Account Executive - Large Enterprise, Customer Base, Public Sector

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

Workmates pride themselves on winning while having fun! That means supporting each other while driving accountability for amazing results and performance. This team is no different. Everything we do inspires a brighter work day for all. The Enterprise Sales team at Workday helps the company to continue to grow by balancing integrity and innovation, ensuring Workmates have the environment to bring their best self, and get better by pushing and developing themselves and the Workmates around them.

About the Role

Here at Workday, our Account Executives are key players in our Field Sales organization. Our Customer Base sales team uses their extensive experience and consultative selling skills to initiate and support sales of Workday Solutions within Workday’s existing customers. This fantastic team of hardworking professionals play a key role in driving incremental add-on business into strategic named accounts. As a team, we believe that partnering with our customers to craft relevant solutions that deliver long lasting value is super important. We want to make sure that our customers are positively satisfied from day one and forever ongoing. In this role, you will:

• Be responsible for developing and maintaining relationships with existing customers with a focus on upselling via deal management

• Perform account planning for assigned accounts, coordinating with pre-sales and other resources to ensure strategic alignment

• Drive strategic add-on and renewal business of Workday solutions within Large Enterprise customers

• Coordinate cross functionally with Workday’s internal teams (pre-sales, digital, value & bid-management, marketing, technical and sales support)

À propos de l’équipe

Les Workmates tirent une grande fierté de pouvoir réussir tout en s’amusant! Cela signifie qu’ils se soutiennent les uns les autres tout en se responsabilisant pour obtenir des résultats et un rendement extraordinaires. Cette équipe n’est pas différente. Tout ce que nous faisons est source d’une journée de travail plus gratifiante pour tous. L’équipe des ventes aux entreprises de Workday aide la société à poursuivre sa croissance en conciliant intégrité et innovation, et s’assure que les membres du personnel disposent d’un environnement leur permettant de donner le meilleur d’eux-mêmes et de s’améliorer en repoussant leurs limites.

À propos du rôle

Chez Workday, les directeurs et les directrices de comptes sont des acteurs clés au sein de notre organisation de ventes externes. Les membres de notre équipe responsable des ventes clients mettent à profit leur vaste expérience et leurs habiletés en matière de vente consultative afin d’entreprendre des démarches et de soutenir la vente de solutions Workday auprès des clients existants de Workday. Cette équipe exceptionnelle de professionnels chevronnés joue un rôle essentiel en stimulant la création d’occasions d’affaires supplémentaires dans les comptes désignés comme stratégiques. Dans ce rôle, vous serez amené(e) à :

• Développer et entretenir des relations avec les clients existants, en mettant l'accent sur la vente additionnelle grâce à la gestion des opportunités commerciales.

• Élaborer des plans de comptes pour les clients qui vous sont attribués, en collaborant avec les équipes avant-vente et autres ressources afin d'assurer l'alignement stratégique.

• Développer les ventes de solutions Workday (ventes additionnelles et renouvellements) auprès des grandes entreprises.

• Collaborer avec les équipes internes de Workday (avant-vente, numérique, gestion de la valeur et des appels d'offres, marketing, support technique et commercial).

About You

Basic Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience selling to the Canadian Public Sector (Federal, Provincial, Municipalities and Higher Education) is required

• 5+ years of experience selling SaaS/Cloud based ERP / HCM / Financial / Planning / or Analytics solutions to C-levels from a field sales position.

• 5+ years experience negotiating deals with a variety of C-Suite Executives to close opportunities

• 5+ years experience with building relationships with existing customers for add-on or incremental business

• 5+ years experience in developing long-term account strategies with existing customers

Other Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience selling to the Canadian Public Sector (Provincial, Municipalities and Higher Education) is required

• Experience with managing longer deal cycles beyond 6 months, with large deal sizes

• Understanding of the the strategic competitive landscape of the Canadian Public Sector (Provincial, Municipalities and Higher Education) by staying up to date with trends and customer needs so you can effectively position Workday solutions within accounts

• Experience leveraging and partnering with internal team members on account strategies

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

À propos de vous

Qualifications de base

• Une expérience de plus de 5 ans dans la vente au secteur public canadien (gouvernements provinciaux, municipalités et établissements d'enseignement supérieur) est requise.

• Plus de 5 ans d’expérience au sein d’une équipe de ventes externes responsable de vendre à des cadres supérieurs des solutions SaaS ou ERP infonuagiques de gestion des ressources humaines, de gestion financière, de planification ou d’analyse

• Plus de 5 ans d’expérience en négociation de contrats auprès de différents membres de la haute direction afin de conclure des ventes

• Plus de 5 ans d’expérience dans l’établissement de relations avec des clients existants en vue de créer des occasions d’affaires supplémentaires ou progressives

• Plus de 5 ans d’expérience dans le développement de stratégies de comptes à long terme auprès des clients existants
   

Autres qualifications

• Expérience de la gestion de cycles d’affaires de plus de six mois pour des contrats de grande envergure

• Compréhension de l’environnement concurrentiel stratégique du secteur (gouvernements provinciaux, municipalités et établissements d'enseignement supérieur) d’activité en restant au fait des tendances et des besoins des clients, afin de positionner efficacement les solutions Workday dans les comptes

• Expérience dans l’établissement de partenariats avec les membres des équipes internes afin de mettre à profit des stratégies de comptes

• Excellentes aptitudes de communication verbale et écrite

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: CAN.BC.Vancouver

Primary CAN Base Pay Range: $142,400 - $213,600 CAD

Additional CAN Location(s) Base Pay Range: $142,400 - $213,600 CAD

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.

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