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Workday · 6 days ago

Sr Manager Core Software (US Federal)

McLean, VA

Full-time

Hybrid

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$193K/yr - $290K/yr

10+ years exp

Workday is a leading AI platform for managing people, money, and agents, dedicated to shaping the future of work. The Sr Manager Core Software role involves leading software development teams, driving high-quality enterprise applications, and promoting a diverse and inclusive work environment while supporting U.S. Federal Government contracts.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)Cloud ComputingEnterprise SoftwareHuman ResourcesSaaSSoftware

Comp. & Benefits

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.S. Citizen Only

Hiring Manager

Dralan Alex

Responsibilities

Partner and collaborate with multi-functional stakeholders to prioritize, plan and deliver first-rate experiences for Workday customers

Drive the activities of software development scrum teams, including analysis, design, programming, and continuous improvement, ensuring delivery of innovative, high quality software solutions

Engage with Development, Product, QA, Automation, Research/UX, Agility, Doc-writing, and Customer Support colleagues to identify, discuss, debate and ultimately solve customer issues in increasingly innovative ways

Understand and promote industry-standard software design methodologies

Coach and mentor team members to help them to be at their best, assisting with career growth and personal development

Personify and promote the Workday values of Employees, Customer Service, Innovation, Integrity, Fun, and Profitability

Qualification

Object-oriented programmingEngineering team managementSoftware development methodologiesERP application developmentCoachingAgile cultureContinuous innovationInterpersonal skillsMentoringCommunication skills

Required

2+ years of experience directly managing engineering managers

5+ years of experience building and directly managing impactful engineering teams

10+ years of experience with design and development using an object-oriented language

Bachelor's degree in a computer related field or equivalent work experience

This role will support one or more direct or indirect contracts with the U.S. Federal Government which, due to federal government security requirements, mandates that all Workday personnel working on the contracts be United States citizens (naturalized or native)

This role may require a security clearance at the TS/SCI w/CI Poly level. Applicants must have the ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government issued security clearance

Preferred

An active TS/SCI w/CI Poly is preferred

Experience in ERP application development is a plus

Experience supporting team members career growth and development

Benefits

Workday Bonus Plan

Annual refresh stock grants

Company

Workday

Glassdoor4.2

Workday provides SaaS-based enterprise solutions for a company's human resources and financial management activities.

Founded in 2005

Pleasanton, California, USA

10001+ employees

http://www.workday.com

Funding

Current Stage

Public Company

Total Funding

$2.23B

Key Investors

Elliott Management Corp.Bezos Expeditions,Janus Capital Group,Morgan Stanley,T. Rowe PriceNew Enterprise Associates

2025-09-16Post Ipo Equity· $2B

2012-10-12IPO

2011-10-24Series F· $85M

Leadership Team

Aneel Bhusri

CEO and Co-Founder

Peter Bailis

Chief Technology Officer

Recent News

Techmeme

Filing: Workday is cutting ~400 employees, or ~2% of its workforce, primarily in customer-facing roles, saying the move will help it invest in priority areas (Brody Ford/Bloomberg)

2026-02-05

Bizjournals.com Feed (2025-11-12 15:43:17)

Workday to sell another Pleasanton building and lay off hundreds more workers

2026-02-05

Tech in Asia

Workday to cut around 400 employees

2026-02-05

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