Development Manager, Workday, VP

Closing date for applications: 20/07/2026

Location Chennai, India

Job typePermanent | Contract typeFull Time

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Join our digital revolution in NatWest Digital X

In everything we do, we work to one aim. To make digital experiences which are effortless and secure.

So we organise ourselves around three principles: engineer, protect, and operate. We engineer simple solutions, we protect our customers, and we operate smarter.

Job description

This role is based in India and as such all normal working days must be carried out in India.

Join us as a Development Manager, Workday

As a Development Manager, you’ll set the strategic direction of the team, supported by the senior technical members

You’ll take responsibility for the end-to-end delivery of strategic and tactical projects, delivering agreed business outcomes and coordinating various technology and change teams to achieve this

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced manager to share their subject matter expertise and help shape the future direction of the function

We're offering this role at vice president level

What you'll do

We’ll look to you to be making sure that project deliverables can achieve customer goals, within a well-considered total cost of ownership, as well as making sure that the reputation of the bank is built, safeguarded, and kept foremost in the mind, while interacting with all stakeholders.

You’ll also be:

Making sure that work done is aligned to the principles of software development across the bank

Delivering architectural and functional improvements that will have a positive impact on our technology estate and business

Driving and contributing to the technology strategy roadmap

Understanding and incorporating requirements originating from the programmes in which the project team is involved

Influencing delivery plans and coordinating delivery across multiple projects and deliverables

The skills you'll need

Experience in leading and managing development teams will be required, as will knowledge of the key phases of software delivery lifecycles and established software development methodologies. You'll need at least twelve years of total experience, including strong expertise in Workday, Workday Extend or comparable SaaS enterprise platforms. You'll neec experience in delivering end-to-end technical solutions for HR business stakeholders, supporting engineering delivery for business-critical enterprise SaaS applications and partnering closely with business product owners, journey managers and cross-functional technology teams.

You'll also need experience in Agile or Scrum delivery models, working within feature teams to drive solution design, development and successful implementation while ensuring alignment with business objectives and enterprise technology standards.

You’ll also bring:

Good knowledge of technical architecture and the functionality of applications used to support the business

Experience of working in a dynamic environment often with shifting priorities

The ability to quickly understand and be familiar with complex systems

Strong knowledge of project finances and reporting

Experience of delivering projects in geographically dispersed teams

Welcome to our Chennai hub

Nestled in the heart of One India Bulls Park, our hub in Kosmo One, Tower A, is one of Ambattur’s first skyscraper spanning 420,000 sq. ft.

Key facts:

Surrounded by 10 acres

Space for 3,600 colleagues

Opened in 2009

Our tech stack

Here’s just some of the technologies we use.

Front end

JavaScript

ReactJS

AngularJS

Back end

Python

Java

Microsoft Dynamics

DevOps

AWS

GitLab

Google Cloud Platform

Data

Kafka

Hadoop

PostgreSQL

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