People Tech Engineering Lead: AI, Workday & Integrations

HelloFresh; New York (NY); On-site; USD 137,000 - 167,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

401k with company match

Generous PTO & sabbatical; parental-le

Health benefits

Tuition reimbursement

Employee discounts

ERGs

Inclusive work environment

Job summary

HelloFresh in New York is seeking an experienced People Technology Engineering Manager to lead the Engineering discipline within People Technology, setting direction for Workday integrations and connected enterprise systems. You will guide architectural standards, build AI-enabled capabilities and drive delivery across a growing automation and low-code landscape.

You will develop and performance-manage engineers, shape roadmaps with stakeholders, and translate business needs into scalable

Qualifications

• Typically 8–12+ years of experience in integrations, systems engineering, software engineering or related technical roles.
• Deep hands-on experience with Workday integrations and the broader Workday technical ecosystem.
• Strong knowledge of APIs, middleware, enterprise integration platforms and modern integration architecture.
• Experience acting as a technical architect, design authority or senior engineering lead in a complex enterprise environment.
• Experience leading and developing technical specialists, including performance management, coaching and capability building.
• Strong knowledge of Workday Orchestrate, Extend and Build, or the ability to rapidly develop expertise in emerging Workday capabilities.
• Experience applying automation, AI-assisted development or AI-enabled solutions in an enterprise technology environment.
• Strong judgement in evaluating emerging technologies, translating them into practical business outcomes and balancing short-term delivery with long-term sustainability.
• Strong stakeholder management and business-partnering skills, with the ability to influence through clarity, judgement and technical credibility.
• Experience operating in complex, global organisations with sensitive employee data, supported by a relevant degree or equivalent practical experience and fluency in English.

Responsibilities

• Act as the engineering architect and design authority for People Technology, owning technical standards, patterns and architectural principles across Workday and connected enterprise systems.
• Shape the end-to-end engineering landscape and make architectural decisions that balance delivery speed, scalability, security, maintainability and long-term sustainability.
• Lead the evolution of the squad from a primarily integrations-focused team into a broader People Technology engineering capability.
• Drive adoption of modern Workday capabilities, including Workday Orchestrate, Extend, Build and future platform innovations.
• Establish AI engineering capability within the People Technology tribe and identify opportunities to apply AI, automation and intelligent workflows.
• Champion AI-assisted engineering practices that improve productivity, quality and delivery speed, while ensuring responsible security, privacy and governance.
• Lead, coach and performance-manage engineers, building capability across integrations, APIs, automation, low-code development and AI-enabled solutions.
• Plan and manage team capacity, resourcing and capability against current priorities and future demand.
• Act as the senior engineering business partner to People Technology leadership, Product Managers, Functional Leads and business stakeholders, shaping roadmaps, prioritisation and investment decisions.
• Translate business needs into scalable technical solutions, resolve complex engineering challenges and maintain oversight of technical debt, dependencies, risks and operational resilience.

Job description

HelloFresh in New York is seeking an experienced People Technology Engineering Manager to lead the Engineering discipline within People Technology, setting direction for Workday integrations and connected enterprise systems. You will guide architectural standards, build AI-enabled capabilities and drive delivery across a growing automation and low-code landscape.

You will develop and performance-manage engineers, shape roadmaps with stakeholders, and translate business needs into scalable