Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Workday is a Fortune 500 company and a leading AI platform for managing people, money, and agents. The Senior Legal Counsel will support the GTM Industries legal team by providing transactional counsel for Healthcare customers, focusing on negotiation and drafting of various agreements while collaborating with sales teams and other internal departments.
Responsibilities
- Drive valuable technology transactions, which will include negotiation with customers and drafting of subscription, business associate, data processing and professional services agreements, assignments, amendments, and add on transactions
- Provide proactive strategic advice and guidance to internal teams regarding business and legal issues and risks and support our sales team with bringing deals to a timely close
- Assist in implementing legal efficiencies to support the Healthcare business unit and improve our contract processes and operations in that segment
- Help build and improve contract templates and negotiation playbooks and assist with providing internal training to sales, sales operations, contract operations, and the broader GTM legal team on how we build a frictionless customer contract experience
Skills
- J.D. Degree (or foreign equivalent) and membership in at least 1 state bar
- 7+ years of experience as a practicing attorney in a law firm or in-house/Healthcare legal department
- CIPP/E Certification and/or deep understanding of sophisticated global data privacy laws and principles
- Excellent contract negotiation and drafting skills, comfortable and adept at teaming with leadership in fast paced customer-facing transactions, preferably with enterprise software/SaaS experience
- Experience negotiating contracts in the Healthcare sector
- Ability to influence, advise, and advocate for the business' interests
- Exceptional written and oral communication skills, enabling effective communication with legal and non-legal audiences
- Exercises outstanding judgment and in tune with sophisticated needs of the business to advise clients in an effective and creative manner
- Nurtures internal and external relationships and leads project collaboration with cross-functional networks
- Uses strategic focus, critical thinking and a problem-solving approach
- Proactively identifies and analyzes legal risks and exercises good judgment and effective techniques to reach solutions with little guidance
- Manages legal projects using strong organizational, project management and process improvement skills
- Willingness and aptitude to learn and utilize new technologies, including artificial intelligence tools, to enhance efficiency and effectiveness in legal tasks such as contract review, legal research, and process improvement
- Great teammate with a sense of humor!
Benefits
- May be eligible for the Workday Bonus Plan or a role-specific commission/bonus, as well as annual refresh stock grants
- Flex Work
- 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)
- Freedom to create a flexible schedule that caters to your business, team, and personal needs
- Opportunity to come together in our offices for important moments that matter
- Workday’s comprehensive benefits
Company Overview
Workday provides SaaS-based enterprise solutions for a company's human resources and financial management activities. It was founded in 2005, and is headquartered in Pleasanton, California, USA, with a workforce of 10001+ employees. Its website is http://www.workday.com.Company H1B Sponsorship
Workday has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 49 in 2026, 331 in 2025, 388 in 2024, 262 in 2023, 503 in 2022, 290 in 2021, 229 in 2020. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.