Global Project Delivery Manager

** 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
** The Global Real Estate & Workplace team creates and continuously improves Workday’s productive and safe office environments while supporting our core values and distinction as a great place to work. With this critical contribution to the company in mind, we partner with other Workday departments such as People & Purpose, Business Technology, and Finance to ensure that we are successful in delivering on this goal.

We handle every aspect of workplace operations, space analysis and projects, building facilities and maintenance. We capture employee rapport, keep track of office utilization, recommend expansions and / or new locations and coordinate projects for office build-outs and control operating and capital expenses.
** About the Role
** Workday is looking for a versatile Project Delivery Manager to join our growing team.  This full-time position is based out of our Pleasanton HQ location.  This position will report to the Global Project Delivery, Senior Manager. We are looking for someone experienced, flexible, reliable, outgoing, and professional, with a positive work attitude.  The ideal candidate will go above and beyond what is required to get the job done while understanding that REWS and our stakeholders

What makes this an exciting opportunity is that you will join the worldwide industry leader in all things Financial and Human Resources Management solutions, and with that you will have the opportunity to develop and implement industry leading solutions for how employees collaborate, ideate and build their careers in times of constant change.
** Responsibilities:
*** Manage project inception from the pre-construction processes through financial close-out to maximize the quality of the space constructed for the users and groups while always attempting to implement value-engineering alternatives to lessen the cost of construction for Workday.
* Provide strategic oversight and direction to regional project teams, managers, and consultants.
* Foster a collaborative and high-performance culture across dispersed, multi-cultural project teams.
* Responsible for multiple projects concurrently.  This includes Global Projects across different time zones.
* Maintain financial forecast and oversee project cost tracking throughout projects.  Includes monthly forecasting and quarterly reporting across all projects.
* Partner with the Workplace and Sustainability team in consulting with internal stakeholders to understand space and furniture needs and assist in space planning, balancing end user needs with cost efficient solutions.
* Work closely with Workday’s BT and Global Workplace Safety teams to ensure that technology solutions (including audio visual, low voltage cabling, access control system) are captured in design.
* Ensure that Workday’s space and/or building standards are implemented throughout the design.
* Communicate effectively with REWS workmates and senior management and other employees to discuss requirements planned for…