Senior Manager, Cybersecurity GRC - FedRAMP

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About the Team

The Workday Cybersecurity Governance, Risk, Compliance & Trust (cGRCT) team enables business agility while maintaining a strong security posture via intelligent risk-taking, optimized controls management, and iterative security governance. The cGRCT Public Sector pillar’s mission is to enable and maintain Workday’s Public Sector offerings through certification, continuous monitoring, consultation and deep stakeholder alignment. We act as a trusted advisor across Workday to help maintain and enhance our customer's trust through various global programs including UK Procurement Framework management, German C5, Australian IRAP, Japanese ISMAP, Canadian Contract Security inclusive of our Canadian Facility Security Clearance, FedRAMP and other RAMP-adjacent programs.

About the Role

The Senior Manager, Cybersecurity GRC - Public Sector role is a critical part of Workday’s GRC function and will work as a key team member leading the design, implementation and assessment of the Workday FedRAMP Moderate program. You will play a vital role in ensuring continued compliance across public sector frameworks, assist in prioritizing future system changes and manage the audit lifecycle for the FedRAMP program. You will lead security and compliance related interactions with Workday's Federal customers and advise internal business partners on risk and compliance requirements related to the product development lifecycle and other strategic organizational initiatives.

About You

Basic Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in an equivalent governance, risk & compliance and/or related engineering role
• 5+ years direct experience with the FedRAMP and RMF assessment and authorization processes
• 5+ years leading or managing teams
• Experience with the FedRAMP system, apply controls to ensure audit readiness and acceptability

Other Qualifications

• Experience leading system design with engineering to provide technical guidance documentation
• Strong communications skills (written and verbal) and attention to detail
• Proven program management experience (especially audit management)
• Organized, adaptable, and able to gain support and consensus with cross-functional partners
• CISA, CISSP, PMP, CIPP or other related certifications
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Workday Pay Transparency Statement

The annualized base salary ranges for the primary location and any additional locations are listed below.  Workday pay ranges vary based on work location. As a part of the total compensation package, this role may be eligible for the Workday Bonus Plan or a role-specific commission/bonus, as well as annual refresh stock grants. Recruiters can share more detail during the hiring process. Each candidate’s compensation offer will be based on multiple factors including, but not limited to, geography, experience, skills, job duties, and business need, among other things. For more information regarding Workday’s comprehensive benefits, please click here.

Primary Location: USA.VA.McLean (Tyson's Corner)

 

Primary Location Base Pay Range: $163,000 USD - $244,400 USD

 

Additional US Location(s) Base Pay Range: $147,400 USD - $275,700 USD

Our Approach to Flexible Work
 

With Flex Work, we’re combining the best of both worlds: in-person time and remote. Our approach enables our teams to deepen connections, maintain a strong community, and do their best work. We know that flexibility can take shape in many ways, so rather than a number of required days in-office each week, we simply spend at least half (50%) of our time each