Associate General Counsel

Join Workday's Global Legal Services team as a Director & Associate General Counsel. In this role, you will lead initiatives to transform the legal department's support for the business, streamline service delivery, and design efficient processes. You will serve as a trusted advisor to cross-functional leaders and act as a champion for organizational change. The ideal candidate will have a J.D. degree, 10+ years of experience as a practicing attorney, and a deep understanding of commercial contracting needs for a Fortune 500 cloud software provider.

• Lead initiatives to transform how the legal department supports the business, streamlining service delivery to support our scale as a global cloud software leader.
• Design efficient, modern processes for commercial contracting and legal technology, directly impacting how the organization manages risk and supports strategic growth.
• Develop and maintain transactional infrastructure governance policies and processes, providing direction to the infrastructure transactional councils.

• You have a track record of leading large-scale transformation initiatives, using data-driven metrics to gauge success, and applying a “smart risk” framework to manage risk. As a change agent, you are adept at evolving how the legal department supports the business, driving cultural change, and integrating your legal acumen with modern technology
• You will design innovative contracting models and leverage AI, CLM capabilities, and other automation tools to simplify, scale, and accelerate contracting for a $20 billion global company
• J.D. Degree and membership in at least 1 state bar
• 5+ years experience in modern contract drafting, legal transformation initiatives and contact lifecycle management (CLM) concepts
• 10+ years of experience as a practicing attorney in a law firm or in-house/public sector legal department
• 5+ in house legal experience with a focus on commercial transactions (experience with professional services, partner programs and inbound/vendor contracting would be a plus)
• Deep understanding of the commercial, vendor, partner, and strategic contracting model needs of a Fortune 500 cloud software provider
• Substantial background in providing legal guidance to global entities on commercial contracting matters
• Excellent contract drafting skills
• Experience negotiating customer/sales contracts with large enterprise organizations
• Proven track record of advising cross-functional leaders within rapidly expanding organizations
• Experience working in an agile environment and collaborating effectively with cross-functional teams
• Analytical and methodological approach to problem-solving with keen attention to detail and pragmatic risk management
• Ability to identify and leverage workflow automation tools to streamline operations and improve business efficiency
• Ability to work independently and manage multiple tasks simultaneously
• A strong interest in AI solutions and their application in data analysis, with a willingness to learn and contribute to model development and deployment
• Strong communication and listening skills to effectively gather requirements and maintain stakeholder relationships