Principal Partner Enablement Architect

Job description

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 hiring for a talented Enablement Architect to join our Partner Excellence team to help us deliver scaled, repeatable sales enablement for our external sales-track partners as well as Workday's Global Partner Organization. Your goal is "simplicity at scale": creating frictionless paths for partners to learn, sell, and implement. The Principal Curriculum Enablement Architect drives the overarching curriculum strategy, structuring, and sequencing of multi-modal, weeks-to-months-long global flagship programs (e.g., Partner Onboarding, Partner AI Upskilling, Product Training & more). This high-impact role ensures that role ramp, foundational onboarding, and continuous upskilling are orchestrated as cohesive, world-class experiences rather than fragmented events. To achieve this, the Curriculum Architect partners extensively with counterparts across the business to align curriculum sequencing with role metrics, while collaborating with Product and Functional Architects to integrate and launch critical GTM initiatives seamlessly. About the Role This role splits time across three areas: building and maintaining global flagship programs and academies (50%), integrating mission-critical GTM initiatives into role-based onboarding and curriculum with Functional Architects (35%), and keeping our partner learning library accurate and aligned with GCOE standards through analytics, feedback, and audits (15%). While the role is primarily scoped as above, you will be responsible for working with our entire team to set a global partner enablement strategy and architecture; help shift towards AI-driven role-based learning, improve our partner onboarding and sales-track accreditations and lead partner GA readiness for new products and major releases. Key Responsibilities (Swim Lanes & Core Actions) Flagship Curriculum Architecture & Design: Define the overall scope, high-level objectives, structured learning maps, and sequential learning paths for weeks/months-long global programs and academies across Partners. Program Owner & Readiness Co-Design: Partner extensively with Program Owner counterparts and Role Readiness counterparts to co-design and maintain high-impact curriculum tracks, ensuring seamless delivery and alignment with field metrics. Multi-Architect Collaboration: Collaborate actively with Product Architect and Functional Architects on critical business initiatives to support the build (if needed) and drive smooth curriculum integration. Content Governance & Quality Alignment: Provide strict content oversight across flagship programs; guide LXDs on content creation requirements, and integrate new materials into the existing catalog to prevent build in isolation. Global Cohort Performance & Analytics: Co-own and analyze Flagship Program Performance Dashboards in partnership with Program Owners; report cohort trends, ramp success, and quality markers during QBRs. VISA Sponsorship is not available for this role About You Basic Qualifications: 10+ years of experience in curriculum architecture, instructional design, or talent development in a large-scale global enterprise, ideally focused on external partners. 5+ years of experience managing global flagship enablement academies (such as sales onboarding, customer success academies, or technical partner academies) from strategy to delivery. 5+ years of experience in cross-functional collaboration with program managers, field enablement operations, and executive business leaders. 1+ years of experience applying enterprise AI solutions to manage and scale massive learning databases, tagging, and modular curriculum maps. Other / Preferred Qualifications: Master’s Degree in Adult Learning, Educational Design, or related field. Expert-level stakeholder management and partnership skills, with a track record of building consensus between curriculum architects, program owners, and readiness teams. Advanced data analytics proficiency (Excel/Google Sheets including pivot tables, lookups, connected sheets) to analyze global cohort progression and performance metrics. Direct experience configuring complex sequential learning paths within modern learning tech: Workday Learning, Sana Learn, and agentic/AI tools (Notebook LM, Sana Agents, Hyperbound etc.) Certifications in program evaluation, instructional design, performance improvement, or specialized AI for L&D training. Workday Pay Transparency Statement The annualized base salary ranges for the primary location and any additional locations are listed below.  Workday pay ranges vary based on work location. As a part of the total compensation package, this role may be eligible for the Workday Bonus Plan or a role-specific commission/bonus, as well as annual refresh stock grants. Recruiters can share more detail during the hiring process. Each candidate’s compensation offer will be based on multiple factors including, but not limited to, geography, experience, skills, job duties, and business need, among other things. For more information regarding Workday’s comprehensive benefits, please click here. Primary Location: USA.IL.Home Office Primary Location Base Pay Range: $156,300 USD - $234,500 USD Additional US Location(s) Base Pay Range: $148,500 USD - $263,800 USD Additional Considerations: If performed in Colorado, the pay range for this job is $156,300 - $234,500 USD based on min and max pay range for that role if performed in CO. The application deadline for this role is the same as the posting end date stated as below: 10/26/2026 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. Pursuant to applicable Fair Chance law, Workday will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records. Workday is an Equal Opportunity Employer including individuals with disabilities and protected veterans. Workday is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals during our application process, in order to perform one or more essential functions of their job, as well as regarding the use of AI