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About the Team
The Finance Transformation Office (FTO) drives the modernization and optimization of Workday’s global finance function. At the heart of this effort is the Transformation Excellence team—responsible for leading enterprise-wide transformation governance, strategic portfolio oversight, and execution excellence across the Finance organization. By establishing effective PMO processes, this team helps ensure that Workday’s most critical initiatives are aligned to strategy, delivered with discipline, and continuously improved through world-class program management practices.
About the Role
We are seeking a strategic,



results-oriented Director of Program Management, M&A; & Growth to lead complex M&A; and strategic growth initiatives (new offer launches, new SKU/pricing strategies, and international market expansion) across our Finance organization. The ideal candidate is an enthusiastic leader and proactive problem-solver who is capable of managing projects across multiple Finance functions (Revenue, Controllership, Tax), collaborating with cross-functional teams (IT, Product, Sales), driving standardization, and communicating with executive stakeholders. This role requires strong executive presence, deep financial and operational acumen, and the ability to identify, mitigate, and elevate program delivery risks to leadership.
Responsibilities
Drive post-close financial integration programs across accounting, treasury, tax, billing/order-to-cash, procurement, and FP&A.; Curate, execute, and continuously refine repeatable M&A; playbooks to accelerate future acquisitions.
Lead planning & delivery of programs for new offer structures, product launches, pricing/packaging models, and expansion into current geographic markets.
Bridge upstream commercial teams (Sales Ops, Product Marketing, Legal, Pricing) and downstream Finance operations (Rev Ops, Billing, Tax, SOX) to ensure system and process changes don’t disrupt billing cycles or the revenue pipeline.
Enable timely design decisions across financial workflows,



ensuring legacy operations transition smoothly into Workday standards while maintaining financial controls and operational continuity.
Establish frameworks, tracking, and executive reporting for growth initiatives. Design frameworks to measure value realization, financial performance, and post-launch outcomes.
Proactively identify systemic risks, dependencies, and bottlenecks across multi-functional workstreams, developing robust mitigation strategies.
Elevate the Finance organization’s strategic capability by developing program managers, instituting best practices, and driving standard governance principles.
About You
Required Qualifications
12+ years of project/program management leadership experience delivering large-scale, cross-functional programs in corporate environments.
6+ years of direct experience managing end-to-end M&A; financial integrations and strategic enterprise growth programs in enterprise Saa S, cloud, or high-growth technology sectors.
Bachelor’s degree in a relevant discipline such as Business, Engineering, or a related discipline; a Master’s degree preferred or equivalent practical experience.
Other Qualifications
Demonstrated capability to bring structure to complex cross-functional challenges, uniting technical, operational, and financial stakeholders to achieve long-term M&A; goals.
Proven track record of influencing VP and C-level stakeholders, delivering transparent, outcome-focused reporting, and driving consensus under tight deal or launch timelines.
Skilled at anticipating friction points, balancing agile execution with robust governance, and evaluating strategic choices under uncertainty.
Solid understanding of financial cycles, internal controls (SOX), tax struct

📌 Director Of Program Management, M&a (Winnipeg)
🏢 Workday
📍 Winnipeg