Director, Corporate Platform - Engineering & AI Enablement

Blue Shield of CA; Oakland (CA); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

In-office two days per week

Job summary

Blue Shield of California is seeking a Director of Corporate Platform - Engineering & AI Enablement to lead end-to-end engineering delivery and the operational health of enterprise platforms like Workday. You will oversee integrations, security, analytics, and AI enablement, partnering with business and technology leaders to modernize platforms and improve manager and employee experiences.

The role emphasizes building high-performing teams, executive communication, and delivering long-term value

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Engineering, or related field.
• 10+ years of enterprise technology and platform delivery experience.
• 6+ years of leadership experience, preferably with Workday at enterprise scale.
• Hands-on Workday integrations and Workday Build technologies.
• Strong API-led integration architectures with MuleSoft or comparable middleware.
• Experience leading platform modernization in regulated environments.
• Hands-on AI design/deployment including intelligent automation.
• Experience orchestrating AI Agents across platforms with human-in-the-loop designs.
• Knowledge of agent orchestration and AI governance models.
• Executive communication and stakeholder management excellence.
• Preferred: Microsoft Copilot Studio, Workday AI, or Flowise; DevSecOps, CI/CD, cloud-native patterns.
• Certifications: Workday Integration, Workday Studio, or MuleSoft preferred.
• Experience in healthcare/insurance regulated industries.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end engineering delivery and operational health of corporate platforms (e.g., Workday and ecosystem).
• Drive integrations, security architecture, analytics/data, and enterprise AI enablement.
• Partner with business and technology leaders to modernize platforms and improve employee experiences.
• Ensure solutions are resilient, compliant, and built for long-term value across the Family of Companies.
• Foster high-performing teams, develop leaders, and promote continuous learning.

Skills

Executive communication

Stakeholder management

People leadership

Strategic thinking

AI governance

Platform modernization

CI/CD

DevSecOps

Cloud-native delivery

Project leadership

Change management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Data Science, or Engineering

Tools

Workday Integrations

MuleSoft

Workday Studio

Job description

Your Role

The Corporate Platform team delivers scalable, secure enterprise technology across Corporate Services (HR, Finance, and Global Business Services). The Director, Corporate Platform - Engineering & AI Enablement will report to the Sr. Director, Corporate Platform. In this role, you will lead the end-to-end engineering delivery and operational health of corporate platforms (e.g., Workday and its ecosystem), spanning integrations, security architecture, digital experience, analytics/data, and enterprise AI enablement. You will partner with business and technology leaders to modernize platforms, improve employee and manager experiences, and ensure solutions are resilient, compliant, and built for long-term value across the Family of Companies.

Our leadership model is about developing great leaders at all levels and creating opportunities for our people to grow - personally, professionally, and financially. We are looking for leaders that are energized by creative and critical thinking, building and sustaining high-performing teams, getting results the right way, and fostering continuous learning.

Your Knowledge and Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Engineering, or related field
• 10 years of progressive experience in enterprise technology, platform delivery, integration, or technical leadership roles
• 6 years of leadership experience, preferably supporting Workday at enterprise scale
• Deep hands‑on experience with Workday integrations and Workday Build technologies
• Strong expertise with MuleSoft or comparable enterprise middleware and API‑led integration architectures
• Experience leading platform modernization initiatives in large, complex, and regulated environments
• Hands‑on experience designing, deploying, or governing AI solutions, including intelligent automation and agentic AI
• Experience building or orchestrating AI Agents across platforms and workflows, including human‑in‑the‑loop designs
• Understanding of agent orchestration frameworks, multi‑agent coordination, and AI governance models
• Strategic thinker with strong execution discipline
• Proven ability to lead transformation and organizational change
• Strong people leadership experience managing multi‑disciplinary technical teams
• Exceptional executive communication and stakeholder management skills
• Preferred experience with Microsoft Copilot Studio, Workday AI, or agent frameworks such as Flowise
• Preferred experience with DevSecOps, CI/CD, and cloud‑native delivery patterns
• Workday Integration, Workday Studio, or MuleSoft certifications preferred
• Experience in healthcare, insurance, or other highly regulated industries preferred

Hybrid

This role requires employees to be in-office based on our hybrid workplace model, balancing purposeful in‑person collaboration with flexibility. For most teams, this means coming into the office two days each week.

Employees living more than 50 miles from an office location will work with their manager to determine in‑office time based on business need.