Workday expands Indian AI push

Workday said on May 19 it would keep expanding its workforce in India, deepen artificial intelligence investment and add offices in Delhi and Bangalore as it scales in one of its fastest-growing markets. Sunil Jose, Workday’s president for India, told Reuters the U.S. software company was continuing a broader hiring push after building out local business, technology and services teams. The company has also been increasing its local infrastructure, including an India-region data center that Workday said became available for provisioning new customers from December 2025. India’s wider AI adoption rates are rising at the same time, with an IANS-cited report saying 41% of employees in the country use AI tools nearly every day. ### Which parts of Workday’s India buildout are already on the record? Workday said on December 2, 2025 that it would continue hiring at pace in fiscal 2027 and planned new office locations in Delhi and Bangalore. In the same statement, the company described India as a strategic growth and innovation hub and said Sunil Jose had taken over as president, India. (en-sg.newsroom.workday.com) Mumbai and Pune already anchor Workday’s presence in India, according to the company’s India profile and newsroom materials. A July 2025 company statement said Workday had “almost 700” employees in India across business operations, technology and services support teams. ### Why is India important to Workday’s AI and cloud plans? (en-sg.newsroom.workday.com) Workday said its India platform offering is built around AI-powered capabilities for HR, finance, IT and legal users. The company’s India homepage describes its products as an “enterprise AI platform,” while its December 2025 statement said the local expansion was aimed at helping Indian organizations modernize business operations and supporting global customers with operations in India. (workday.com) The India-region data center is part of that push. Workday said in July 2025 that it expected the facility to begin operations in the first half of 2026, and in December it said the India region was available for provisioning net new customers from that month. (workday.com) ### How fast is workplace AI use rising in India? India’s workplace AI usage is running ahead of many markets, according to recent reports carried by IANS. One IANS report published on May 11 said 86% of Indian employees use AI at work, though only 35% said return on investment had met or exceeded expectations and governance still lagged. (en-sg.newsroom.workday.com) A separate IANS report cited in the source briefing said 41% of employees in India use AI tools nearly every day. Reuters also reported that Workday sees India as a major growth market as companies invest in AI-linked business systems and talent. ### What does the hiring push mean for workers and employers? Workday’s expansion adds to a broader pattern of AI-related hiring and capability building in India. (ianslive.in) Company statements describe demand across business operations, technology and services support, while AI adoption reports point to a workforce using the tools more frequently inside day-to-day work. (ianslive.in) The same reports also point to constraints. The May 11 IANS report said governance and realized returns still trail adoption, citing the need for sustained investment in people, processes and governance structures. ### What comes next in Workday’s India expansion? Fiscal 2027 is the next marker Workday has named for continued hiring in India, according to its December 2025 statement. (en-sg.newsroom.workday.com) The company has also already identified Delhi and Bangalore as planned office locations, while Sunil Jose remains the executive leading India operations from Mumbai. (en-sg.newsroom.workday.com) (ianslive.in)