Senior Manager of Software Development Engineering

Workday; Ireland; On-site; EUR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Workday in Ireland seeks a senior manager to lead the Deployment Adoption Platform team. You will build and mentor a high‑performing deployment engineering group, guiding delivery from kickoff through go‑live and hypercare, ensuring configurations meet customer needs and align with best practices.

You will collaborate with customers, project managers, and architects to translate requirements into effective deployments and ensure seamless integration with customers’ systems, while promoting

Qualifications

• Demonstrated ability to deliver complex, multi‑stakeholder projects on time
• Coaching mindset with passion for developing talent and high‑performing teams
• Experience leading and scaling technical teams in Workday, ERP or enterprise SaaS deployments
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management with customers, partners and internal teams
• Deep understanding of Workday platform, deployment lifecycle and configuration best practices

Responsibilities

• Build, lead and mentor a team of Workday deployment engineers
• Ensure timely and high‑quality deployment delivery from kickoff to go‑live and hypercare
• Translate business requirements into effective Workday configurations and deployment plans
• Collaborate with solution architects and technical teams for seamless integrations
• Foster innovation, collaboration and continuous improvement across the deployment team
• Adopt best practices, tools and methodologies to accelerate deployments
• Resolve blockers with product, support and partner teams
• Ensure data privacy, security and compliance in deployments
• Maintain scalability, reliability and quality of deployment processes

Skills

Stakeholder management

Workday deployments

Leadership

Technical presentations

Influencing

Engineering management

Software development

Project management

Requirements analysis

Mentorship

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Engineering

Master’s degree preferred

Job description

• It’s fun to work in a company where people truly believe in what they’re doing. At Workday, we’re committed to bringing passion and customer focus to the business of enterprise applications. We work hard, and we’re serious about what we do. But we like to have a good time, too. In fact, we run our company with that principle in mind every day: One of our core values is fun
• Join the Deployment Adoption Platform team, where we are building an AI platform to reduce the cost of implementing Workday globally
• We are seeking a highly skilled and customer-focused Senior Manager to lead our Workday Deployment team. You will be responsible for building and mentoring a high-performing team of deployment engineers, driving delivery excellence and ensuring the successful configuration, implementation, and go‑live of Workday solutions that meet the unique needs of our customers
• Build, lead, and mentor a team of exceptional Workday deployment engineers
• Ensure timely and high-quality delivery of Workday implementation projects, from kickoff through go‑live and hypercare
• Work closely with customers, project managers, and other stakeholders to translate business requirements into effective Workday configurations and deployment plans
• Collaborate with solution architects and technical teams to ensure seamless integration of Workday with customers’ existing systems and processes
• Foster a culture of innovation, collaboration, and continuous improvement and learning across the deployment team
• Evaluate and adopt best practices, tools, and methodologies to accelerate and de‑risk Workday deployments
• Collaborate with Workday product, support, and partner teams to resolve deployment blockers and raise issues as needed
• Ensure all deployments adhere to data privacy, security, and compliance standards
• Implement robust testing, validation, and post‑go‑live monitoring to ensure a smooth transition and long‑term customer success
• Ensure the scalability, reliability, and quality of deployment processes as the team and customer base grow

Qualifications and Experience

• Strong track record of delivering complex, multi‑stakeholder projects on time and to a high standard
• A coaching mindset with a genuine passion for developing talent and building high‑performing teams
• Proven experience leading and scaling technical teams, ideally within Workday, ERP, or enterprise SaaS deployments
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to work directly with customers, partners, and internal teams
• Deep understanding of Workday’s platform, deployment lifecycle, and configuration best practices (or equivalent enterprise systems experience)
• 10+ years experience in software development engineering, defining, implementing, and evolving development processes, tools, and strategies for high‑quality software delivery
• Strong skills in delivering Technical Presentations to executive and technical audiences
• Developing strong Influencing Skills to drive technical direction and organizational alignment
• Solid understanding of Engineering Leadership principles in leading and directing multiple technical teams
• Strong understanding of Software Development principles and their strategic application across multiple teams and projects
• Strong understanding of Decision Making processes in managing complex engineering teams and strategic initiatives
• Solid understanding of People Management principles for leading large software development organizations and fostering a high‑performance culture
• 3+ experience in leadership principles for teams with expertise in [insert text]
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related discipline; Master’s degree preferred or equivalent practical experience
• Understanding of development lifecycles for projects utilising programming languages and frameworks like [insert text]
• Understanding of Mentorship principles and experience in guiding and developing engineering leaders and team members
• Strong understanding of Technical Project Management principles and experience in managing complex technical programs
• Strong Understanding of Requirements and the ability to ensure alignment and execution across multiple teams
• 4+ years experience with management methodologies for teams proficient in [insert text]
• 6+