Senior Engineering Manager
About The Position
We’re looking for a Senior Engineering Manager to lead the Workiva Chains engineering teams in building innovative, reliable, and customer-centered solutions. Chains is a core workflow automation and connectivity product within the Workiva platform, enabling users to automate complex business processes related to data collection, transformation, and reporting. In this role, you’ll guide teams through complex projects, develop technical and people leaders, and influence cross-functional strategy across Product, UX, Delivery, and more. You’ll foster an inclusive, collaborative culture where individuals feel supported, valued, and empowered to do their best work. This is an opportunity to lead teams that innovate fearlessly, amaze customers, and make a meaningful impact—while modeling Workiva’s values and principles every day.
Requirements
- 7+ years of relevant industry experience with prior management or technical leadership experience
- Experience leading multiple engineering teams or complex technical initiatives
- Strong communication and collaboration skills with the ability to influence across teams
- Commitment to building inclusive, psychologically safe environments where everyone can thrive
Nice To Haves
- Experience with SaaS, enterprise software, distributed systems, workflow automation, or large-scale engineering environments
- Passion for customer experience and a track record of delivering impactful products
- Technical expertise in modern technologies (e.g., Python, Java, React) and an understanding of UI/UX principles and architectural design
- Experience coaching managers or senior engineers
Responsibilities
- Lead one or more engineering teams to deliver meaningful business results and customer value
- Drive clarity, focus, and accountability across complex and parallel projects.
- Drive continuous process improvement initiatives to enhance team productivity, predictability, and velocity
- Build strong partnerships with Product, UX, and cross-functional teams to align priorities and deliver outcomes
- Mentor, coach, and grow engineers and managers, supporting their long-term success.
- Foster a culture of inclusion, respect, empathy, and trust—ensuring everyone feels they belong
- Promote best practices in quality, observability, reliability, and code health across teams.
- Guide teams to build solutions grounded in a deep understanding of customer and end-user needs
- Support architectural and technical decisions that balance innovation with long-term sustainability
- Win as a team: collaborate across functions to achieve shared goals
- Make a positive impact: enable teams to deliver meaningful, responsible solutions
- Innovate fearlessly: champion new ideas and empower teams to challenge the status quo
- Amaze our customers: deliver intuitive, high-quality experiences
- Do the right thing: act with integrity, clarity, and compassion
Benefits
- A discretionary bonus typically paid annually
- Restricted Stock Units granted at time of hire
- 401(k) match and comprehensive employee benefits package
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
No Education Listed
Number of Employees
1,001-5,000 employees
