Senior Manager, Machine Learning Engineering

Your work days are brighter here.

Were obsessed with making hard work pay off for our people our customers and the world around us. As a Fortune 500 company and a leading AI platform for managing people money and agents were shaping the future of work so teams can reach their potential and focus on what matters most. The minute you join youll feel it. Not just in the products we build but in how we show up for each other. Our culture is rooted in integrity empathy and shared enthusiasm. Were in this together tackling big challenges with bold ideas and genuine care. We look for curious minds and courageous collaborators who bring sun-drenched optimism and drive. Whether youre building smarter solutions supporting customers or creating a space where everyone belongs youll do meaningful work with Workmates whove got your return well give you the trust to take risks the tools to grow the skills to develop and the support of a company invested in you for the long haul. So if you want to inspire a brighter work day for everyone including yourself youve found a match in Workday and we hope to be a match for you too.

About the Team

Agent Factory is where Workdays next chapter gets built. Were forming small senior cross-functional AI teams that bring together product leaders machine learning engineers and full-stack builders to create intelligent agents used by millions of people every day. This is production-grade AIdeeply embedded into Workdays platformnot research experiments or maintenance work. Teams own problems end to end collaborate tightly across disciplines and use the right tools to solve real customer challenges at global scale. Youll work at the intersection of AI platform architecture and human workflows with the autonomy to shape how agents reason act and scale responsibly. High trust high expectations and real impact. Engineering but brighter.

About the Role

We are seeking a highly skilled and visionary Senior Manager to lead the development of AI agents for our HR and Finance business. You will be responsible for building and mentoring a high-performing engineering team driving technical excellence and ensuring the delivery of robust scalable and secure AI agent solutions that seamlessly integrate with our Workday ecosystem and deliver outstanding experiences for our customers.

Responsibilities :

Build lead and mentor a team of exceptional AI agent engineers.

Ensure timely project delivery to exceptional standards of our AI agents.

Work closely with product managers data scientists and other stakeholders to translate business requirements into technical solutions

Collaborate with architects and principal engineers to ensure seamless integration with the Workday platform

Foster a culture of innovation collaboration and continuous improvement and learning.

Evaluate and integrate cutting-edge AI technologies including LLMs RAG and orchestration frameworks (e.g. LangGraph)

Collaborate with external vendors and open-source communities to leverage best-in-class AI technologies

Ensure all AI solutions adhere to data privacy security and compliance standards

Implement robust testing monitoring and feedback loops to ensure agent performance and reliability

Ensure the scalability reliability and security of AI agent solutions within the Workday environment.

About You

Senior Manager :

Basic Qualifications :

5 years of experience in software engineering leadership with a strong focus on AI / ML and cloud-based systems.

10 years of experience with design and development for mission critical systems at scale

Other Qualifications :

Bachelors or Masters degree in Computer Science Engineering or a related field.

Proven ability to seek out and hire the highest performing professionals to build cutting edge products built on AI

Deep understanding of LLMs AI agents RAG and orchestration frameworks.

Experience with enterprise-grade AI architectures API integration and large-scale automation.

Strong problem-solving communication and collaboration skills.

Experience with the Workday platform is a strong plus.

Workday Pay Transparency Statement

The annualized base salary ranges for the primary location and any additional locations are listed below. Workday pay ranges vary based on work location. As a part of the total compensation package this role may be eligible for the Workday Bonus Plan or a role-specific commission / bonus as well as annual refresh stock grants. Recruiters can share more detail during the hiring process. Each candidates compensation offer will be based on multiple factors including but not limited to geography experience skills job duties and business need among other things. For more information regarding Workdays comprehensive benefits please click here .

Primary Location :

Primary Location Base Pay Range : $202400 USD - $303600 USD

Additional US Location(s) Base Pay Range : $192300 USD - $348000 USD

Additional Considerations :

The application deadline for this role is the same as the posting end date stated as below :

02 / 23 / 2026

Our Approach to Flexible Work

With Flex Work were combining the best of both worlds : in-person time and remote. Our approach enables our teams to deepen connections maintain a strong community and do their best work. We know that flexibility can take shape in many ways so rather than a number of required days in-office each week we simply spend at least half (50%) of our time each quarter in the office or in the field with our customers prospects and partners (depending on role). This means youll have the freedom to create a flexible schedule that caters to your business team and personal needs while being intentional to make the most of time spent together. Those in our remote home office roles also have the opportunity to come together in our offices for important moments that matter.

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Required Experience :

Senior Manager

Key Skills

Data Center Experience,ArcGIS,Cloud Infrastructure,Construction Estimating,Go,Mathcad,React,Redux,AWS,Software Development,Auto Estimating,Distributed Systems

Employment Type : Full-Time

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1