# Senior Director of HCM Engineering **Company**: Workday **Location**: Pleasanton, CA **Work arrangement**: hybrid **Experience**: senior **Job type**: full-time **Salary**: $281,600 USD - $422,400 USD **Category**: Engineering **Industry**: Technology **Apply**: https://workday.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Workday/job/USA-CA-Pleasanton/Senior-Director--Software-Development-Application---HCM---WFM-Development_JR-0109887-1?utm_source=yubhub.co&utm_medium=jobs_feed&utm_campaign=apply **Canonical**: https://yubhub.co/jobs/job_a0968251-37f ## Description We’re Workday, a Fortune 500 company and a leading AI platform for managing people, money, and agents. We're shaping the future of work so teams can reach their potential and focus on what matters most. **About the Team** Our HCM (Human Capital Management) team helps the world’s largest organizations adapt to what’s next by bringing finance, HR, and planning into a single enterprise cloud. We're transforming Workday’s unmatched global data footprint into a living intelligence layer that makes work more transparent, engaging, insightful, and adaptable. **About the Role** As the Senior Director of HCM Engineering, you will lead and support a 100+ person organization of software engineers and engineering leaders building the future of Workday HCM. You will set the technical and organizational direction for a team focused on reinventing how workers, managers, and administrators interact with Workday. **Responsibilities:** - Develop and communicate a strategic roadmap for HCM Engineering, aligned with business goals and the broader HCM product vision - Lead and grow an organization of high-performing engineering teams responsible for delivering and supporting Workday HCM - Collaborate with product management, Agent Factory, platform and customer support teams to define product requirements and ensure timely, high-quality delivery of features and enhancements - Champion the product vision and partner with product management and other key teams to deliver on product goals - Coordinate delivery across multiple teams, providing estimates and assessments for proposed development efforts and ensuring on-time, high-quality outcomes - Build and maintain relationships with customers, partners, and industry experts to stay informed about the latest trends, technologies, and best practices in HCM - Grow and develop your teams , supporting workmates in building their careers, leveraging their strengths, and achieving their aspirations **Basic Qualifications:** - 8+ years of experience leading and developing large software development engineering organizations, including managing Directors and Senior Managers - 10+ years of experience managing software development engineering teams, building high-performing teams, and driving software development outcomes - 15+ years of experience in software development engineering, defining and implementing technical strategies for complex software products and platforms - Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related discipline; Master's degree preferred, or equivalent practical experience **Other Qualifications:** - Mastery of Decision Making in the context of leading global engineering organizations , you evaluate complex, high-impact options with clarity, balancing risk assessment and long-term technical strategy to drive sound organizational decisions - Recognized expertise in Engineering Leadership, with the ability to provide visionary direction and inspire innovation across a large engineering organization , you set the tone for technical excellence and foster an environment where teams do their best work - Exceptional Influencing Skills, with experience driving organizational transformation and strategic technical adoption across senior leadership, cross-functional partners, and engineering teams , you build alignment through trust, clarity, and credibility - Mastery of People Management principles, with a demonstrated ability to build and scale inclusive, high-performing software development organizations , you know how to motivate teams, develop engineering leaders, resolve challenges constructively, and foster a culture of continuous learning - Deep expertise in Software Development and its strategic application, with experience guiding the architecture and delivery of complex, enterprise-scale platforms , you understand how to translate business and product goals into sound engineering strategies that drive innovation and results - Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, including the ability to deliver clear, compelling presentations to executive leadership and external partners and to adapt your style to different audiences **Salary Information:** The annualized base salary ranges for the primary location and any additional locations are listed below. Workday pay ranges vary based on work location. As a part of the total compensation package, this role may be eligible for the Workday Bonus Plan or a role-specific commission/bonus, as well as annual refresh stock grants. Primary Location: USA.CA.Pleasanton Primary Location Base Pay Range: $281,600 USD - $422,400 USD Additional US Location(s) Base Pay Range: $231,800 USD - $422,400 USD ## Skills ### Required - Software Development - Engineering Leadership - Decision Making - People Management --- Source: [Apply at workday.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com](https://workday.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Workday/job/USA-CA-Pleasanton/Senior-Director--Software-Development-Application---HCM---WFM-Development_JR-0109887-1?utm_source=yubhub.co&utm_medium=jobs_feed&utm_campaign=apply)