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 TeamLead an experienced, talented team with a focus on Demand Generation. You will also marshal and align team members with separate reporting lines including communications, digital, content and customer advocacy.About the RoleWorkday is looking for a Sr Marketing Director to lead the company’s marketing efforts across the Nordics, Benelux and South Africa. This senior position is an excellent opportunity to lead at a fast-growing, US-based software company that is rapidly growing in the region.In this role, you will work closely with the other members of the Marketing, Sales and Professional Services teams to build brand awareness and pipeline for the business. You will be leading a team of dedicated marketing professionals across the region, ensuring we exceed our growth targets and bring ever more focus to our execution. This position will be a key part of the regional management team and the EMEA marketing leadership team. Responsibilities include: Develop annual marketing plans for the region crafted to drive brand recognition and build pipeline for Workday’s core solutions.Be a trusted advisor to the local management teams, aligning with the sales team on regular basis to drive planning and execution and ensuring timely and open communication channels.Ensure flawless execution across all planned marketing activities, marshaling the key team members to drive successful outcomes for the business.Identify audience and industry segmentation strategy; vehicle and media mix recommendation, timing and forecast of results.Drive integrated marketing campaigns from inception to optimization with a cross-functional corporate marketing team based in EMEA and the US. This will include demand generation, brand awareness, events, field marketing, web/online marketing, communications and creative services.Work with appropriate groups (product marketing, sales, operations and strategy) to develop appropriate messaging platforms, content, and stories from which to build campaignsManage and develop the local marketing teams.Analyze campaign performance and make recommendations for optimization and future improvementsAssess and execute on partner marketing opportunities.About YouBasic Qualifications:Leading marketing in a high growth, leading, cloud-native SaaS company as the Nordics and/or Benelux marketing leader, OR has done this and currently leads field marketing for another region12+ years of successful marketing experience in a SaaS, enterprise software, cloud environmentA demonstrable track record of team building, and leadership at Director and Sr Director levelKnowledge of the local B2B enterprise software market, preferably within HR and/or Financial applications Other QualificationsWilling to travel within EMEA and to HQ in the USA occasionallyA business degree or equivalentStrategically-minded but willing to be very hands on to get programs implementedConsistent record in effectively executing integrated, streamlined marketing programs that drive pipeline, including industry specific campaignsAble to craft Workday’s messaging to be directly relevant to local audiencesAble to articulate importance of customer voice throughout the marketing mixProven record of implementing extraordinary, creative events as part of an overall Demand PlanAbility to work with people at all levels of an organization including executive management, sales, and marketingLead with vision on new thinking in marketing, with a passion for public speakingUnderstanding of how to engage C-Level audiencesAbility to implement effective Social Media programmes in a B2B contextOur 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.Are you being referred to one of our roles? If so, ask your connection at Workday about our Employee Referral process!
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