Melissa Bowden

Melissa has more than 20 years of global experience in human resources, talent acquisition and innovation, with leadership roles in high-growth, culturally diverse businesses including Intuit and Adobe.

She partners with Workday leadership to drive business transformation, optimise organisational effectiveness, and develop employees through an Asia Pacific and Japan-wide talent strategy. This includes developing and executing competitive retention strategies and ensuring Workday’s talent resource delivers growth to support business objectives.

Melissa ensures inclusion, belonging, and equity is at the core of Workday’s acceleration in Asia Pacific and Japan. She empowers Workmates to innovate and solve complex problems with the company’s leading-edge technology, prioritising flexibility and work-life balance as essential to an engaged workforce.