Director of Engineering - Workflow

Join Workiva on an innovative journey as the Director of Engineering for our Workflow Product Team. We're seeking a visionary leader who will guide the future of our Workflow solutions, collaborating with top-tier teams to deliver high-impact results for our customers. In this role, you'll champion effective system design, foster seamless cross-functional collaboration, and lead a team working across our Workflow areas, including Processes, Tasks, Chains, Integrated Automations, and Scripting.
What You'll Do
Strategic & Technical Leadership

• Drive business objectives for our Workflow solutions, shaping product roadmaps to meet evolving business and customer needs across various integrated automation, tasking, and process-building tools
• Collaborate across functions to build a high-performing engineering team, managing budgets, mentoring teams, and ensuring alignment with company goals
• Accelerate product development and guide architectural decisions, empowering technical teams to deliver robust, scalable solutions

People & Operations Management

• Attract, develop, and reward top engineering talent to sustain a highly engaged team
• Implement and optimize operational processes to ensure alignment with Workiva's strategy, streamlining efficiencies across different Workflow solution areas
• Foster an atmosphere of respect, continuous learning, humor, and a shared commitment to business goals and customer success
• Drive quality and productivity improvements, ensuring success within budget and time constraints
• Hold managers accountable for Workiva's performance practices and ensure fair, equitable rewards
• Actively coach managers to uphold Workiva values, resolve conflicts, and create a culture of trust and psychological safety

Customer-Focused Development

• Partner with product teams to gain a deep understanding of customer needs and ensure alignment with business goals, especially in creating seamless, user-focused solutions for processes, task management, data chaining, integrated automation, and scripting
• Lead the Workflow team in identifying and addressing customer challenges, delivering high-quality, user-focused solutions
• Uncover new development opportunities to support Workflow product expansion and business growth

Architectural Leadership

• Oversee technical decision-making, ensuring seamless coordination across Workflow product areas
• Provide leadership for innovative solutions, guiding product architects, and aligning development teams with strategic objectives

Organizational Product Development Planning

• Align talent, resources, and structures to deliver effective product outcomes
• Manage dependencies, support team capabilities, and ensure delivery of high-quality solutions.
• Facilitate continuous productivity improvements within the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC), collaborating with cross-functional leaders for alignment and efficiency

What You'll Need
Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with 10+ years of relevant experience or relevant experience considered in lieu of a degree
• 3+ years in direct people management roles, including supervisor experience of managers

Preferred Qualifications

• Strong emotional intelligence and a proven track record of effective leadership
• Experience leading engineering teams in the development of workflow platforms or products
• Broad industry knowledge with strategic insight into technology and architecture
• Extensive experience delivering products to external customers
• Deep understanding of full-stack development, with a focus on technologies such as Java/Kotlin, Go, TypeScript, and Dart
• Excellent problem-solving abilities and a history of architecting scalable software solutions
• Clear, effective communication skills and a customer-centric approach
• Ability to work independently in a fast-paced, collaborative environment

Travel & Working Conditions

• Up to 25% travel for team events and internal meetings
• Reliable internet access for any periods of remote work

How You'll Be Rewarded
• Salary range in the US: $167,000.00 - $284,000.00• 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.
Workiva is an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. We believe that great minds think differently. We value diversity of backgrounds, beliefs, and interests, and we recognize diversity as an important source of intellectual thought, varied perspective, and innovation. 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. We strongly encourage and welcome people from historically marginalized groups to apply.
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