This role serves as a technical founder and visionary for the newly formed Workday AI Research Team dedicated to advancing agentic systems
Job Summary
This role serves as a technical founder and visionary for the newly formed Workday AI Research Team dedicated to advancing agentic systems.
The successful candidate will define research roadmaps for agentic reasoning, long-horizon planning, and model alignment within global enterprise data.
Workday offers a flexible work approach requiring at least half of the time spent in-office or with customers while providing competitive compensation.
Matching Summary
This role serves as a technical founder and visionary for the newly formed Workday AI Research Team dedicated to advancing agentic systems.
Salary
Base: $228,000 - $342,000 USD; Bonus/Equity: Eligible for Workday Bonus Plan and annual refresh stock grants; Benefits: Comprehensive benefits package available
Skills & Requirements
Must-have
8+ years AI/ML research experience
PhD or Master's in CS or Math
Deep learning frameworks PyTorch JAX TensorFlow
2+ years LLM VLM training and alignment
SOTA publication record in top venues
Nice-to-have
Experience with reinforcement learning
Background in multi-agent systems
Systems thinking under real-world constraints
Leadership in ambiguous environments
Commitment to explainable and safe AI
Key Requirements
8+ years professional AI/ML research experience
PhD or Master's degree in Computer Science
4+ years experience with deep learning frameworks
2+ years expertise in LLMs or VLMs
Proven track record of shipping industry-defining AI innovations