Jobs at Workday in South Africa

Your work days are brighter here.

At Workday, it all began with a conversation over breakfast. When our founders met at a sunny California diner, they came up with an idea to revolutionize the enterprise software market. And when we began to rise, one thing that really set us apart was our culture. A culture which was driven by our value of putting our people first. And ever since, the happiness, development, and contribution of every Workmate is central to who we are. Our Workmates believe a healthy employee-centric, collaborative culture is the essential mix of ingredients for success in business. That’s why we look after our people, communities and the planet while still being profitable. Feel encouraged to shine, however that manifests: you don’t need to hide who you are. You can feel the energy and the passion, it's what makes us unique. Inspired to make a brighter work day for all and transform with us to the next stage of our growth journey? Bring your brightest version of you and have a brighter work day here.

About the Team

This is the opportunity to be part of building something incredible alongside some of the most hard-working individuals in the market! You will be supported and surrounded by some of the brightest people in the industry. People who care about our customers and care about helping them achieve the results they seek.

Our Solution Consultant team is a strategic partner to the sales organization and responsible for building a compelling vision of the Workday solution for our customers and prospects in some of the largest customers in the world. We take our culture as a key foundation to the way we work together and how we hold each other accountable.

About the Role

Workday is looking for an outstanding Technical Presales Specialist to be a part of our specialised Solution Consulting team supporting and promoting the technical aspect of the selling engagement.

This is your chance to represent and sell the next generation of ERP cloud applications. Through interactive discoveries, you will analyse an organization's needs and demonstrate how Workday's Enterprise Applications can address the customer’s requirements and solve their strategic business concerns with the special focus on technical integration into the existing IT landscape of the customer. Expect this to involve presenting to all levels of IT, demonstrating functionality in Workday and building rapid prototypes.

Responsibilities:

• Articulating the value and expanding adoption of the Workday platform (including platform of acquired products) to different buyer stakeholders / C-Levels, in particular the CIO.
• Centre of Excellence for technical topics on Workday Extend, Strategic Sourcing and Planning.
• Describing the technical architecture of the Workday solutions.
• Highlighting the advantages of a cloud based SaaS offering vs traditional on-premise installations.
• Discussing the fit and value of Workday’s Extend offering for potential buyer use cases.
• Creating an engaging experience for the prospect’s technically oriented audience.
• Understanding and communicating the Security, Data Privacy, Performance and Support aspects of the Workday SaaS offering.

Our Offer:

• Structured employee onboarding to ensure a quick and successful ramp up
• Competitive remuneration, restricted stock units & an employee stock purchase program
• Amazing colleagues in a collaborative, dynamic and fast-growing environment
• A powerful product, named as a leader by Gartner for Cloud HCM Suites, Cloud Core Financial Management Suites and Cloud Financial Planning and Analysis
• Working with great customers with a customer satisfaction of 97%
• A fun place to work where you can develop yourself further

About You

Candidates interested in joining the Workday Solution Consulting team as an Enterprise Architect must exhibit a strong combination of technical skills, industry experience and an unimpeachable “stage presence”. Articulating and differentiating the Workday technical foundation and delivery model requires:

• 3+ years of software / IT presales experience
• A strong technical knowledge including but not limited to:
  Java scripting, Python, Data modelling skills or other modern programming languages including working with REST/SOAP APIs for integrations.
• Software as a Service work experience and/or knowledge of the delivery model and associated characteristics
• Comprehensive security background covering encryption technologies, network architectures, communications security, SAML (single sign-on), and application level access methods
• Experience with prospect/customer internal security and compliance teams
• Ability to communicate a technical foundation, platform and delivery model in a compelling, creative and easily understandable fashion for diverse audiences (from technical specialists up to C-level)
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.

Basic Qualifications:

• 4+ years of expertise with technical knowledge of Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) and Cloud Architectures; preferably in ERP Financials and/or Human Capital Management domains
• 4+ years' experience presenting to technical, business, and executive audiences both in-person and virtually

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.