• Own delivery health across all active work: track project status, identify blockers early, remove obstacles. • Run effective team rituals calibrated to what your teams actually need. • Conduct regular, substantive 1:1s with every direct report. • Own performance management end to end: develop high performers, address underperformance directly. • Participate in hiring loops: source candidates, conduct interviews, calibrate against the hiring bar. • Contribute to quarterly and multi-quarter planning by translating roadmap intentions into realistic capacity models. • Maintain sufficient technical context to evaluate your teams' work. • Drive accountability for quality standards: code review practices, test coverage, documentation discipline.

This description is a summary of our understanding of the job description. Click on 'Apply' button to find out more. Role Description This role offers the opportunity to lead a high-impact engineering organization focused on advancing cloud-based platforms that accelerate clinical research and improve patient outcomes. The Senior Director of Engineering will oversee a team of 25–30 engineers, driving both strategic and tactical initiatives across product development, platform architecture, and operational execution. This position blends hands-on technical insight with leadership, coaching, and scaling teams to deliver AI-enabled, data-intensive solutions in a highly regulated environment. You will influence the technical roadmap, ensure continuous delivery of high-quality software, and foster a collaborative, inclusive, and innovative culture. This is an ideal role for a visionary leader passionate about shaping technology that directly impacts healthcare and research outcomes. - Lead and mentor a distributed engineering organization, managing direct reports while supporting Engineering Managers in scaling their teams. - Drive the technical vision and execution of platform strategy, including AI-based services that enhance clinical trial workflows. - Oversee delivery of end-to-end software solutions that address high-impact site use cases, ensuring performance, reliability, and regulatory compliance. - Collaborate with Product Management and Design to align engineering initiatives with business priorities. - Influence organizational design, processes, and culture to enable rapid product delivery and innovation. - Recruit, hire, and retain top engineering talent while fostering a diverse, collaborative, and high-performing team environment. - Participate in architectural design discussions and technical problem-solving, maintaining deep understanding of core products and systems. Qualifications - 10+ years of experience in engineering leadership, including managing high-performing, cross-functional teams. - Proven track record of delivering complex, data-heavy SaaS products on schedule with Agile methodologies. - Strong technical background and experience in platform architecture, software development, and AI-enabled systems. - Experience managing distributed or remote teams, with the ability to foster collaboration and engagement across locations. - Exceptional communication, leadership, and coaching skills, with a history of influencing organizational outcomes beyond the immediate team. - Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience. - Experience in regulated industries, healthcare, or life sciences is highly desirable. Benefits - Competitive salary with range dependent on location and experience. - Equity awards and eligibility for discretionary company-wide bonus. - Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance, including life and short-term disability coverage. - Paid holidays and generous paid time off. - Flexible remote-first work environment supporting work-life balance. - Opportunities for professional development and career growth in a mission-driven organization.

• Own team health and delivery. • Manage, mentor, and hire for a high-performing team of engineers. • Own the team’s roadmap in partnership with the Product Manager. • Instill best practices for monitoring, alerting, and incident response. • Help engineers understand the 'why' behind the product. • Streamline how we build and maintain integrations with external systems.

About the role: The H2R HCM Manager is a people first leader responsible for leading and developing a global Hire to Retire team while remaining hands-on with configuration, solution design, and complex build activities. This role will deliver continuous value that directly advances our Workday and people systems experiences and brings a global and sustainable approach to how we handle and interpret our employee data. You can help in establishing critical groundwork for long-term change and best practice approaches as we move our organization forward. What you'll be doing: - Build and mentor global, remote teams with a focus on coaching, succession planning, and people development. - Establish governance frameworks, design standards, and KPIs to elevate platform maturity and delivery quality across the Workday ecosystem. - Lead, mentor, and develop a team of Workday configuration and integration engineers, providing career guidance and performance management - Lead and refine user story discussions to align with H2R features and value stream objectives so they are prioritized and have clear acceptance criteria - Accountability over the team’s planning on scope, dependencies, and capacity to properly prioritize roadmaps and backlog refinements - Own and continuously refine the team level backlog, ensuring user stories are clear, testable and aligned to H2R features - Maintain the long-term integrity of the H2R solutions (primarily Workday) and drive platform modernization efforts, while being flexible and nimble to the business requirements - Collaborating with internal customers to define deployment expectations and ensure consistency with strategic direction and map opportunities to improve workflows - Lead and drive continuous improvement initiatives to incorporate new functionality and emerging AI capabilities to enhance the user experience and drive operational efficiency, ensuring we keep a pulse on the latest enhancements to benefit our organization - Maintain data accuracy and integrity by creating and implementing data maintenance processes and audits - Develop and maintain work instructions and job aids while creating a streamlined, efficient and self-service approach to the organization’s reporting requirements - Lead troubleshooting and resolution of complex technical issues, ensuring minimal business disruption - Knowledge of HR Data Privacy and ensure compliance with data security, privacy regulations, and internal governance standards What we'll want you to have: - 10yrs experience in HCM systems, preferable in Workday - 5yrs+ people management experience, with a strong leadership presence and proven track record of building, leading, and inspiring global technical teams - The ability to lead and build in the system, along with a forward-looking mentality to adopt emerging AI capabilities and stay abreast of current trends and practices - Experience identifying opportunities to improve flow and reduce friction while driving maximum value - Excellent analytical capabilities, conceptual thinker with the ability to translate complex concepts into clear messages, impactful visuals and actionable plans - Ability to deliver work which meets all minimum standards of quality, security and operability. - Familiarity with Agile and SAFe methodologies - Strong interpersonal skills, Root cause analysis and complex problem-solving skills and ability to effectively organize and communicate - Highly collaborative and adaptable mindset with comfort navigating ambiguity and changing priorities - Ability to work flexible hours as needed Stay up to date on everything Blackbaud, follow us on Linkedin, Twitter, Instagram, Facebook and YouTube ​ Blackbaud powers social impact through purpose‑driven technology and responsible AI. Guided by our Intelligence for Good® vision, we’re building a culture where innovation, trust, and human expertise come together to help organizations make a greater difference in the world. Blackbaud is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and is committed to maintaining a diverse and inclusive work environment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, physical or mental disability, age, or veteran status or any other basis protected by federal, state, or local law. The starting base pay is $117,200.00 to $157,500.00. Blackbaud may pay more or less based on employee qualifications, market value, Company finances, and other operational considerations. Benefits Include: - Medical, dental, and vision insurance - Remote-flexible workforce - Wellness Programs - 401(k) program with employer match - Flexible paid time off - Generous Parental Leave - Donations for Doers - Pet insurance, legal and identity protection - Tuition reimbursement program