Your work days are brighter here.
We’re obsessed with making hard work pay off, for our people, our customers, and the world around us. As a Fortune 500 company and a leading AI platform for managing people, money, and agents, we’re shaping the future of work so teams can reach their potential and focus on what matters most. The minute you join, you’ll feel it. Not just in the products we build, but in how we show up for each other. Our culture is rooted in integrity, empathy, and shared enthusiasm. We’re in this together, tackling big challenges with bold ideas and genuine care. We look for curious minds and courageous collaborators who bring sun-drenched optimism and drive. Whether you're building smarter solutions, supporting customers, or creating a space where everyone belongs, you’ll do meaningful work with Workmates who’ve got your back. In return, we’ll give you the trust to take risks, the tools to grow, the skills to develop and the support of a company invested in you for the long haul. So, if you want to inspire a brighter work day for everyone, including yourself, you’ve found a match in Workday, and we hope to be a match for you too.
About the Team
Our mission is to build the products and platform that facilitate communication and collaboration for millions of Workday users worldwide. We empower people to work smarter by ensuring they receive the right information at the right time, delivering it through email, mobile push notifications, and platforms like WhatsApp.
We are responsible for the end-to-end delivery of user-facing communications. We are a team that adopts innovation and empowers our engineers to experiment with new technologies and development practice. We believe that a culture of creativity, paired with a genuine commitment to work-life balance, is the key to building world-class products.
About the Role
In this role, you will lead and mentor the engineering team that owns Workday’s core communications platform. You will guide your team to design and deliver a highly scalable framework built to handle large volumes of messages across multiple channels. Blending technical leadership with people management, you will drive key decisions, manage project execution, and develop a positive, high-performing environment. Your influence will be critical in shaping the technical roadmap and ensuring the delivery of our services.
About You
You are a hands-on technical leader with a passion for building both high-performing teams and highly scalable software. Your leadership style is grounded in a strong technical foundation, enabling you to guide your team through complex architectural decisions and mentor engineers at all levels of their careers. You are dedicated to fostering a collaborative, supportive, and inclusive environment where everyone can do their best work.
Your technical background is rooted in building large-scale, distributed systems, ideally within the communications or messaging domain. You understand the unique challenges of delivering millions of messages reliably and can speak about topics like message or transaction deliverability, security protocols, and regulatory compliance. As a leader, you are adept at partnering with product management to influence the roadmap and ensure your team's vision aligns with business goals. You are a problem-solver who champions engineering excellence, develop innovation, and measures your success by the success of your team.
Basic Qualifications:
3+ years of experience building and directly managing impactful engineering teams
8+ years of experience developing software applications
8+ years of experience with design and development using an object-oriented language such as Java, Python, C#, C++, etc.
Bachelor's degree in a computer related field or equivalent work experience
Other Qualifications:
Proven experience in people management with a passion for mentoring engineers, guiding career growth, and fostering an inclusive environment.
Experience leading teams that have built and maintained large-scale, high-throughput systems, preferably within the communications or messaging domain
Strong architectural background with the ability to guide teams in making sound technical trade-offs for scalable, resilient, and well-tested software.
An understanding of the landscape of enterprise communications, including regulatory requirements and security considerations.
Excellent interpersonal skills, with a track record of building partnerships with product management and other cross-functional teams.
Ability to distill technical complexity and communicate effectively to both technical and non-technical audiences.
A collaborative, team-first attitude with a focus on innovation and ownership of team initiatives.
Experience with ERP application development or working within a large-scale enterprise SaaS environment is a plus.
Workday Pay Transparency Statement
The annualized base salary ranges for the primary location and any additional locations are listed below. Workday pay ranges vary based on work location. As a part of the total compensation package, this role may be eligible for the Workday Bonus Plan or a role-specific commission/bonus, as well as annual refresh stock grants. Recruiters can share more detail during the hiring process. Each candidate’s compensation offer will be based on multiple factors including, but not limited to, geography, experience, skills, job duties, and business need, among other things. For more information regarding Workday’s comprehensive benefits, please click here.
Primary Location: USA.CA.Pleasanton
Primary Location Base Pay Range: $172,800 USD - $259,200 USD
Additional US Location(s) Base Pay Range: $145,900 USD - $259,200 USD
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.
Pursuant to applicable Fair Chance law, Workday will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
Workday is an Equal Opportunity Employer including individuals with disabilities and protected veterans.
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