Amanda Matthews

About Amanda Matthews

I lead global Talent Acquisition for Workday’s Product & Technology organization, partnering with executive leadership to design and operate end-to-end talent strategy—from workforce planning, location strategy, and operating model design through global execution. My work focuses on building scalable talent systems that support growth, transformation, and long-term skills evolution, advising senior leaders on the talent implications of emerging technical capabilities, including AI and advanced engineering roles. I bring deep experience operating at enterprise scale across cloud, platform, hardware and AI-aligned organizations, building and leading high-performing global teams that deliver consistently across regions while adapting to local market dynamics. I’m known for improving hiring speed, quality, and scalability while maintaining strong candidate and hiring-leader experiences, and for translating strategy into actionable, data-driven talent plans—balancing near-term delivery with long-term capability, readiness, and resilience.

Experience

1. VP Talent Acquisition - Global Product & Technology

   Workday

   May 2025 — Present · Raleigh, NC, US

   Lead global Talent Acquisition for Workday’s Product & Technology organization, partnering with executive leadership to scale product, engineering, and AI capabilities across key global markets.• Lead end-to-end talent strategy for Product & Technology, aligning workforce planning, location strategy, operating model design, and critical-skills hiring with long-term business priorities• Advise senior leaders on talent risks, trade-offs, and implications of growth, transformation, and emerging technical capability needs, including AI and advanced engineering roles• Build and lead high-performing global teams across regions, balancing consistent execution with local market dynamics• Drive operating model improvements that increase hiring speed, quality, and scalability while maintaining strong candidate and hiring-leader experience• Partner cross-functionally with Finance, HR, and Business leadership to translate strategy into actionable, data-driven talent plans• Navigate complex, high-stakes hiring environments—balancing near-term delivery with long-term capability building, organizational design, and future-skills readiness

Education

• The University of Texas at Austin

  Bachelor of Science - BS, Communication Studies and Business Foundations

Skills

• Search
• Internet Recruiting
• Organizational Development
• Employer Branding
• Sdlc
• Benefits Negotiation
• Talent Acquisition
• Employee Training
• Employee Relations
• Onboarding
• Applicant Tracking Systems
• Screening Resumes
• Technical Recruiting
• Management
• Employee Engagement
• College Recruiting
• Contract Recruitment
• Team Management
• Interviews
• Hris
• Workforce Planning
• Staffing Services
• Human Resources
• Screening
• Recruiting
• Executive Search
• Cold Calling
• Sourcing
• Vendor Management
• Temporary Placement
• Account Management
• Strategy
• Talent Management
• Leadership