Workday wants to continue to grow its workforce in India and increase AI investments, executive says

Workday wants to continue to grow its workforce in India and increase AI investments, executive says

By Praveen Paramasivam and Akash Sriram
Publication Date: 2026-05-19 10:41:00

By Praveen Paramasivam and Akash Sriram

BENGALURU, May 19 (Reuters) – Workday will maintain the pace of workforce growth in India, a top executive said on Tuesday, as the human resources and business software maker deepens investments in artificial intelligence and opens new offices.

India is home to more than half of the world’s centers of excellence as companies favor large skilled workforces, lower operating costs and the increasing ability to support high-quality jobs in technology, finance and engineering.

Workday has offices in the financial capital Mumbai and two other cities with expansion plans to Delhi and Bengaluru. The number of employees in the Asian country has more than doubled to around 1,300 employees within 12 to 14 months.

“We would continue to hire at the same pace,” Sunil Jose, president of Workday India, told Reuters.

Jose did not give a timeline for opening offices in Bengaluru and Delhi.

Workday serves more than 1,800…