Data Engineering Manager, Workiva

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Data Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience
• 4+ years of related engineering experience

Desirable

• We are seeking an experienced and visionary Data Engineering Manager to lead the development and operational excellence of our cutting-edge self-service data platform.
• This role will focus on enabling teams across Workiva to seamlessly ingest, transform, and serve data, empowering innovation for application teams and providing value for our customers
• As the manager of this newly established team, you will play a pivotal role in building, growing, and shaping the team of data engineers across Europe and the US.
• Your leadership will drive the design and implementation of best-in-class self-service experiences that span the platform’s ingestion, transformation, and serving layers.
• Team Leadership and Growth
• Build and scale a diverse, distributed team of data engineers across Europe and the US
• Foster a collaborative, inclusive, and high-performing culture that encourages innovation and ownership
• Drive hiring efforts to attract top talent aligned with the team's mission and vision
• Platform Development
• Oversee the design, implementation, and continuous improvement of the platform’s ingestion, transformation, and serving layers, ensuring a seamless self-service experience for teams
• Champion best practices in modern data engineering, including GitOps, automation, observability, and governance
• Work closely with cross-functional teams to ensure platform capabilities meet the needs of application, analytics, and AI/ML use cases
• Operational Excellence
• Establish and enforce operational processes to ensure the platform is reliable, scalable, and secure
• Develop and implement meaningful metrics to monitor platform adoption, quality of service, and operational health
• Ensure robust monitoring, alerting, and incident management processes are in place to minimize downtime and optimize performance
• Strategic Leadership
• Collaborate with stakeholders to define and prioritize platform capabilities and roadmaps
• Advocate for and implement scalable solutions that align with Workiva’s data strategy
• Influence organizational alignment and adoption of the platform by effectively communicating its value proposition
• Travel up to 15% to collaborate with teams and represent Workiva at key meetings
• Flexible remote work supported with reliable internet access