Principal, Employee Relations

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

Workday is looking for a Principle HR Consultant to support our employees and build out our operations and HR support model in the APJ region. You will demonstrate a broad scope of knowledge and experience and contribute proactively to the development of goals and plans to improve performance, effectively set clear expectations, and to support both the employee and leaders in the pursuit of desired business outcomes. You will partner directly with leaders and employees within Workday to provide performance coaching, counsel and support.

About the Role

Responsibilities:

• Engage as a trusted adviser and subject matter expert to coach employees and managers on sensitive work-related issues related but not limited to conflict resolution, performance management, interpretation of company policy, culture and values, and make recommendations to help resolve complex and unique employment related issues 

• Assist managers and employees in understanding and applying people tools, policies and procedures to maximize employee performance, achieve organizational effectiveness, improve employee engagement, and ensure legal compliance

• Analyze data, understand trends, and develop proactive solutions to further support business objectives

• Partner closely with the broader People & Purpose team members and other key stakeholders to implement specific HR processes and policies to support country-specific requirements

• Complete ad-hoc projects, reporting and tasks as required with cross-functional HR teams, working on or leading projects and programs

• Act as the local, onsite liaison as needed for coordinating any urgent HR issues

About You

Basic Qualifications:

• 10+ years of relevant experience working in Employee Relations, HR generalist or HR business partner role

• Display the highest commitment to customer service and maintaining a best in class employee experience

• Demonstrate effective influencing skills to provide resolution to complex and highly sensitive employee issues, while maintaining appropriate confidentiality

• Ability to work independently and be part of an international  team environment while developing strong professional relationships with peers, managers, executives and cross-functional teams.

• Ability to use sound judgment to problem solve, make decisions and involve necessary individuals at the appropriate time.

• Good knowledge in labour law, policies and customs for the APJ region . 

• Excellent communication skills

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.

At Workday, we are committed to providing an accessible and inclusive hiring experience where all candidates can fully demonstrate their skills. If you require assistance or an accommodation at any point, please email [email protected].

Are you being referred to one of our roles? If so, ask your connection at Workday about our Employee Referral process!

At Workday, we value our candidates’ privacy and data security.  Workday will never ask candidates to apply to jobs through websites that are not Workday Careers. 

  

Please be aware of sites that may ask for you to input your data in connection with a job posting that appears to be from Workday but is not.

  

In addition, Workday will never ask candidates to pay a recruiting fee, or pay for consulting or coaching services, in order to apply for a job at Workday.