Workday · 1 day ago
Senior Manager, Machine Learning Engineering
Pleasanton, CA
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff, Director/Executive
$230K/yr - $346K/yr
10+ years expWorkday is a Fortune 500 company and a leading AI platform for managing people, money, and agents. They are seeking a highly skilled Senior Manager to lead the development of AI agents for their HR and Finance business, responsible for building and mentoring a high-performing engineering team and ensuring the delivery of robust AI solutions.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)Cloud ComputingEnterprise SoftwareHuman ResourcesSaaSSoftware
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
Qualification
Required
5+ years of experience in software engineering leadership, with a strong focus on AI/ML and cloud-based systems
10+ 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
Preferred
Experience with the Workday platform is a strong plus
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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