Workday

Senior Manager, Talent Acquisition - Go-to-Market APAC

Australia, NSW, North Sydney Full Time

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

We are more than just a recruiting function—we are the culture carriers of our organization. Our Talent Acquisition team is the front line, bringing our company's core values to life every single day by identifying, attracting, and hiring professionals who share our foundational principles.

What We Value

Employee & Customer Focus: We hire those who genuinely care about creating value for both our employees and our customers.

Innovation: We seek out pioneering minds ready to challenge the status quo and drive future growth.

Integrity: Honesty, clarity, and ethical conduct guide every search and interaction.

Profitability & Growth: We understand that sustained growth requires sound business practices and profitability.

Fun: We believe in celebrating success, embracing collaboration, and fostering an enjoyable work environment.


Our Structure

Our teams are globally aligned, working directly with our lines of business to execute strategic hiring plans.

This role reports into the Director of Global Customer Operations Talent Acquisition for EMEA and APAC.

About the Role

This is a critical leadership role for a highly values-driven TA leader who thrives in a culture where the only constant is change. You will lead and inspire a geographically dispersed team, developing and empowering them to deliver transformative talent acquisition practices across our hyper-scale organization in APAC.

Key Focus & Responsibilities:

  • Actively coach, empower, and hold a regionally dispersed team accountable to high-performance SLAs and KPIs.

  • Drive a unified, collaborative culture that ensures seamless business coverage and prioritizes the best imaginable candidate experience.

  • Champion a metrics-driven approach. Utilize data analytics to build, measure, and scale recruitment workflows, optimize processes (especially reducing Time to Fill), and generate actionable insights to drive efficiencies.

  • Build strong relationships with cross-functional partners such as TA Operations, Talent Brand and Marketing, Employment Legal, HR, Finance, and Sales Operations.

  • Proactively learn, assume ownership for broad strategic work, and influence the business as a Champion of Talent Acquisition standards.

  • Navigate a dynamic, hyper-growth environment, demonstrating the ability to be agile, proactive, solutions oriented and results-driven to ensure business outcomes are consistently met.

About You

To ensure success in this pivotal role, candidates must demonstrate strategic leadership, team development, and operational excellence in a global, fast-paced environment.

Basic Qualifications

  • Minimum of 4 years of management experience leading a geographically dispersed Talent Acquisition team.

  • Demonstrated ability to foster a culture of collaboration, innovation, and continuous learning within the team.

  • Outstanding influencing skills necessary to establish credibility and trust with customers (Hiring Managers/Leaders).

  • Must be well organized, detail oriented, analytical, and possess strong problem-solving skills.

  • Experience in leading change efforts (e.g., in a merger, re-organization, or process transformation) to ensure smooth transitions and sustained impact.

Other Qualifications

  • Experience recruiting for new market entry roles 

  • Takes a continuous improvement perspective by regularly auditing processes, adopting standard methodologies, and implementing scalable solutions

  • Proven experience building, measuring, and scaling workflows and effectively storytelling with data to influence strategic business decisions.



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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