Senior Engineering Manager, Workiva

• Undergraduate degree or equivalent combination of education and experience in a related field
• 7+ years of experience in a related engineering role
• 4+ years of experience in a people management role

Desirable

• At Workiva, we’re hiring a Senior Engineering Manager to lead a high-impact team within our Governance, Risk, & Compliance (GRC) area
• This is a key leadership role where you’ll guide a skilled full-stack team building critical product features using technologies like TypeScript/React, GraphQL, and Kotlin
• Your future team is an agile product development team focused on collaboration, growth, and continuous improvement
• In addition to delivering product features, the team also plays a key role in tackling platform integrations and technical unblocking to support broader engineering velocity
• In this role, you’ll provide technical leadership, nurture a diverse team, and strategically guide efforts to ensure successful product development
• You’ll play a crucial role in fostering a supportive, inclusive environment where team members feel empowered to learn, experiment, and contribute innovative solutions
• Leadership: Guide, support, and empower a team of engineers
• Talent Management: Represent and communicate team needs, prioritizing based on the roadmap and team capacity and make thoughtful trade-offs within your team while collaborating with other group leaders
• Technical Expertise: Bring strong technical depth to guide architectural decisions, evaluate trade-offs, and support teams in solving complex challenges at scale. While you won’t be hands-on daily, your technical leadership will shape the success of our systems and solutions
• Quality Assurance: Partner with leaders and individual contributors to define and execute a quality strategy, ensuring alignment with guidelines and expectations
• Risk Management: Identify and address technical risks, providing clear communication to leadership
• Planning: Collaborate with group leaders to define and plan team objectives, aligning them with broader company goals
• Sustainability: Champion sustainable product development practices, with a focus on agile principles, support, architectural direction, and technical debt
• Delivery Schedule: Contribute to and ensure accountability for meeting the product delivery schedule
• Representation: Represent Workiva Engineering at both internal and external events, actively engaging in recruiting efforts through meet-ups, conferences, and networking
• Best Practices: Ensure that your team adheres to Workiva's development principles, standards, and best practices in Engineering, Architecture, and Product
• Performance Assessment: Evaluate and document individual team members' performance
• Coaching: Meet regularly with direct reports to provide coaching, support, and guidance in overcoming challenges
• Conflict Management: Maintain team health, addressing engagement and conflict resolution proactively
• Career Growth: Invest time in supporting the career growth of your team members, providing development opportunities aligned with their goals
• Recruitment: Participate in recruiting and onboarding new team members, ensuring a smooth transition into the team
• To thrive in this role, you’ll need a reliable internet connection to take advantage of remote work opportunities