What is Workday?
Workday Superintelligence is an enterprise AI platform built specifically for HR, Finance, IT, and Legal teams. Instead of just offering generic chatbots, it delivers AI agents that understand your organization’s unique data, workflows, and goals—so they can actually take action, not just answer questions. Think of it as your team’s smart co-pilot that automates routine tasks, surfaces insights, and helps employees focus on what really matters.
Powered by Sana from Workday, this platform turns complex enterprise software into a simple, conversational experience. Whether you're approving expenses, managing payroll, reviewing contracts, or planning budgets, Sana works inside your existing Workday system to find, build, act, and automate—all while staying secure and compliant.
What are the features of Workday?
- Sana AI Agent: A conversational AI that understands your company’s data and can perform actions across HR, Finance, IT, and Legal—not just respond to queries.
- System of Record Integration: AI agents work directly within Workday’s trusted system of record, ensuring accuracy, security, and real-time data access.
- Cross-Functional Automation: Automates end-to-end processes like hiring, payroll, contract reviews, and financial close—cutting hours or even days off manual work.
- Unified Platform for HR, Finance & IT: One AI-powered platform connects people, money, and operations so teams stay aligned and insights flow freely.
- Responsible AI Framework: Built with transparency, privacy, and governance in mind—so you get innovation without compromising trust.
- Pre-Built Industry Solutions: Tailored workflows for healthcare, retail, manufacturing, public sector, and more—so AI works the way your business does.
What are the use cases of Workday?
- HR teams reduce time-to-hire by 75% (like Chipotle) by automating candidate screening and interview scheduling.
- Finance departments cut payroll processing from 9 days to 2 (as Cognizant did) while improving compliance.
- Legal teams save millions by auto-reviewing contracts—NetApp saved over $2.5M and thousands of hours this way.
- Store managers at 7-Eleven reclaimed 40,000+ hours per week using conversational AI for daily operational tasks.
- Midsize businesses deploy unified HR, finance, and payroll faster with Workday GO and the new Deployment Agent.
- IT leaders accelerate ROI by integrating AI with existing systems through Workday Extend and Data Cloud.
How to use Workday?
- Start by exploring Sana in your Workday instance—if your company uses Workday, the AI agent may already be available.
- Use natural language to ask questions or request actions (e.g., “Approve John’s expense report” or “Show me open roles in Marketing”).
- Connect Workday Superintelligence to your existing ERP, payroll, or planning tools via Workday Adaptive Planning or Orchestrate.
- Attend a Workday AI Masterclass or watch demos to learn best practices for deploying AI agents in your department.
- For midsize businesses, consider Workday GO—an all-in-one solution that includes AI out of the box.
- Always work with your internal HR or IT team to access your company’s unique Workday sign-in page.
