Dave Wachtel

Dave Wachtel is the General Manager for HCM Products at Workday.  He is responsible for the overall strategy, business plan, roadmap and execution across Workday’s HCM portfolio, including Core HR, Wellness, Help, VNDLY, People Analytics, and Mobile.

Dave joined Workday in 2020  and has held multiple leadership roles across Product & Technology.  He is passionate about outcome-driven problem solving, innovation, and growing future leaders.  Prior to joining Workday, Dave led product teams at Amazon and Cornerstone OnDemand in addition to brief stints at a digital marketing startup (New Engen) and a healthcare software powerhouse (Epic).  He graduated from the University of Southern California’s Marshall School of Business.