About the job
About Smartsheet
Smartsheet has spent over 20 years building work management solutions that help teams and individuals achieve ambitious goals. The company focuses on tools that boost productivity and streamline business processes, supporting a culture where creativity and proactive decision-making lead to real results.
Corporate Systems Engineering
The Corporate Systems Engineering group develops and maintains the software platforms, integrations, and automations that support Smartsheet’s core business functions. This includes systems for Finance, Sales/GTM, and People & Culture. The team manages workflows that impact how Smartsheet recruits, sells, invoices, compensates, reports, and scales. Internal systems are held to the same standards of reliability and product thinking as customer-facing software.
AI & Automation Team
The AI & Automation team leads efforts to build advanced interactions between employees and enterprise systems, using agentic AI, large language models, and cloud-native automation. The team applies a product-focused engineering mindset to internal tools, aiming to make a measurable difference in employee productivity.
Role Overview: Senior Manager of Engineering (AI & Automation)
The Senior Manager of Engineering for AI & Automation leads a team of engineers focused on delivering AI-powered solutions that improve how employees work. This is a hands-on leadership position, with a strong emphasis on rapid delivery and technical depth. The role involves:
- Guiding engineers in building and integrating AI-driven tools, including technologies like Claude and AWS Bedrock, to streamline workflows.
- Working closely with Product Management to shape the automation roadmap.
- Collaborating with Architecture and Data teams to enhance internal AI infrastructure.
- Maintaining a product-oriented approach to internal tool development, with a focus on reliability and measurable impact.
Location and Reporting
This full-time role reports to the Sr. Director of Development. The position can be based in the Bellevue, WA office or performed remotely from any US location where Smartsheet is registered as an employer.

