Director, Global Developer Communities - San Francisco

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, Workato’s 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 www.workato.com

We are looking for an exceptional Director for our Developer Community build out. In this role, you will be responsible to:

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  Build and run Workato’s global developer community programs: launch and scale hundreds of local developer user groups, a world‑class MVP / Champions program, and university & student outreach initiatives.

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  Design and maintain the supporting systems, tooling, and analytics that power self‑service growth.

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  Recruit, onboard, and mentor community leaders and champions, providing resources, recognition, and incentives to sustain long‑term engagement.

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  Launch ambassador and champions programs; recognize and reward top contributors.

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  Design and execute community strategy across Discord, GitHub, Reddit, X/Twitter, and in‑person meetups.

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  Moderate online forums, surface insights, and route feedback to Product & Engineering.

• →Build relationships within the San Francisco AI community and host events and activations in our SF hub. 

• Experience working in both a startup environment and matrixed organization. 

• 5 + years building and nurturing developer communities from zero to scale.

• 5 + years of hands‑on programmatic marketing, including segmentation, automation, and lifecycle campaigns.

• Direct, end‑to‑end experience planning and executing in‑person and virtual events

• Must be local to San Francisco and willing to operate in our San Francisco office

• Strong written voice and conflict‑resolution skills.

• Strong operational approach with metrics, structured processes, and holding teams accountable.

• Empathetic community builder who nurtures inclusive spaces.

For California applicants, the pay for this role begins at $210,000 plus variable, benefits, perks and equity.