Workday · 5 months ago
VP Developer Experience
USA, CA, Pleasanton
Full-time
Hybrid
Director/Executive
10+ years expWorkday is a company dedicated to revolutionizing the enterprise software market with a strong focus on employee culture and satisfaction. The VP Developer Experience will lead a team to enhance the developer journey across the organization by implementing strategic initiatives, fostering collaboration, and driving continuous improvement in developer experiences.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)Cloud ComputingEnterprise SoftwareHuman ResourcesSaaSSoftware
Responsibilities
Develop comprehensive DevEx strategy: Create and execute a holistic developer experience roadmap that spans organizational boundaries and aligns with business objectives
Establish organizational presence: Build the Developer Experience function from the ground up, defining its role, scope, and value proposition across the organization
Drive AI and automation integration: Lead the adoption of AI development tools, intelligent automation techniques, and end-to-end process optimization to systematically eliminate friction
Champion data-driven decision making: Implement measurement frameworks and analytics to continuously assess and improve developer experience health
Map existing DevEx landscape: Conduct comprehensive assessment to identify all current developer experience initiatives across application development, design systems, platform development, CI/CD pipelines, environments, and other specialized teams
Establish coordination framework: Create cross-functional collaboration processes to align existing teams and eliminate duplicated efforts
Identify critical gaps: Analyze the complete developer journey from onboarding to production deployment to prioritize highest-impact improvement opportunities
Build stakeholder relationships: Develop strong partnerships with engineering leadership, product teams, platform teams, and other key stakeholders
Build and lead DevEx team: Recruit, hire, and develop a team of DevEx professionals including analysts, coordinators, and developer advocates
Establish operating model: Create sustainable processes for ongoing gap analysis, project coordination, and continuous improvement
Implement feedback systems: Design and deploy mechanisms for collecting, analyzing, and acting on developer feedback across all touchpoints
Drive measurable outcomes: Lead initiatives to achieve specific targets including improved developer velocity, reduced onboarding time, and increased satisfaction scores
Define DevEx standards: Establish organization-wide standards for developer tooling, documentation, and processes
Create best practice frameworks: Develop and maintain guidelines for developer experience improvements across all teams
Ensure consistency: Drive coherent user experience across different development tools and platforms
Foster continuous improvement: Build culture of ongoing optimization and innovation in developer experience
Qualification
Required
10+ years of experience in software development, developer advocacy, or a similar technical leadership role, with a significant portion focused on enterprise SaaS platforms
5+ years in a leadership/management capacity
Deep understanding of SDK development, and a broad range of programming languages and development tools
Familiarity with cloud platforms and CI/CD practices
A genuine passion for developers and a strong empathy for their needs and challenges
Proven ability to think like a developer
Ability to develop and execute a long-term vision for developer experience, aligning it with business objectives
Exceptional written, verbal, and presentation skills
Ability to articulate complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences
Proven ability to build, mentor, and motivate high-performing technical teams
Strong interpersonal skills and a proven ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams
Experience using data and metrics to measure success and drive decision-making
Preferred
Experience building or significantly contributing to a successful developer platform for an enterprise SaaS product
Active participation in developer communities and open-source projects
Advanced degree in Computer Science or a related field
Benefits
Workday Bonus Plan
Annual refresh stock grants
Company
Workday
Workday provides SaaS-based enterprise solutions for a company's human resources and financial management activities.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$2.23BKey Investors
Elliott Management Corp.New Enterprise AssociatesGreylock
2025-09-16Post Ipo Equity· $2B
2012-10-12IPO
2011-10-24Series F· $85M
Leadership Team
Aneel Bhusri
CEO and Co-Founder
Peter Bailis
Chief Technology Officer
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