Enterprise cloud application company Workday Inc. recently earned a spot in the top 20 on Fortune’s 100 Best Companies to Work For list, thanks to a corporate culture with an employee-first emphasis.

"We firmly believe that a strong employee-first culture is the key to our success," Workday co-founder and CEO Aneel Bhusri said. "Our culture empowers our employees to achieve their organizational objectives, give their personal best, and work together as a team – ultimately defining who we are as a company and the customer experience we provide."

Workday has more than 6,600 employees and strives to ensure that they feel valued, heard, inspired and encouraged, driving a strong commitment to customer satisfaction that has seen the company secure customer satisfaction ratings of 97 percent.

The company earned the 18th spot on Fortune’s 100 Best Companies to Work For list for 2017, as well as ranking fifth on its 30 Best Workplaces in Tech list, seventh on its 100 Best Workplaces for Millennials list, 22nd on its 50 Best Workplaces for Diversity list, and 23rd on its 100 Best Workplaces for Women list.

The company has also won several regional best workplace awards in the past year, including top spots on lists of best workplaces for the Bay Area, Ireland and Europe.