azure)

Agentic AI tools

Finance forecasting

Mentoring

Stakeholder communication

Data modeling

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

MBA or equivalent

Tools

PowerBI

Tableau

Excel/Google Sheets

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

At Workday, our FinOps organization is doing far more than just managing cloud spend — we are engineering the future of cloud economics. As we expand our impact across Workday's multi-cloud ecosystem on AWS and GCP, our team leverages a cutting-edge stack that includes agentic AI tools and sophisticated machine learning models to automate planning, precision forecasting, and cost optimization at a massive enterprise scale.

About the Role

As a Senior Business Intelligence Analyst, you will operate as a strategic partner to finance and engineering leadership, architecting the next generation of cost governance and forecasting models across AWS and GCP. Our billing datasets run to billions of rows a day, so the ability to handle data at scale is key. You need to be equally fluent in finance fundamentals (pricing, cost modeling, forecasting) and in querying and reasoning about massive, granular billing data. You will bring an agent-first mentality to everything you build: before designing any new process, workflow, or reporting mechanism, you will default to asking “can an AI agent own this end‑to‑end?” — and design accordingly. You will own the deployment and continuous refinement of agentic AI tools that autonomously monitor spend, flag anomalies, and execute cost‑optimization actions at enterprise scale, and you will architect the governance frameworks that let those agents operate safely and independently. This role carries a mentoring and thought‑leadership component, guiding junior and mid‑level analysts, and representing FinOps in cross‑organizational initiatives.

About You

• 6+ years’ experience defining, designing, and implementing solutions to achieve desired business outcomes by evaluating, diagnosing, and evolving business processes and software technologies, and applying advanced metrics for evaluating economic success in the public cloud.
• Proven ability to work with large‑scale billing/usage datasets (billions of rows daily) — strong SQL skills and comfort querying and modeling at that scale are essential; this is not a spreadsheet‑first FP&A role.
• 3+ years of experience analyzing or operating software systems in one or more public cloud service providers (AWS, GCP, or Azure), including at least one year leading or mentoring other analysts.
• Demonstrated experience designing and deploying agentic AI tools or workflows as the primary mechanism for solving business problems, not as a bolt‑on to existing manual processes.
• Demonstrated experience leading enterprise‑scale initiatives with measurable financial impact.

Bonus Qualifications

• Direct experience working at a hyperscale cloud provider (e.g., AWS, GCP, Azure).
• Prior experience specifically in a FinOps role or function.
• Hands‑on experience building or deploying AI agents (not just using AI tools).
• Background in pricing strategy and cost optimization at scale.

Other Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience; advanced degree (MBA or similar) a plus.
• Proficiency in SQL and large‑scale data querying/analysis; familiarity with BI/visualization tools such as PowerBI or Tableau, in addition to Excel/Google Sheets.
• Exceptional written, visual representation, and verbal communication skills, including experience presenting to senior leadership.
• Six Sigma certification or equivalent process‑excellence credential highly desirable.
• Proven ability to influence without authority at the executive level and drive alignment across teams with varied strengths, functions, and leadership levels.
• Strong track record of mentoring junior team members and elevating team‑wide practices.
• Comfortable operating with high autonomy in ambiguous, fast‑changing environments.

Workday Pay Transparency Statement

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.

• Primary Location: USA.CA.Pleasanton
• Primary Location Base Pay Range: $139,800USD–$209,600USD
• Additional US Location(s) Base Pay Range: $118,000USD–$209,600USD

Our Approach to Flexible Work

With Flex Work, we’re combining the best of both worlds: in‑person time and remote. 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.

Equal Opportunity and Accommodations

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. Workday is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals during our application process, in order to perform one or more essential functions of their job, as well as regarding the use of AI tools for employment decision‑making to any degree. Please see below for more details including how to request an accommodation as a qualified veteran, due to a disability or for religious reasons, or as otherwise provided under applicable law. Workday prohibits taking adverse action against any candidate or employee for reporting a possible violation of this policy, requesting one or more work accommodations, exercising a privacy right, or cooperating in an investigation in accordance with applicable law. If you require a reasonable accommodation, you may email [e-mail], as far in advance as possible.

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