Specialized Account Executive - Talent AI

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 Specialized Sales team at Workday helps the company continue to grow by balancing integrity and innovation, ensuring Workmates have the environment to bring out their best self, and get better by pushing and developing themselves and the Workmates around them. You will be selling the market-leading solution that industry analysts like Josh Bersin and Aptitude Research are calling the "new frontier of agentic AI." You will help customers realize tangible outcomes: 70% candidate conversion rates, 54% boost in recruiter capacity, and 2X increases in internal mobility. If you are a goal-oriented self-starter ready to sell the future of recruiting, we want to hear from you. About the Role As a Specialized Account Executive, you are a key player in driving Workday’s growth for our AI Talent Suite - driving the sales of our two flagship AI acquisitions: HiredScore, Paradox and the Workday Suite. You are not just selling software; you are selling a vision of Human AI orchestration and collaboration. You will be responsible for guiding customers away from fragmented, disconnected point solutions and toward a unified, agentic AI reality. By positioning HiredScore and Paradox alongside Workday Recruiting and Candidate Engagement, you will help organizations achieve Total Talent Acquisition—automating high-volume tasks while elevating high-value human decisions. Key Responsibilities Include: Holistic Talent Strategy & Orchestration Drive the Total Talent Narrative: You will articulate a seamless vision where Workday Recruiting (Core) and Candidate Engagement (Nurture) are supercharged by Paradox (Conversational AI/Scheduling) and HiredScore (Talent Orchestration/Prioritization). Diagnose & Prescribe: You must be able to evaluate a customer’s hiring landscape to deploy the right AI agents. You will identify where to deploy Paradox for high-volume/hourly speed and candidate experience, and where to position HiredScore for professional roles, internal mobility, and recruiter efficiency. Competitive Positioning: Aggressively compete against external CRM by evangelizing Workday’s Smart Mirror approach—demonstrating how our AI layers on top of the system of record without creating data silos or integration nightmares. Sales Execution & Collaboration Co-Selling Partnership: Work in lock-step with Core Account Executives to integrate AI solutions into broader platform transformation deals. Complex Deal Management: Manage sophisticated sales cycles involving multiple stakeholders (CHROs, Heads of TA, CIOs, and AI Compliance Of ... (truncated, view full listing at source)