Enterprise software company
Workday
Workday, Inc. is the American enterprise software company, based in Pleasanton, California, that sells cloud applications for HR, payroll, finance and planning. Its AI line includes Workday agents for recruiting, payroll, accounting and deployment, orchestrated by Sana, its agentic experience engine. Co-founder Aneel Bhusri is CEO and chair.
Last reviewed 28 Oct 2026
Facts at a glance
| Type | HR, finance and IT software company |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | Pleasanton, California, United States |
| Founded | 2005 |
| CEO | Aneel Bhusri, co-founder, CEO and chair source |
| AI products | Workday agents (Talent Acquisition, Payroll, Accounting, Deployment), Sana, Workday Illuminate |
| Deployment Agent adoption | Nearly 5,000 customers have activated it, Workday says (13 October 2026) source |
| Latest update covered here | Autopilot agents for hiring, payroll and accounting, announced 13 October 2026 at Workday Rising source |
What Workday does in AI automation
Workday builds AI agents into the HR and finance systems its customers already run, so the agents inherit existing policies, permissions and approval rules. At Workday Rising in October 2026 it announced that its agents will work as background autopilots, starting with the Talent Acquisition Agent. The timeline below lists every story on this site that names Workday.
Questions people ask
- What is Workday Sana?
- Sana is Workday's agentic experience and orchestration engine. Workday says it picks up work, coordinates the right Workday agents and brings people in when review or approval is needed.
- Who leads Workday?
- Co-founder Aneel Bhusri is Workday's CEO and chair, according to the company's July 2026 newsroom release.