David Somers
David Somers is the chief product officer at Workday, responsible for leading product development and strategy across Workday’s product portfolio. He previously served as group general manager of product for the office of the CHRO, setting the vision and development for Workday Human Capital Management suite of products.
David joined Workday in 2018 after the acquisition of Rallyteam, a company he co-founded and led as CEO. He brings more than 20 years of experience in technology, SaaS, and consulting, including holding leadership roles at Replicon, Cornerstone OnDemand, Ariba, The Walt Disney Company, and PriceWaterhouseCoopers.
David earned an MBA from UCLA Anderson School of Management and a bachelor's degree from Indiana University.
We’re thrilled that Workday has been named as a Leader in the 2022 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Cloud HCM Suites for 1,000+ Employee Enterprises. We believe being named as a Leader for the seventh consecutive year demonstrates that we consistently enable our customers with the power to adapt.
At Workday, we believe understanding employees’ skills is essential to operating a business and imperative for the future of work. We’re introducing next-generation technology that amplifies the impact of Skills Cloud, helping our customers strengthen their foundation as a skills-based organization.
With Workday and VNDLY, a Workday company, organizations can create a holistic talent strategy that maximizes their extended pool of talent.
With human resources playing a critical role in nearly every strategic business decision this past year, we’re honored to once again be recognized as a leader in the human capital management (HCM) market for our completeness of vision and ability to execute.
David Somers, Workday’s general manager for talent optimization, interviews Peakon's Phil Chambers on the value of analytics in continuous listening, and driving meaningful employee experiences.