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Ben Pierce

Trailblazer · DISC type DI
GM, Workday Adaptive Planning at Workday
📍 Dallas, Texas, United States

Ben Pierce is the General Manager of Workday Adaptive Planning, where he leads global strategy and innovation. He holds an MBA from the University of Texas at Austin and is described as intelligent, dedicated, and a winner. His career began in engineering at Motorola before transitioning into enterprise software leadership.

Based in the Dallas, Texas area, Bens professional life is deeply rooted in technology and business strategy. His career path reflects a significant transition from a technical engineering role to executive leadership, driven by a passion for leveraging technology to improve business operations.

Unique fact: He began his career as a semiconductor design engineer before pivoting to sales and business leadership after earning his MBA.

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Experience
25 Years
Current Role
GM, Workday Adaptive Planning
Job Level
Senior
Location
Dallas, Texas, United States
Personality Overview

How Ben shows up

Assertive
Achievement-Oriented
Values Relationships

A combination of speed and relationship gets the best response from them. They are not against taking risks and can make tough decisions when required.
 They are more likely to accept new and exciting technologies.

Priorities

Topics Ben cares about

AI in Enterprise Planning
His primary focus is on shaping the future of enterprise planning by combining Workday's platform with new advances in AI to deliver transformative value for customers.
FP&A Modernization
He frequently speaks on the evolving landscape of Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) and how technology can enhance, not just automate, finance decision-making capabilities.
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Career

Work history

8-2025
GM, Workday Adaptive Planning
Workday
2-2025 - 9-2025
Global AVP, Adaptive
Workday
2-2022
AVP of NA Sales, Planning, Sourcing & Peakon
Workday
2-2022 - 2-2025
AVP of NA Sales, Adaptive, HiredScore VNDLY, Peakon, Prism, People Analytics & Extend
Workday
2-2018 - 2-2022
VP of Sales, Financials, Planning & Analytics
Workday
In the press

Media appearances

Ben Pierce – Author Profile on Workday Blog. Featured in Workday Blog
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Education
2004 - 2006
MBA
The University of Texas at Austin
2004 - 2006
MBA
Texas McCombs School of Business
1995 - 2000
BSEE
Michigan State University
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

D

Dominance (D)

Dominance (D) reflects how goal and task oriented a person is, and their ability to accomplish results irrespective of how demanding the circumstances might be. Those scoring high tend to be motivated by winning, competition, and success.

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