Engineering Manager, Workday

Employee Applicant Privacy Notice Who we are: Shape a brighter financial future with us. Together with our members, we’re changing the way people think about and interact with personal finance. We’re a next-generation financial services company and national bank using innovative, mobile-first technology to help our millions of members reach their goals. The industry is going through an unprecedented transformation, and we’re at the forefront. We’re proud to come to work every day knowing that what we do has a direct impact on people’s lives, with our core values guiding us every step of the way. Join us to invest in yourself, your career, and the financial world. The role: As the Engineering Manager of Workday Platform at SoFi, you will lead a dedicated team of integration engineers responsible for designing, building, and supporting the core data conduits connecting our Workday ecosystem across broader financial, HR, payroll, and cloud platforms. You will partner closely with People Operations, Finance, Enterprise Engineering, Security, and external vendors to establish technical roadmaps, uphold architectural standards, and deliver reliable data integrations at scale. We are looking for an experienced technical leader who pairs deep Workday technical expertise with people-first leadership. In this role, you will foster an inclusive environment where engineers thrive, remove operational roadblocks, champion data integrity, and guide your team through complex technical problem solving with a founder’s mindset. What you’ll do: • Lead and mentor a high-performing engineering team responsible for Workday HCM, Financial Management, Payroll, and the broader Workday technical ecosystem, balancing hands-on technical leadership with people management • Define and execute the Workday technical roadmap, architecture standards, engineering principles, and platform modernization strategy aligned with business priorities and enterprise architecture. • Translate department priorities into clear sprint goals, integration specifications, and project roadmaps, ensuring timely delivery while managing operational dependencies. • Design, develop, and maintain secure, resilient, and reusable integrations using Workday Studio, EIB, Core Connectors, APIs, and enterprise integration platforms such as MuleSoft. • Establish standards for technical design, peer reviews, automated testing, documentation, deployment, monitoring, incident management, and production support to improve reliability and maintainability. • Own production support and incident management for the integration landscape; guide root-cause investigations, conduct blameless post-mortems, and drive preventative enhancements. • Manage third-party vendor relationships and service integrations (e.g., benefits administrators, financial platforms), ensuring service level agreements (SLAs) and strict data privacy compliance. • Lead semi-annual Workday release testing and regression cycles, proactively identifying new capabilities (such as Workday Extend or Prism Analytics) that bring business value. What you’ll need: • Education & Minimum Experience Requirements: Bachelor’s Degree + 4+ Years of Experience OR Master’s Degree + 3+ Years of Experience in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field. • Extensive hands-on experience architecting, developing, and supporting Workday HCM, Financial Management, and Payroll, including complex business processes, configuration, security, reporting, and production support. • Proven experience leading and mentoring high-performing Workday engineers, establishing engineering standards, conducting design and code reviews, and driving technical excellence across the platform. • Strong understanding of Workday arc