Data Scientist Manager, Workday
$152.4-228.6k
2-3 days a week in office (Boulder, CO)
Enterprise AI platform for managing HR and finance
Job no longer available
Enterprise AI platform for managing HR and finance
1001+ employees
Job no longer available
$152.4-228.6k
2-3 days a week in office (Boulder, CO)
1001+ employees
Company mission
To leverage the power of AI to elevate humans and supercharge work, moving business forever forward.
Role
Who you are
- We are looking for a leader with strong business and product competence, deep technical expertise, a talent for storytelling, and ability to work well with cross functional partners
- 3+ years of experience managing Data Science teams and meeting key initiatives
- 8+ years of experience working in highly technical roles with a focus on data infrastructure and measurement
- Bachelor’s degree as a data scientist or product manager. Master’s degree or PhD preferred
- Experience creating, setting, and leading data strategy that aligns with business priorities
- Demonstrated history of leading, mentoring, and growing others
- Track record of translating insights into business impact
- Experience working with a variety of cross-functional peers and partners including designers, product managers, engineers, etc
- Effective communication skills with experience presenting to diverse audiences
- Comfort in engaging with senior executives and sales teams
- A flexible and effective influencing style
- Ability to establish and meet bold timelines
- Self-starter and strong finisher
- Flex-hybrid reporting with 50% onsite at our Boulder office
What the job involves
- As a Data Science Manager, you will lead a team of data scientists and data engineers that focus on helping define and grow processes, methods, and outcomes for using data science to inform excellent user and customer experience
- You will be empowered to create a strategy that enables your team to guide the company in evidence-based decision making
- You will support your team in delivering insights that are high quality and designed to influence decision making for product, design and business strategy
- You will work closely with research leadership and senior contributors to use converging evidence from data science and user research to influence business outcomes
- Contribute to Workday’s Research, Analytics and Design (RAD) team vision and strategy
- Define a strategy for your team that aligns with the vision of the broader data science and research organization
- Hire, grow, and develop a team that supports design, product and technology and value realization teams in making evidence-based decisions
- Create a sense of belonging and community for your team & contribute to development of the broader organizational community
- Collaborate with research and design leadership to inform, build, and scale programs that keep the user at the center of key initiatives
- Lead a team of ICs and support them in delivering high quality and impactful insights
- Consider factors beyond your immediate team to innovate, take appropriate risks, and balance short, medium, and long-term needs
- Be a role model for inclusive behaviors and build a diverse organization that values, respects and taps into different backgrounds and perspectives
- Bring a background of statistical rigor in the enterprise space
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
16% employee growth in 12 months
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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