Workiva · 1 day ago
Senior Engineering Manager - Data
United States
Full-time
Remote
Director/Executive
$151K/yr - $242K/yr
8+ years expWorkiva is a platform designed to bring confidence, control, and a competitive edge to complex organizations. They are seeking a Senior Engineering Manager - Data to lead the evolution and governance of their multi-tenant data platform, ensuring it meets enterprise objectives while managing a distributed engineering organization across the US and Europe.
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Responsibilities
Develop, communicate, and execute the long-term strategic objectives for Workiva’s multi-tenant data platform sub-function, ensuring alignment with enterprise-wide objectives
Partner closely with senior functional managers and establish exposure with Operational Leaders to align the platform with corporate compliance, security, and governance standards
Exercise independent judgment to establish sub-function policies and practices that drive long-term engineering success and reduce system friction
Formulate and deliver persuasive, data-backed recommendations to influence and inform decision-making at the Director and Senior Director levels
Maintain a deep awareness of global nuances across your distributed US and European teams, adapting your messaging and leadership style to drive consistent execution
Own the architectural direction, scaling, and continuous improvement of the platform’s ingestion, transformation, and serving layers across highly ambiguous technical landscapes
Tackle complex, high-impact problems where data analysis requires evaluating intangible factors and balancing short- and long-term business trade-offs
Accountable for sub-functional operational excellence, including cost transparency mechanisms, observability, and infrastructure optimizations that prevent critical operational delays
Anticipate future enterprise scaling vectors to drive platform capabilities supporting advanced analytics, AI/ML pipelines, and external-facing data products
Directly and indirectly manage a high-performing, distributed sub-function comprising multiple engineering squads, providing strong leadership examples for the broader organization
Assume full people management responsibility for your sub-function, including workforce planning, hiring, talent retention, annual performance evaluations, and compensation reviews
Focus on leadership development by actively mentoring, coaching, and supervising entry-level engineering managers and senior technical leaders
Foster an inclusive culture of accountability and high ownership where distributed engineering teams are empowered to solve systemic data problems
Translate high-level enterprise strategy into actionable multi-team roadmaps, ensuring your direct-report managers are aligned on milestone delivery
Ensure the continuous improvement of self-service capabilities that allow application teams to innovate rapidly and securely without bottlenecking on core data infrastructure
Set and track rigorous sub-functional KPIs around platform adoption, resilience, system availability, and customer outcomes
Qualification
Required
Education: Bachelor's degree with 8+ years of related engineering experience, OR Master's degree with 6+ years, OR PhD with 4+ years of related experience
Management Experience: 3+ years of direct people management experience, specifically including the supervisory experience of entry-level engineering managers and/or leading multiple concurrent engineering squads
Scope: Demonstrated experience owning an engineering sub-function or multi-team domain in a high-growth, production-grade environment
Preferred
Proven track record of scaling distributed global engineering teams (US and EMEA), managing the complexities of varying time zones and cultural nuances
Deep technical expertise in modern data platform components: ingestion frameworks (e.g., DLT, Kafka), transformation tools (e.g., dbt), and enterprise serving layers (e.g., Snowflake)
Strong capability to navigate high ambiguity and make metrics-driven decisions when faced with intangible or conflicting business factors
Exceptional persuasive communication and stakeholder management skills, with a track record of successfully influencing Director-level business and technical leaders
Full lifecycle people management experience, including handling performance corrections, organizational design, and compensation planning
Benefits
A discretionary bonus typically paid annually
Restricted Stock Units granted at time of hire
401(k) match and comprehensive employee benefits package
25% travel for global team jams and internal leadership meetings
Reliable internet access for remote work deployment
Workiva supports employees in working where they work best - either from an office or remotely from any location within their country of employment
Company
Workiva
Workiva created Wdesk, a cloud-based platform for enterprises to collect, manage, report, and analyze critical business data in real time.
1001-5000 employees
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2024 (3)
2023 (1)
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$680.58MKey Investors
Bluestem Capital
2023-08-14Post Ipo Debt· $625M
2014-12-12IPO
2014-10-17Series Unknown· $0.69M
Leadership Team
Julie Iskow
Chief Executive Officer | President
Penny Ashley Lawrence
SVP, CPX (Customer & Partner Experience)
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