Senior Manager, Application Development Workday HCM & Financials
Listed on 2026-10-28
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Software Development
Title:
Senior Manager, Application Development – Workday HCM & Financials
Location:
Chicago, IL – Onsite (5 days/week with 50 flexible remote days annually)
Target
Start Date:
ASAP
Type: D (Direct Hire)
Pay Rate / Salary: $200,000–$225,000 base salary (potential flexibility up to approximately $230,000) + 12.5% target annual bonus
This is an opportunity to join a well-established financial institution that is expanding and centralizing its application development organization. This newly created leadership position offers the chance to oversee enterprise Workday HCM and Financials applications while shaping the organization's broader Agile delivery strategy. The individual will have significant influence over technical direction, team development, and modernization initiatives rather than simply maintaining existing systems.
The company offers a competitive compensation package, a 12.5% target bonus, a pension and 401(k), five weeks of vacation, 11 paid holidays, and 50 flexible remote days annually. Employees also receive additional remote flexibility during Thanksgiving and Christmas weeks. The office is located in downtown Chicago with convenient access to public transportation.
Job Description:
We are seeking a highly technical Senior Manager of Application Development to lead enterprise software engineering teams supporting Human Resources and Finance applications, with a strong emphasis on the Workday ecosystem. This individual will oversee the development, integration, modernization, and support of Workday HCM, Workday Financials, custom applications, and cloud-based solutions. The ideal candidate brings deep technical knowledge of Workday architecture, integrations, and application development, combined with proven experience managing engineering teams and Agile delivery practices.
This is a strategic leadership position overseeing developers and an existing manager responsible for Agile delivery. While this individual will not be performing daily hands-on development, they must have the technical depth to guide architecture decisions, evaluate integration strategies, troubleshoot complex issues, and challenge engineering teams. The role also involves partnering with HR, Finance, IT leadership, and cross-functional stakeholders to align technology initiatives with business objectives while driving engineering excellence, application reliability, security, and continuous improvement.
Required Skills:
• 10+ years of experience in software engineering, IT, and enterprise application development; 15+ years preferred based on the formal job description.• 5+ years of leadership experience managing software engineering or application development teams, including experience leading managers or multiple teams.
• Deep technical expertise within the Workday ecosystem, particularly Workday HCM and/or Workday Financials.
• Strong understanding of Workday architecture, integrations, modules, workflows, and how applications connect across HR and Finance business functions.
• Significant experience with at least one Workday domain (HCM or Financials), with the technical ability to oversee and learn the other.
• Experience leading enterprise application portfolios consisting of Workday, SaaS platforms, custom-built applications, integrations, and reporting solutions.
• Proven experience overseeing customized application development and delivery in cloud environments.
• Strong knowledge of Agile/Scrum methodologies, enterprise Agile delivery, and software development lifecycle management.
• Experience leading technical teams through architecture decisions, application design, development, testing, deployment, and production support.
• Experience with AWS cloud technologies and cloud-based application…
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