Associate Partner Manager

Workday Workday · Enterprise · Warsaw, Poland +1

This role is for an Associate Partner Manager at Workday, a company that provides an AI platform for managing people, money, and agents. The role is a development path into a Partner Manager/Executive position, supporting senior team members in partner onboarding, ramp, and go-to-market motions. The company mentions AI-native solutions like Evisort and SANA, and the role involves supporting partner activities that lead to pipeline generation and business impact. However, the core function of the role is partner management and business development, not direct AI/ML development or research.

What you'd actually do

  1. Support onboarding of new partners across processes, systems, and basic enablement.
  2. Support light-touch nurture activities
  3. Work with the regional GPO team to help incubate new partners and coordinate initiatives,
  4. Support execution of partner campaigns led by senior team members to generate leads and early-stage pipeline (S1s).
  5. Shadow Senior Partner Managers/Senior Partner Executives in partner meetings, QBRs, and internal reviews.

Skills

Required

  • 3-4+ years of professional experience in Sales, Business Development, Partner/Channel, Customer Success, or Consulting in a technology or SaaS environment.
  • Experience in a supporting role to Sales, Alliances, or Partner teams.
  • Experience with CRM tools (e.g., Salesforce) and basic reporting.
  • Demonstrated interest in partner ecosystems, GTM, and/or B2B sales.
  • Strong organizational skills and attention to detail; comfortable managing tasks, follow‑ups, and reporting.
  • Good communication skills; comfortable working with both internal stakeholders and external partners.
  • Fluent in English

Nice to have

  • Exposure to AI, enterprise SaaS, cloud applications, or related technology.

What the JD emphasized

  • AI platform for managing people, money, and agents
  • AI-native solutions
  • partner ecosystem
  • GTM
  • B2B sales
  • partner management
  • Partner Manager / Partner Executive