Manager, Software Engineering Manager - Mobile

About the Role You’ll lead teams building the Workday mobile experience used daily by millions of workers to manage their people and finances. We are looking for a leader who wants to make the mobile experience as delightful and engaging as possible, using data and AI‑powered insights. You’ll partner with product, design, and analytics teams to define and track key outcomes such as adoption, engagement, task completion time, and app-store quality.

You’ll balance rapid iteration with the reliability, performance, and security expectations of enterprise software.You will be a perfect fit if you are passionate about helping us create an excellent user experience, taking on new challenges, and innovating new features. Responsibilities You will lead a talented and passionate mobile development team, with empathy You will inspire your teams, elevate them and bring them on the journey with you You will create a fun, diverse and inclusive environment You will own and drive clear objectives and key results (OKRs) for your team, aligned with mobile and product strategy You will use data and experimentation (e.g., A/B tests, telemetry, user feedback) to inform decisions and continuously improve the mobile experience You will plan and deliver our mobile feature releases and work with teams to line up dependencies across our organisation You will partner closely with Product, Design, QA, and other engineering teams to define roadmaps, clarify requirements, and deliver integrated mobile experiences You will ensure your team upholds high standards for code quality, testing, observability, performance, security, and accessibility on mobile About You Basic Qualifications 3+ years of experience as an engineering manager, with direct line management responsibilities Bachelors of Science in Computer Science or equivalent engineering discipline Strong engineering background, with hands‑on experience delivering production software (mobile experience strongly preferred) You are skilled at influencing and aligning cross‑functional partners (Product, Design, other Engineering teams) around a shared vision and roadmap Other Qualifications You will recruit, coach and develop engineers through regular 1:1s, growth plans, and feedback, helping them progress in their careers You build inclusive teams where diverse perspectives are welcomed and people feel they can learn, experiment, and fail safely You have a growth mindset, are a constant learner and thrive in a learning culture You have experience building and delivering mobile products at scale, with good knowledge of modern iOS and/or Android ecosystems (e.g., Swift/SwiftUI, Kotlin/Jetpack Compose, modern build and CI/CD tooling) You understand mobile‑specific concerns such as performance, accessibility, security, and app‑store distribution You excel at balancing scope, quality, and timelines, finding creative solutions within real‑world constraints You are comfortable working in an environment increasingly shaped by AI‑powered tooling and experiences, and you use data to guide prioritisation and design decisions Pursuant to applicable Fair Chance law, Workday will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.