Adrian Day
Operational Excellence | Higher Ed Senior Admin | Digital Transformation
- Role
- Senior Solutions Consultant at Workday
- Location
- Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Adrian Day
I’m a mission-driven strategist with 15+ years of senior leadership experience in higher…
Experience
Senior Solutions Consultant
Feb 2024 — Present
As a Senior Solution Consultant at Workday, I specialize in guiding higher education institutions and public sector organizations through the transformative power of Workday Adaptive Planning. Drawing on 15+ years of executive experience in academic operations and strategic resource management, I help CFOs, Provosts, and senior leaders modernize budgeting, forecasting, and workforce planning.I serve as a trusted advisor throughout the sales cycle—leading discovery sessions, conducting in-depth product demonstrations, and aligning Workday\'s powerful planning solutions with the institution’s mission and operational goals. With a strong focus on the unique challenges of higher ed and public service, I bring credibility, empathy, and technical acumen to every engagement.My approach combines deep domain expertise, consultative storytelling, and solution engineering to highlight how Workday’s unified platform streamlines decision-making, promotes transparency, and empowers sustainable strategic growth.Core Highlights:Lead executive-level demos tailored for financial and operational transformationDesign and deliver complex planning solutions for higher ed institutionsTranslate institutional pain points into Workday value propositionsPartner cross-functionally with Sales, Product, Services, and Value EngineeringAdvocate for client success through strategic insight and product fluency
Education
Harvard University Graduate School of Education
Aligning Strategic Priorities with Financial Resources in Higher Education
2021 — 2021
North Carolina State University
Graduate Certificate in Nonprofit Managememt
2019 — 2020
C.E. Jordan High
Political Science
North Carolina State University
Master of Public Administration - MPA
2018 — 2021
American University
B.A.
2004 — 2008
Georgetown University School of Continuing Studies
Continuing Education: Corporate Finance and Business Accounting
2013 — 2014
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