Senior Responsible AI Systems & Governance Engineer

Workday, Inc.; Pleasanton, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 169,000 - 253,000; Full time

Job summary

Workday, Inc. is seeking a Senior Responsible AI Systems Engineer to lead and coordinate cross-functional Responsible AI initiatives, translating governance requirements into scalable operating models and technical implementations.

You will partner with Legal, Privacy, Product, Engineering, Security, and Compliance to embed governance into AI lifecycle. The role emphasizes program execution, automation, and system design to ensure reliable, scalable Responsible AI practices across Workday’s

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience in a technical field.
• 5+ years in systems engineering or related roles.
• Experience translating governance requirements into processes and automation.
• Strong program management and cross-functional coordination skills.

Responsibilities

• Drive Responsible AI program execution across product and technical teams.
• Translate governance requirements into scalable operating models and workflows.
• Collaborate with engineers, legal, privacy, security, and product teams to implement governance tooling.
• Design, rollout, and improve AI governance workflows, dashboards, and forms.
• Support automation and integration efforts for scalable Responsible AI systems.
• Create playbooks and training materials to enable partner teams to adopt new practices.

Skills

Systems engineering

Cross-functional collaboration

Program management

Technical workflow automation

Coding (Python/Java)

Education

Bachelor’s degree in quantitative science, engineering, information systems, business administration, or related field

Advanced degree (preferred)

Tools

Python

Java

Workflow orchestration platforms

Job description

Workday, Inc. is seeking a Senior Responsible AI Systems Engineer to lead and coordinate cross-functional Responsible AI initiatives, translating governance requirements into scalable operating models and technical implementations.

You will partner with Legal, Privacy, Product, Engineering, Security, and Compliance to embed governance into AI lifecycle. The role emphasizes program execution, automation, and system design to ensure reliable, scalable Responsible AI practices across Workday’s