Sr Manager, AI Engineering

Workday•Pleasanton, CA

1d•$211,000 - $383,000•Hybrid

About The Position

We are seeking a highly skilled and visionary Senior Manager or Director of AI Agent Engineering to lead the development of AI agents for our HR and Finance business. You will be responsible for building and mentoring a high-performing engineering team, driving technical excellence and ensuring the delivery of robust, scalable and secure AI agent solutions that seamlessly integrate with our Workday ecosystem and deliver outstanding experiences for our customers. It's fun to work in a company where people truly believe in what they're doing. At Workday, we're committed to bringing passion and customer focus to the business of enterprise applications. We work hard, and we're serious about what we do. But we like to have a good time, too. In fact, we run our company with that principle in mind every day: One of our core values is fun. Join the AI Agent Engineering team, where we're pioneering cutting-edge HR & Finance AI Agents that deeply integrate within the Workday suite. Be part of an innovative, agile force architecting intelligent agents that will revolutionize our customers' workday.

Requirements

5+ years of experience in software engineering leadership, with a strong focus on AI/ML and cloud-based systems.
5+ years of experience with design and development for mission critical systems at scale
Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
Proven ability to seek out and hire the highest performing professionals to build cutting edge products built on AI
Deep understanding of LLMs, AI agents, RAG, and orchestration frameworks.
Experience with enterprise-grade AI architectures, API integration, and large-scale automation.
Strong problem-solving, communication, and collaboration skills.

Nice To Haves

Experience with the Workday platform is a strong plus.

Responsibilities

Build, lead, and mentor a team of exceptional AI agent engineers.
Ensure timely project delivery to exceptional standards of our AI agents.
Work closely with product managers, data scientists and other stakeholders to translate business requirements into technical solutions
Collaborate with architects and principal engineers to ensure seamless integration with the Workday platform
Foster a culture of innovation, collaboration and continuous improvement and learning.
Evaluate and integrate cutting-edge AI technologies, including LLMs, RAG, and orchestration frameworks (e.g., LangGraph)
Collaborate with external vendors and open-source communities to leverage best-in-class AI technologies
Ensure all AI solutions adhere to data privacy, security, and compliance standards
Implement robust testing, monitoring and feedback loops to ensure agent performance and reliability
Ensure the scalability, reliability, and security of AI agent solutions within the Workday environment.