This role serves as a technical founder and visionary for Workday AI Research, defining the frontier of agentic reasoning and long-horizon planning
Job Summary
This role serves as a technical founder and visionary for Workday AI Research, defining the frontier of agentic reasoning and long-horizon planning.
The team is dedicated to advancing state-of-the-art AI to power the Agentic Enterprise, bridging groundbreaking theory with massive-scale production applications.
Candidates will lead contributions to global AI communities through publications at top-tier venues like NeurIPS and ICLR while mentoring a high-velocity research culture.
Matching Summary
This role serves as a technical founder and visionary for Workday AI Research, defining the frontier of agentic reasoning and long-horizon planning.
Salary
Base: $228,000 - $342,000 USD; Bonus/Equity: Eligible for Workday Bonus Plan and annual refresh stock grants; Benefits: Comprehensive benefits package including flexible work options
Skills & Requirements
Must-have
8+ years AI/ML research experience
PhD or Master's in CS/AI/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 building research agendas
Commitment to explainable and safe AI
Key Requirements
8+ years professional AI/ML research experience
PhD or Master's degree in Computer Science or related field
Proven track record of shipping industry-defining AI innovations
Expertise in RLHF, DPO, and domain-specific alignment