We’re looking for a Senior Engineering Manager to lead the Workiva Chains engineering teams in building innovative, reliable, and customer-centered solutions. Chains is a core workflow automation and connectivity product within the Workiva platform, enabling users to automate complex business processes related to data collection, transformation, and reporting.

In this role, you’ll guide teams through complex projects, develop technical and people leaders, and influence cross-functional strategy across Product, UX, Delivery, and more. You’ll foster an inclusive, collaborative culture where individuals feel supported, valued, and empowered to do their best work.

This is an opportunity to lead teams that innovate fearlessly, amaze customers, and make a meaningful impact—while modeling Workiva’s values and principles every day.

What You’ll Do

Lead High-Impact Teams

• Lead one or more engineering teams to deliver meaningful business results and customer value
  Drive clarity, focus, and accountability across complex and parallel projects.

• Drive continuous process improvement initiatives to enhance team productivity, predictability, and velocity

• Build strong partnerships with Product, UX, and cross-functional teams to align priorities and deliver outcomes
  

Develop People & Culture

• Mentor, coach, and grow engineers and managers, supporting their long-term success.

• Foster a culture of inclusion, respect, empathy, and trust—ensuring everyone feels they belong

• Translate team feedback and engagement insights into meaningful action that strengthens team culture
  

Champion Technical Excellence

• Promote best practices in quality, observability, reliability, and code health across teams.

• Guide teams to build solutions grounded in a deep understanding of customer and end-user needs

• Support architectural and technical decisions that balance innovation with long-term sustainability
  

Model Workiva’s Values

• Win as a team: collaborate across functions to achieve shared goals

• Make a positive impact: enable teams to deliver meaningful, responsible solutions

• Innovate fearlessly: champion new ideas and empower teams to challenge the status quo

• Amaze our customers: deliver intuitive, high-quality experiences

• Do the right thing: act with integrity, clarity, and compassion

What You’ll Need

Minimum Qualifications

• 7+ years of relevant industry experience with prior management or technical leadership experience

• Experience leading multiple engineering teams or complex technical initiatives

• Strong communication and collaboration skills with the ability to influence across teams

• Commitment to building inclusive, psychologically safe environments where everyone can thrive
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with SaaS, enterprise software, distributed systems, workflow automation, or large-scale engineering environments

• Passion for customer experience and a track record of delivering impactful products

• Technical expertise in modern technologies (e.g., Python, Java, React) and an understanding of UI/UX principles and architectural design

• Experience coaching managers or senior engineers

Physical Requirements and Working Conditions

• Embrace your inner wanderlust – expect up to 10% travel

• Stay virtually untethered with the power of reliable internet access, enabling you to work remotely from your chosen spot, whether that's your home office or a beachside café

Why You’ll Love Working Here

• A people-first culture rooted in collaboration, inclusion, and respect

• Opportunities to innovate on industry-leading products

• Meaningful work aligned with a mission that makes a global impact

• Flexible, remote-friendly environment

• Support for career development and leadership growth

How You’ll Be Rewarded

✅ Salary range in the US: $151,000.00 - $242,000.00

✅ A discretionary bonus typically paid annually

✅ Restricted Stock Units granted at time of hire

✅ 401(k) match and comprehensive employee benefits package

The salary range represents the low and high end of the salary range for this job in the US. 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.

Employment decisions are made without regard to age, race, creed, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, disability status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, citizenship status or any other protected characteristic.

Workiva is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities. To request assistance with the application process, please email talentacquisition@workiva.com.

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

Workiva supports employees in working where they work best - either from an office or remotely from any location within their country of employment.

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