Engineering Manager

As an Engineering Manager at Workiva, you will serve as a leader of an agile product development team. You’ll excel at coordinating and optimizing behavior across a diverse team, fostering an environment of innovation and collaboration. With your technical expertise and visionary guidance, you will ensure effective team functioning and drive impactful product development. This role is accountable for a range of exciting responsibilities, including empowering and developing team members, overseeing customer requirements, providing invaluable technical oversight, planning and executing product development strategies, spearheading process improvements, and nurturing strong relationships with stakeholders. The Engineering Manager brings passion, energy, and enthusiasm to fuel the team's success and deliver outstanding results!What You’ll DoLead a squad of engineers, SDETs, and QAA professionals, assigning roles and tasks accordingly.Represent and communicate resource needs and team-related matters to group leaders, considering priorities, roadmap, and capacity.Define, assess, and execute product quality strategy guidelines in collaboration with group leaders and individual contributors.Identify and mitigate technical risks, communicating them to the group's leadership.Collaborate with group leaders to define and plan group objectives.Promote sustainable product development practices and agile principles.Contribute to and ensure accountability for the product delivery schedule.Represent Workiva Engineering at internal and external events, actively participating in recruitment efforts.Reinforce and hold squad(s) accountable for adhering to Workiva Product Development principles, standards, and best practices.Team Performance DevelopmentAssess and document individual employee performance, recognizing their unique contributions and growth opportunities.Engage in meaningful meetings with direct reports, providing guidance and coaching in areas such as career development, assigned product development work, and overcoming obstacles. Actively address and resolve concerns raised during our one-on-one discussions.Foster open communication through skip-level meetings, building relationships and gathering valuable feedback from team members at all levels.Take responsibility for team health, ensuring a positive and engaged work environment while managing any conflicts that may arise.Prioritize the personal and professional growth of my direct reports, investing time and effort to identify and provide opportunities that align with their goals.Play an active role in the recruiting and selection process, seeking out exceptional talent and welcoming new team members with a comprehensive onboarding experience.What You’ll NeedTypically, Bachelor’s degree with minimum 5 years related experience, or Master’s with 3 years related experience, or PhD with 2 years related experience Minimum of 2 years of direct people management experience preferred, including supervisory experience of supervisors and/or individual contributors, demonstrating your ability to lead and develop teams.Excellent communication skills, including strong verbal, listening, and writing abilities, enabling effective collaboration and clear articulation of ideas.Strong attention to detail, ensuring accuracy and quality in all aspects of work.Proficiency in facilitation and conflict resolution skills, fostering productive discussions and resolving issues within the team.Understanding of the software development life cycle (SDLC) and its importance in delivering high-quality software products.Solid programming skills with a foundation in computer science, data structures, algorithms, and object-oriented software design, providing you with the technical acumen to guide and support your team effectively.Progressive experience in automated testing or process improvement within the SDLC, driving continuous improvement and efficiency in software development processes.Demonstrated leadership potential, with prior team leadership experience preferred, indicating your ability to inspire, motivate, and guide a team towards success.Experience in an Agile development environment is preferred, as it aligns with our collaborative and iterative approach to software development.Knowledge of accounting or financial reporting is a plus, as it can provide valuable context for our industry-specific projects.Strong testing background is strongly preferred, showcasing your ability to ensure the quality and reliability of software products.Willingness to travel, with up to 25% travel expected for team and corporate meetings, contributing to building strong relationships and representing the company's interests.Reliable internet access for any period of time working remotely, if not located in a Workiva office, as we embrace flexible work arrangements. How You’ll Be Rewarded:Salary range in the US: $120,000.00 - $204,000.00A discretionary bonus typically paid annuallyRestricted Stock Units granted at time of hire401(k) match and comprehensive employee benefits packageThe salary range represents the low and high end of the salary range for this job in the US. Minimums and maximums may vary based on location. The actual salary offer will carefully consider a wide range of factors, including your skills, qualifications, experience and other relevant factors.Where You’ll WorkOur values drive how we work and who we hire. You will see these values ingrained in how we support our customers, work with team members, build our products and in the work environment we’ve created.Customer Success:  Always delight our customers.Trust: Rely on each other. Integrity: Do the right thing, every time. Collaboration: Share resources and work together. Innovation: Keep creating solutions and finding better ways. Inclusion: Support a diverse community where we all belong. Accountability: Be responsible for your success and failure.We believe our people are our greatest asset, and our unique culture gives employees the opportunity to make an impact everyday. We give our employees the freedom and resources they need—backed by our culture of collaboration and diverse thought—to continue innovating and breaking new ground. We hire talented people with a wide range of skills and experiences who are eager to tackle some of today’s most challenging problems.At Workiva, you’ll enjoy: Fantastic Benefits: With coverage starting day one, choose from competitive health, dental, and vision plans on the largest physician networks available.Casual Dress: Workiva has a casual work environment, most people wear jeans to the office.Involvement: Ability to participate in Business Employee Resource Groups (Black, Hispanic, Asian, Women, Rainbow (LGBTQIA+), Veterans, Disabilities), Volunteering, Company wide celebrations, and moreWork-life Balance: We have competitive PTO, VTO and Parental Leave. We encourage employees to spend time enjoying life outside of work. Learn more about life at Workiva: https://www.linkedin.com/company/workiva/Learn more about benefits: https://www.workiva.com/careers/benefits Workiva is an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer.  We believe that great minds think differently.  We value diversity of backgrounds, beliefs, and interests, and we recognize diversity as an important source of intellectual thought, varied perspective, and innovation.  Employment decisions are made without regard to age, race, creed, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, disability status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression genetic information, marital status, citizenship status or any other protected characteristic.  We strongly encourage and welcome people from historically marginalized groups to apply.Workiva is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities. To request assistance with the application process, please email talentacquisition@workiva.com. Workiva supports employees in working where they work best - either from an office or remotely from any location within their country of employment.#LI-HS1