Sr. Manager, Software Development Engineering

Job Description

Your work days are brighter here.

At Workday, it all began with a conversation over breakfast. When our founders met at a sunny California diner, they came up with an idea to revolutionize the enterprise software market. And when we began to rise, one thing that really set us apart was our culture. A culture which was driven by our value of putting our people first. And ever since, the happiness, development, and contribution of every Workmate is central to who we are. Our Workmates believe a healthy employee-centric, collaborative culture is the essential mix of ingredients for success in business. That's why we look after our people, communities and the planet while still being profitable. Feel encouraged to shine, however that manifests: you don't need to hide who you are. You can feel the energy and the passion, it's what makes us unique. Inspired to make a brighter work day for all and transform with us to the next stage of our growth journey Bring your brightest version of you and have a brighter work day here.

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About the Team

Workday, founded in 2005, stands as a groundbreaking force in the human capital and financial management industry, with a global presence and a diverse array of customers. Across our offices worldwide, our teams are united by a shared dedication to innovation, collaboration, and excellence

About Spend Management
Workday Spend Management provides an end-to-end solution covering the entire Source-to-Pay process. The lifecycle starts with Workday Strategic Sourcing, enabling an organisation to track all aspects of sourcing and establishing relationships with suppliers. Workday Procurement sits at the core of Spend Management, enabling a rich corporate buying experience and a standards-based integration with Suppliers. Workday Inventory offers the flexibility to manage inventory locations, manage stock, track usage and manage replenishment. Workday Expenses is a best-in-class solution that modernizes employee expense processing and reimbursement, providing a unified experience across financial and HCM platforms.

Workday Expenses has a large and growing global customer base and is built on Desktop and Mobile platforms.

Our focus is on improving and simplifying our entire User Experience with automation, 3rd party integrations, machine learning, and a new customer centric UX. With a balanced backlog of change proposals, our growth matches our ambition across a multiyear delivery roadmap.

About the Role

A successful candidate will lead multiple priorities with bold deadlines, be passionate about building high-quality enterprise applications, and be innovative in their approaches to technical delivery, process and operations, and relationship-building.

You are a leader, a coach, and a mentor - you will lead with heart and empathy, inspire your teams, galvanize in times of pressure, and equip teams and team members for success. You are also a business leader with a growth mindset - you will use your technical expertise to challenge the status quo, find opportunities for positive change, and work with your partners to ensure sustainable business success for Workday. You will promote an inclusive environment where employees are happy, energized and engaged, and who are excited to come to work every day.

Responsibilities:

- Partner and collaborate with multi-functional stakeholders to prioritize, plan and deliver first-rate experiences for Workday customers

- Build a high-performing engineering team through hiring, coaching, mentorship, career development, training, goal setting and candid feedback.

- Co-ordinate the analysis, design, programming, debugging, and improvement of high-quality Workday product(s)

- Engage with Development, Product, QA, Automation, Research/UX, Agility, Doc-writing, and Customer Support colleagues - and with Workday customers - to identify, discuss, debate and ultimately solve customer issues in increasingly innovative ways

- Understand and promote industry-standard methodologies

- Hold yourself and others accountable for understanding and consistently practicing our values, and demonstrate a proven track record for delivering on initiatives that you are tasked with.

- Ensure product iterations are planned, estimated, scheduled and delivered on-time with the highest quality standards

- Personify and promote the Workday values of Employees, Customer Service, Innovation, Integrity, Fun, and Profitability

About You

Basic Qualifications:

- 15+ years of overall experience, including more than 10 years in designing and developing applications using object-oriented programming languages

- 5+ years of experience building and directly managing impactful engineering teams.

- 2+ years of experience directly managing engineering managers

- Curiosity to explore and learn new Technologies, Platforms and problem spaces.

- The ability to thrive on a high level of Autonomy and Responsibility.

Other Qualifications:

- You see software development as a team sport and thrive in a highly collaborative and agile culture where you're always guiding and learning

- You have a strong focus on delivering high-quality software products, continuous innovation, and you value test automation and performance engineering

- You are proactive and able to deliver on initiatives that you start

- You demonstrate the interpersonal skills needed to positively influence important issues or decisions in a multi-functional environment

- You have the ability to communicate technical complexity in simple terms to both technical and nontechnical audiences

- Experience in ERP application development is a plus

- Experience supporting team members career growth and development

- You put people first and ensure a psychologically safe environment for team members

Our Approach to Flexible Work

With Flex Work, we're combining the best of both worlds: in-person time and remote. Our approach enables our teams to deepen connections, maintain a strong community, and do their best work. We know that flexibility can take shape in many ways, so rather than a number of required days in-office each week, we simply spend at least half (50%) of our time each quarter in the office or in the field with our customers, prospects, and partners (depending on role). This means you'll have the freedom to create a flexible schedule that caters to your business, team, and personal needs, while being intentional to make the most of time spent together. Those in our remote home office roles also have the opportunity to come together in our offices for important moments that matter.

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