Senior Manager, Software Engineering - Core Payroll

About Salesforce

We’re Salesforce, the Customer Company, inspiring the future of business with AI+ Data +CRM. Leading with our core values, we help companies across every industry blaze new trails and connect with customers in a whole new way. And, we empower you to be a Trailblazer, too — driving your performance and career growth, charting new paths, and improving the state of the world. If you believe in business as the greatest platform for change and in companies doing well and doing good – you’ve come to the right place.

Organization Overview

Information Technology blazes the trail of enterprise IT. Built on the foundation of our core values - Trust, Ohana, Innovation - we own more than the traditional IT components with a heavy focus on working closely with our business partners for amazing outcomes. Our goal is to deliver technology that is centered around our business and our collective success. We oversee technology strategy supporting HR systems in Hire to Retire, Talent Foundations, Total Rewards, Global Time & Absence and Payroll with applications engineering, infrastructure, collaboration, enterprise operations, architecture, and program enablement.

Role Description

Salesforce seeks a talented, self-directed, technical leader to manage software engineers on the Information Technology Application Engineering team. In this role, you will be responsible for end-to-end management of tools, systems, and applications that support the Salesforce HR systems. You will collaborate with many teams across Information Technology and Employee Success to scale and enhance HR systems for the unparalleled growth of Salesforce.

Responsibilities

• Hire and retain top engineering talent
• Lead and mentor a team of software engineers, providing guidance and support to ensure the successful delivery of projects.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define project scopes, timelines, and resource requirements.
• Drive the implementation and adoption of best practices in software engineering, including Agile methodologies and continuous integration/delivery.
• Champion the utilization of MuleSoft and Workday integration solutions for Workday HCM, leveraging its capabilities to streamline business processes and enhance efficiency.
• Oversee the development and execution of comprehensive test automation strategies for Integrations and Workday HCM, ensuring the delivery of high-quality software products.
• Manage stakeholder expectations and communicate project status updates effectively.
• Occasional travel is involved

Experience/Skills Required

• 12+ years of experience in software engineering, with a proven track record of leadership and project delivery in HR Systems such as Workday / Peoplesoft in end to end Hire to Retire cycle
• Strong understanding of engineering management principles, including team leadership, performance management, and talent development.
• Experience managing vendor partners and teams extended with contractors
• A keen eye for Innovation, Engineering / Operational Excellence, and Test Automation
• Worked on project delivery in Workday Human Capital Management
• Experience in HR domain (Hire to Retire, Talent Foundations, Total Rewards, Global Time & Absence, Payroll)
• Experience in multiple Integration technologies like MuleSoft and Workday integrations (Studio, Orchestrations, etc.)
• Experience managing global team working out of multiple time zones
• Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent preferred
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Experience with agile/scrum methodology