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Principal Service Executive

Japan, Tokyo💼 Full-time🗓 2026-09-25

Core

Senior trusted advisor leading professional services business development for large, strategic, and complex opportunities in Japan, focusing on subscription sales and successful customer deployments.

Role type

Principal Service Executive (Pre-Sales Services)

Builds

Professional Services business development, deployment strategies, and service value propositions for enterprise clients.

Domain

Enterprise SaaS Human Capital Management (HCM) and Financial Management

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work

Required skills

Enterprise implementation and consulting experience, services sales, executive-level stakeholder engagement, proposal and contract negotiation, partner ecosystem management, project planning and risk assessment, competitive positioning

Preferred skills

Hands-on implementation experience, self-starter mindset, ability to mentor peers, thought leadership

Technologies

SaaS platforms, CRM tools, proposal software

Responsibilities

Lead and own Professional Services business development for large, strategic, and complex opportunities; Partner with Account Executives and Customer Success Managers to define Services Strategy; Present Workday Customer Services overviews and lead services discovery sessions with customer stakeholders; Design and validate credible Professional Services proposals, effort estimates, staffing models, high-level project plans, and risk assessments; Build and articulate differentiated services value propositions; Develop mutually beneficial relationships with Workday Service Partners; Act as a role model within the team by mentoring colleagues, sharing best practices, and contributing thought leadership.

Seniority

Principal, hands-on IC with mentorship responsibilities

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