Director of Workflow Engineering
Ready to architect AI-native workflows that power global operations at Thomson Reuters
At Thomson Reuters we build technology that helps professionals pursue justice truth and transparency. As part of our continued evolution toward AI-enabled and automation-first operations we are expanding our Service Management engineering leadership.
We are seeking a Director of Workflow Engineering to lead the engineering function responsible for building optimizing and scaling operational workflows and automation on the ServiceNow platform. This role plays a critical part in enabling real-time operational execution connecting AI recommendations to action and ensuring our service management platform supports a modern AI-native operating model across global products and services.
About the Role
In this opportunity as Director of Workflow Engineering you will:
Own the architectural direction development standards and engineering practices for ServiceNow workflows across Incident Change Problem Request and related modules
Design develop and scale operational workflows platform logic and configurations that support enterprise service management and real-time operations
Implement and govern Now Platform capabilities including AI-powered features such as Predictive Intelligence and NowAssist
Build and maintain automation and orchestration patterns that integrate with AI-driven runbooks and intelligent operations capabilities
Embed agentic and multi-step automations into workflows to enable faster safer and more consistent operational execution
Develop and maintain integrations between ServiceNow and monitoring platforms cloud providers CI/CD pipelines CMDB discovery inputs and event or correlation engines
Own the workflow engineering roadmap prioritizing initiatives that reduce manual toil increase automation enable AI orchestration and accelerate operational outcomes
About You
Youre a fit for the role of Director of Workflow Engineering if your background includes:
ServiceNow Architecture & Development
Expert-level experience in ServiceNow architecture workflow design development and platform governance
Proven ability to own and evolve platform architecture while balancing out-of-the-box capabilities with differentiated operational needs
Strong understanding of SDLC discipline including sub-production testing release management change controls and rollback readiness
Workflow Engineering & Automation
Demonstrated experience designing and scaling automation within operational environments
Ability to engineer workflows that support real-time execution requirements including those needed by global command or operations centers
Experience ensuring automation and AI-triggered actions operate within well-designed safety guardrails
Integration Engineering
Strong integration engineering background including APIs webhooks event-driven architectures monitoring platforms cloud services and telemetry ingestion
Experience enabling seamless data flow between monitoring topology and workflow execution systems
Platform Governance Risk & Compliance
Experience establishing and enforcing development standards quality controls and platform governance
Ability to ensure workflows integrations and platform changes comply with ITSM policies process governance and internal controls
Strong focus on operational safety auditability approvals and risk management embedded directly into workflows
Cross-Functional Leadership & Adoption
Proven leadership of engineering or platform teams within ITSM operations or enterprise technology environments
Strong stakeholder management skills and the ability to collaborate across operations data governance engineering and AI teams
Ability to evangelize platform capabilities drive adoption of automation-first practices and enable consistent use of ServiceNow across teams
Certifications
ServiceNow certifications strongly preferred
Additional certifications such as ITIL cloud platforms (AWS Azure) or automation-related credentials are beneficial
Passion for technology continuous learning and building high-performing teams
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Whats in it For You
Hybrid Work Model: Weve adopted a flexible hybrid working environment (2-3 days a week in the office depending on the role) for our office-based roles while delivering a seamless experience that is digitally and physically connected.
Flexibility & Work-Life Balance: Flex My Way is a set of supportive workplace policies designed to help manage personal and professional responsibilities whether caring for family giving back to the community or finding time to refresh and reset. This builds upon our flexible work arrangements including work from anywhere for up to 8 weeks per year empowering employees to achieve a better work-life balance.
Career Development and Growth: By fostering a culture of continuous learning and skill development we prepare our talent to tackle tomorrows challenges and deliver real-world solutions. Our Grow My Way programming and skills-first approach ensures you have the tools and knowledge to grow lead and thrive in an AI-enabled future.
Industry Competitive Benefits: We offer comprehensive benefit plans to include flexible vacation two company-wide Mental Health Days off access to the Headspace app retirement savings tuition reimbursement employee incentive programs and resources for mental physical and financial wellbeing.
Culture: Globally recognized award-winning reputation for inclusion and belonging flexibility work-life balance and more. We live by our values: Obsess over our Customers Compete to Win Challenge (Y)our Thinking Act Fast / Learn Fast and Stronger Together.
Social Impact: Make an impact in your community with our Social Impact Institute. We offer employees two paid volunteer days off annually and opportunities to get involved with pro-bono consulting projects and Environmental Social and Governance (ESG) initiatives.
Making a Real-World Impact:We are one of the few companies globally that helps its customers pursue justice truth and transparency. Together with the professionals and institutions we serve we help uphold the rule of law turn the wheels of commerce catch bad actors report the facts and provide trusted unbiased information to people all over the world.
About Us
Thomson Reuters informs the way forward by bringing together the trusted content and technology that people and organizations need to make the right decisions. We serve professionals across legal tax accounting compliance government and media. Our products combine highly specialized software and insights to empower professionals with the data intelligence and solutions needed to make informed decisions and to help institutions in their pursuit of justice truth and transparency. Reuters part of Thomson Reuters is a world leading provider of trusted journalism and news.
We are powered by the talents of 26000 employees across more than 70 countries where everyone has a chance to contribute and grow professionally in flexible work environments. At a time when objectivity accuracy fairness and transparency are under attack we consider it our duty to pursue them. Sound exciting Join us and help shape the industries that move society forward.
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