Workday Negotiation Services

Workday Locked You In for 3–5 Years.
We Unlock Better Terms.

Independent Workday negotiation advisory for renewals and new contracts. Led by a specialist managing 10+ Workday deals annually and a former Forrester negotiation consultant with 20 years of enterprise experience. We hold no relationship with Workday.

Book a Confidential Call What’s Included
$700K+
Minimum Savings
10+
Workday Deals / Yr
100%
Independent
Ex-Forrester
Negotiation Lead
2
Fee Models

Why Workday Contracts Are Deceptively Complex

Most enterprises lock in suboptimal commercial terms at signing and live with them for 3–5 years. By renewal, Workday’s sales team has the leverage: they know your switching costs are high and your dependency is deep.

Long multi-year terms, annual price escalation clauses, rigid product bundling, and limited mid-term flexibility mean the deck is stacked in Workday’s favour from the start.

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Annual Price Escalation

Built-in uplift clauses that compound year over year with no automatic cap.

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Rigid Product Bundling

Bundled modules force you to pay for capabilities your users don’t need.

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Limited Mid-Term Flexibility

No reduction rights, no module swaps, no ability to adjust mid-contract.

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Auto-Renewal Lock-In

Automatic renewals trigger at inflated rates before you’ve had time to negotiate.

3–5 Year Terms

Long contract cycles mean one bad deal costs you millions over its lifetime.

SaaS Negotiation Specialists

Negotiation Lead — SaaS Specialist

10+ Years. 10+ Workday Deals Annually.

Deep speciality in Workday contract optimisation with 10+ years of SaaS negotiation experience. Manages 10+ Workday engagements every year, giving him unmatched pattern recognition on pricing, escalation caps, and what commercial improvements are genuinely achievable.

Strategy Lead — Ex-Forrester

Former Forrester Negotiation Consultant. 20 Years.

20 years of experience in multi-vendor enterprise negotiations as a former Forrester negotiation consultant. Brings cross-vendor strategic perspective and institutional knowledge of how the world’s largest enterprises negotiate with SaaS vendors like Workday.

Every Workday Engagement Covers

A complete advisory package: benchmarking, contract review, negotiation strategy, optimisation, and an executive-ready recommendation — with optional managed negotiation.

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Pricing Benchmarking

Your Workday pricing benchmarked against our database of comparable enterprise deals. We analyse per-user costs, module pricing, and volume tiers relative to market to identify exactly where negotiation room exists.

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Contract & Terms Review

Independent review of your agreement: auto-renewal triggers, annual escalation rates, termination and reduction rights, deployment flexibility, data portability, and SLA commitments. We identify what is missing and what must change.

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Negotiation Strategy

Tailored playbook: what to say to Workday, how to create leverage, what to ask for, what to concede strategically, and how to align timing to Workday’s fiscal calendar for maximum discount potential. Includes scripted counter-proposals.

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Managed Negotiation

Redress takes the lead. We engage directly with your Workday account team, present counter-proposals, run negotiation meetings, and drive the commercial process to close. Your team retains oversight and final approval.

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Contract Optimisation

Analysis of deployment vs. contracted capacity. Are you paying for modules or user counts you don’t need? Co-terming opportunities? Payment term restructuring for better pricing? We right-size and restructure before you negotiate.

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Executive Recommendation

Board-ready summary: current vs. market pricing, quantified savings opportunity, recommended negotiation position, risk analysis, and projected financial outcome. Gives your leadership the data to approve the strategy.

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Renewals & New Contracts

Renewals

Renegotiate at Renewal

Renegotiation of existing Workday agreements at renewal. Pricing benchmark, escalation cap negotiation, term restructuring, flexibility improvements, reduction rights, and elimination of over-provisioned modules or user counts. Goal: renew at the lowest cost with the strongest terms.

New Contracts & Expansion

Buy Right from Day One

Advisory for new Workday implementations, module additions, and expansions. Pricing benchmarking, commercial structuring, volume discount negotiation, multi-year term optimisation, and contract protections. Goal: secure market-leading terms from the start.

Two Engagement Models

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Behind the Scenes

Your team leads the conversation with Workday. We provide strategy, benchmarks, counter-proposals, and real-time tactical guidance behind every interaction. Workday never knows we are involved.

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Managed Negotiation

Redress leads directly. We manage the Workday relationship, run the meetings, present commercial positions, and negotiate to close on your behalf. You maintain oversight and final sign-off.

You Choose Your Fee Model

Option A

Contingency Fee

33% of Verified Savings

You only pay when we deliver measurable results. Savings calculated as the difference between Workday’s initial proposal and the final negotiated outcome. If we save you nothing, you pay nothing.

Option B

Fixed Fee

Pre-Agreed & Unchanged

A pre-agreed fixed fee for the full engagement. No hourly billing, no hidden costs, no gain-share. Set before work begins and does not change regardless of outcome. Ideal for cost certainty.

Return on Investment

$700K–$2M+
Typical Savings
per contract cycle ($2M+ annual spend)
$700K+
Minimum Guarantee
across all Workday engagements
15–35%
Better Terms
vs. Workday’s initial proposal (new deals)

Workday Case Studies & Resources

Our Workday engagements deliver a minimum of $700K+ in verified savings per contract cycle. Explore our broader case study library or contact us for Workday-specific references.

How We Work

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100% Confidential

Mutual NDA before any data is shared.

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Clear Scoping

Objectives, deliverables, timeline, and fee agreed in writing upfront.

2–6 Months

Typical duration aligned to Workday’s renewal cycle.

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Global Delivery

US (HQ), Ireland, Dubai. On-site on request.

Zero Workday Ties

No partner status, no referral fees. Our only obligation is to you.