Workday

Senior Director Information Development

Workday$281K — $422K *
Enterprise Technology
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • BA/BS in Computer Science or equivalent experience.
  • 10+ years of management experience in engineering and/or content management.
  • Expertise in content publishing platforms and structured content.
  • Strong technical know-how in enterprise application development and cloud services.
  • Proven success in building and leading diverse teams that achieve results.

Responsibilities

  • Lead the Content Engineering team to enhance core platform functions.
  • Develop and implement a comprehensive content management strategy.
  • Oversee technical direction and vision for content production.
  • Collaborate with stakeholders across product, engineering, and UX teams.
  • Coach and mentor teams to boost performance and innovation.

Benefits

  • Flexible work arrangements with a focus on in-person collaboration.
  • Opportunities for substantial career growth in a Center of Excellence.
  • Access to resources and support for professional development.
  • Engagement with a dynamic team committed to customer success.
Full Job Description

About the Team

The Information development organization creates technical content and information for Workday’s customers. Our mission is to pioneer innovative information development experiences that inform, inspire, and enable our customers (internal and external) to evolve and be successful.

Workday Information Development is becoming a Center of Excellence for all of Workday – with a focus on collaborating with the Product and Technology organization that develops Workday’s products, as well as key partners in the Customer Service organization. As an engineering and operations leader at Workday, you’ll work with other engineering and technical leaders across the company to ensure our innovative solutions interoperate with critical partner systems, and present a best-in-class customer information experience. Your responsibilities include a strong and talented team of engineers focused on the technical delivery of major platform initiatives, from initial conception through implementation. You will also be responsible for the building and leading the Operations function including overseeing our operational tasks, processes, and personnel.

About the Role

We are looking for an extraordinarily skilled leader to build out and lead our content engineering and operations functions, and to develop a comprehensive content and knowledge management strategy, including leading all aspects of content production for Workday’s technical, customer-facing content. This position will lead the Content Engineering team to improve and enhance core functions of the existing platform system, while designing and building the platform of the future.

The role will work alongside community, localization and content leaders, product managers, engineering leads, DevOps, UI/UX, and internal/external stakeholders. The position will involve setting technical direction and vision and enabling your teams to do their best work through effective coaching and mentoring. You will provide technical judgment as we evolve the current platform, engage and empower your teams.

About You

Basic Qualifications:

  • BA/BS in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent practical experience.

  • 10+ years management experience leading engineering and/or content management teams and leading managers.

  • In-depth knowledge of and experience with content publishing platforms, processes, strategies, and industry trends, especially with technical documentation and structured content.

  • Strong technical skills and experience related to enterprise application development, cloud services, and content management systems.

Other Qualifications:

  • Consistent track record of recruiting, building, and managing engineering and/or content management teams with varied strengths that deliver outstanding business results.

  • Excellent organizational and analytical expertise, confirmed strong technical data analysis.

  • Experience influencing, communicating, and motivating change across organizational and cross-functional boundaries.

  • Excellent written and verbal communication, with confirmed ability to work with stakeholders at all levels of management.

  • Excellent skills leading people, and champion of company culture.

  • Ability to thrive in ambiguous, fast paced, evolving environments.


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 candidate’s 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 Workday’s comprehensive benefits, please .

Primary Location: USA.CA.PleasantonPrimary Location Base Pay Range: $281,600 USD - $422,400 USD


 

Additional US Location(s) Base Pay Range: $231,800 USD - $422,400 USD



Our Approach to Flexible Work
 

With Flex Work, we’re 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 you'll 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.

About Workday

Workday, Inc. is a provider of enterprise cloud applications for finance and human resources. The Company delivers financial management, human capital management and analytics applications designed for various companies, educational institutions and government agencies. As part of its applications, the Company provides embedded analytics that capture the content and context of everyday business events, facilitating informed decision-making from wherever users are working. Its applications include Workday Financial Management, Workday Human Capital Management (HCM) and Other Applications. It also provides open, standards-based Web-services application programming interfaces, and pre-built packaged integrations and connectors. Workday, Inc. is headquartered in Pleasanton, California.
Learn more about Workday
Size
15,932 employees
Market Cap
$42.2 billion
Industry
Net Income
-$282.4 million
Founded
2005
5 Year Trend
+26.7%
Revenue
$4.3 billion
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