Workiva

Workiva

Senior Engineering Manager - Data

USA - Remote · Senior

Sponsorship not specified$151k-$242kDetected 7 days ago
SnowflakeKafkaMachine LearningdbtData AnalysisData EngineeringStakeholder ManagementCompensationLeadershipCommunicationMentoring

About the role

  • In this role, you will navigate highly ambiguous environments to shape the future of Workiva's data ecosystem.
  • Minimums and maximums may vary based on location.
  • The actual salary offer will carefully consider a wide range of factors, including your skills, qualifications, experience and other relevant factors.

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
  • Anticipate future enterprise scaling vectors to drive platform capabilities supporting advanced analytics, AI/ML pipelines, and external-facing data products
  • Multi-Team Building & Leadership Modeling
  • Directly and indirectly manage a high-performing, distributed sub-function comprising multiple engineering squads, providing strong leadership examples for the broader organization
  • You will directly and indirectly lead a world-class, multi-team data engineering organization distributed across Europe and the US, including the direct management of engineering managers and senior individual contributors.

Requirements

  • 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
  • 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
  • Workiva employees are required to undergo comprehensive security and privacy training tailored to their roles, ensuring adherence to company policies and regulatory standards.

Nice to have

  • 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)
  • Exceptional persuasive communication and stakeholder management skills, with a track record of successfully influencing Director-level business and technical leaders
  • Travel Requirements & Working Conditions
  • How You'll Be Rewarded
  • Why Join Workiva
  • Our AI-powered platform unifies finance, risk, and sustainability on a single, secure foundation-ensuring data is trusted, traceable, and ready to act on.
  • With an unbroken path from source to output, leaders gain confidence in their numbers, visibility into current and emerging risks, and the ability to move with speed and precision in a constantly changing world.

Skills

  • Strong capability to navigate high ambiguity and make metrics-driven decisions when faced with intangible or conflicting business factors
  • Reliable internet access for remote work deployment

Compensation

  • $151,000.00 - $242,000.00 ✅ A discretionary bonus typically paid annually
  • The salary range represents the low and high end of the salary range for this job in the US.
  • The actual salary offer will carefully consider a wide range of factors, including your skills, qualifications, experience and other relevant factors.
  • Assume full people management responsibility for your sub-function, including workforce planning, hiring, talent retention, annual performance evaluations, and compensation reviews

Benefits

  • ✅ Restricted Stock Units granted at time of hire
  • ✅ 401(k) match and comprehensive employee benefits package

Company info

  • We are seeking an experienced, strategic, and visionary Senior Engineering Manager - Data to lead the long-term evolution, governance, and operations of Workiva's multi-tenant data platform sub-function.
  • You will own the strategic objectives and operational policies of this sub-function, ensuring our platform empowers application teams, supports enterprise integration, and delivers measurable value to global customers while informing decision-making at the Director and Senior Director levels.

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