Director of Data Engineering, Workday

$193.6-351.6k

Salary dependent on location

AWS

Kafka

Spark

Flink

Expert level

Denver

Toronto

Vancouver

More information about location

Enterprise AI platform for managing HR and finance

Job no longer available

Enterprise AI platform for managing HR and finance

1001+ employees

B2BHRInternal toolsAnalyticsFinancial ServicesCloud Computing

Job no longer available

$193.6-351.6k

Salary dependent on location

AWS

Kafka

Spark

Flink

Expert level

Denver

Toronto

Vancouver

More information about location

1001+ employees

B2BHRInternal toolsAnalyticsFinancial ServicesCloud Computing

Company mission

To leverage the power of AI to elevate humans and supercharge work, moving business forever forward.

Job

Company

Role

Who you are

Proven experience (10+ years) in data engineering, data management, or a similar role with 5+ years leadership experience in managing large teams (15+) a mix of managers, data engineers, software development engineers and more
Deep technical experience; hands-on in GenAI technology, architecture design, with deep domain experience in information retrieval (IR), recommender systems, query understanding and intent AI, LLMs, relevance AI, image and language understanding
Solid understanding on ML platform and AI service development
Strong understanding of data governance principles, data quality management, and data lifecycle management
Experience building large-scale data platforms (Kafka, Flink, AWS, Spark)
Experience with data security, compliance, and regulatory requirements
Experience in a machine learning or AI-driven organization
Expertise in managing streaming data pipelines at scale
Strong understanding of MLOps / DevOps / CloudOps

What the job involves

The Machine Learning (ML) Team builds and supports the infrastructure for Workday’s ML services
The team delivers data driven products across HR, Finance, Planning, Recruiting, Learning, Search, and more
Own the Charge: Lead our Data Platform Team, driving innovation in data ingestion and management within our secure machine learning development environments
Build and Optimize: Design and oversee large-scale data ingestion pipelines, ensuring data integrity and security
Collaborate: Partner with product teams, data scientists, and engineers to drive innovation and deliver outstanding results
Mentor and Encourage: Foster a culture of technical excellence, empowering your teams to reach new heights

Our take

Workday is a cloud-based software vendor that provides management of workforces and finances. The company uses a single database for workforce management and financial management to offer integration and optimize business intelligence across companies. It has added to the packages and tools it offers over the years, providing analytic options that allow companies to combine third-party data with information collected by Workday.

The company has also grown through acquisitions and partnerships to broaden its capabilities.. Most recently, in 2025 it purchases Sana, an AI-driven enterprise knowledge and learning platform, to create a "new front door for work". This acquisition allows Workday to integrate Sana's AI-powered search, agents, and learning capabilities with its own data and workflows, allowing employees to access information, automate tasks, and complete their day entirely within Workday.

Through a combination of strategic acquisitions and in-house development, WOrkday has built a comprehensive suite of HR, financial, and enterprise tools. By focusing on innovation and AI-driven workflows, the company continues to push productivity and decision-making for organizations worldwide. Building on this track record, Workday is very much positioned for even more growth, reinforcing its status as a leader in shaping the future of work.

Kirsty

Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle

Insights

Top investors

16% employee growth in 12 months

Glassdoor (4.2)

Trustpilot (1.1)

Company

Funding (last 2 of 5 rounds)

Oct 2011

$85m

SERIES F

Apr 2009

$75m

SERIES E

Total funding: $215.3m

Company HQ

Pleasanton, CA

Leadership

Aneel Bhusri

(Co-Founder & Executive Chair)

Annel began his career at Morgan Stanley as a Corporate Finance Analyst. He then spent nearly 6 years at PeopleSoft as a Senior VP before co-founding Workday in 2005, where he has served as the CEO ever since.

Carl Eschenbach

(CEO)

Carl joined Workday in 2022 as Co-CEO, becoming CEO in 2024. He has also been a Partner at Sequoia Capital since 2016. Previously, he spent 14 years at VMware as President and COO and 3 years at Inktomi Corporation as the VP of North America Sales.

Peter Bailis

(CTO)

Prior to joining Workday in 2025, People was a VP of Engineering at Google. He also previously founded Sisu Data, where he served as the CEO for over 5 years.

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