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 DoLead 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
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
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 [email protected].
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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What We Do
Workiva simplifies complex work for thousands of organizations around the world, including 85% of the Fortune 500®. Our cloud technology, the Workiva platform, is a fit-for-purpose, connected reporting and compliance platform that enables our customers to streamline processes, connect data and teams, and ensure consistency—all within a controlled, secure, audit-ready platform. Workiva customers connect critical business data directly from source systems to our cloud platform, seamlessly enabling collaboration and deep integration into existing workstreams. The Workiva platform provides unparalleled trust, transparency, and assurance for all stakeholders. That’s why thousands of enterprises across 170 countries use the Workiva platform.
Why Work With Us
Our mission at Workiva—powering transparent reporting for a better world—is driven by company values and principles. They inspire and guide what we do—from how we build our software to how we treat our employees. Here you have the freedom and resources you need—backed by a culture of collaboration and diverse thought—to keep breaking new ground.
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