About Workato

Workato delivers enterprise infrastructure for the agentic era redefining iPaaS and helping enterprises unify data applications processes and AI into a single governed platform. A leader in Enterprise MCP and trusted by 50% of the Fortune 500 Workatos cloud-native architecture connects every application data source and process to power real-time orchestration at scale. With enterprise-grade security and continuous innovation at its core Workato provides the trusted foundation for organizations to automate with confidence and operationalize AI across the business. To learn more visit

Why join us

Ultimately Workato believes in fostering a flexible trust-oriented culture that empowers everyone to take full ownership of their roles. We are driven by innovation and looking for team players who want to actively build our company.

But we also believe in balancing productivity with self-care. Thats why we offer all of our employees a vibrant and dynamic work environment along with a multitude of benefits they can enjoy inside and outside of their work lives.

If this sounds right up your alley please submit an application. We look forward to getting to know you!

Also feel free to check out why:

• Business Insider named us an enterprise startup to bet your career on

• Forbes Cloud 100 recognized us as one of the top 100 private cloud companies in the world

• Deloitte Tech Fast 500 ranked us as the 17th fastest growing tech company in the Bay Area and 96th in North America

• Quartz ranked us the #1 best company for remote workers

Responsibilities

CIOnews is building the editorial and community infrastructure for the next generation of CIO and Enterprise Architect leadership. is a vendor-neutral independent publication and community backed by Workato and were hiring the first dedicated owner of our community program:Senior Manager Executive Engagement Programs & Managing Editor.

Youll build the CIO and Enterprise Architect community function from the ground up: strategy program design member experience operations and create the relationships that make it all work. There is no existing playbook to inherit at CIOnews. That requires a builder mindset and creative approach that internalizes the goal to build into the new voice of IT leadership in the AI era.

This is a builders role for someone who thrives in ambiguity. Youll be defining how CIOnews creates value for the CIO and enterprise architect communities and help us identify recruit and sustain relationships with senior technology leaders. Youll work closely with our editorial team to convert those relationships into columns podcast appearances events and more.

In this role you will also be responsible to:

Community Building & Activation

• Define the operating model for this community: member lifecycle how members are identified onboarded and kept engaged between touchpoints and the feedback loops that route ideas back into editorial.

• Plan and help execute community activations including executive dinners roundtables and co-branded events with partners.

• Propose and evaluate new plays as the community matures vertical cohorts recognition programs awards or peer working groups.

Executive Engagement

• Build and lead executive engagement programs that establish trusted relationships with CIOs CTOs and Enterprise Architects measuring success through community engagement executive participation relationship growth and long-term organizational impact.

• Build and maintain a working relationship base of CIOs CTOs CDOs CAIOs CISOs and Enterprise Architects

• Represent CIOnews credibly in rooms with senior technology leaders at CIOnews events dinners and peer gatherings.

• Act as a primary point of contact for community members understanding their priorities well enough to make smart low-friction asks.

Content Development

• Source recruit and shape story ideas with good editorial judgment drawn from community relationships.

• Partner with the CIOnews editorial team to translate practitioner conversations into published content podcasts columns interviews and feature pieces.

• Bring genuine editorial judgment: know a good story when a community member mentions it in passing.

Minimum Qualifications

• 5 years of experience building and managing executive communities peer networks customer advisory boards or similar programs serving senior technology leaders.
• Demonstrated experience designing and scaling community advocacy or executive engagement programs within an enterprise SaaS technology media analyst or consulting organization.
• Proven track record of independently building new programs or functions from the ground up including defining strategy operational processes member engagement and success metrics.
• Experience developing trusted relationships with senior technology executives including CIOs CTOs CDOs CISOs Enterprise Architects or comparable executive audiences.
• Strong understanding of enterprise technology trends and the priorities of CIO and Enterprise Architecture organizations with the ability to engage credibly in executive conversations.
• Experience partnering with content editorial marketing or communications teams to develop thought leadership executive content or community-driven programming.
• Demonstrated ability to use AI-powered tools and workflows to improve productivity scale relationship management automate repetitive work and identify content or engagement opportunities.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience building or managing CIO Enterprise Architecture or executive technology leadership communities.
• Experience working at a business publication industry analyst firm technology media company or executive membership organization.
• Familiarity with enterprise AI automation integration or digital transformation initiatives and how they impact CIO organizations.
• Existing relationships within CIO communities enterprise architecture organizations or executive peer networks.
• Experience in planning and delivering executive events such as private dinners roundtables advisory boards or leadership summits.

What Youll Need to Succeed

• Builder persona with a proven track record of creating successful programs in ambiguous early-stage environments.
• Strong editorial judgment with the ability to identify compelling practitioner stories and translate executive conversations into meaningful content opportunities.
• Excellent executive presence communication and relationship management skills.
• Systems thinker who approaches community building as an operating system continuously improving processes feedback loops and member experience.
• Comfortable balancing strategic planning with hands-on execution in a fast-moving startup environment.

The base salary range for this position is $150000 - $200000 annually and may include equity benefits and other components subject to local eligibility requirements and employment type.

(REQ ID: 2884)