Jaclyn Sproat

About Jaclyn Sproat

Engineering people leader focused on building strong teams and thoughtful, high-quality products. I care deeply about creating environments where engineers do their best work and where design and engineering operate as true partners. My experience spans frontend architecture, platform thinking, and design systems with a particular interest in building reusable foundations that improve clarity, usability, and velocity. Teaching came first and it never really left. My background in education technology is the foundation of how I lead, communicate, and meet people where they are.GitHub: github.com/jaclynjessup

Experience

1. Manager, Design System Engineering

   Workday

   Jun 2022 — Present · Boulder, CO, US

   Lead a high-performing team of engineers and product managers building and evolving the Workday Canvas Design System, delivering the UI foundations and component libraries used across Workday\'s product suite‣ Mentor engineers and emerging leaders across multiple teams and locations, growing technical ownership, career development, and leadership capability at scale‣ Championed AI tooling adoption across the team by encouraging MCP development, integrating AI-assisted workflows into daily engineering practices, and modeling use of tools reducing documentation overhead and accelerating contributor onboarding‣ Partner with design and product leadership to shape system-wide standards, contribution models, and long-term design system direction across both engineering and design disciplines‣ Led large-scale initiatives maintaining delivery momentum across complex technical and organizational constraints‣ Foster a strong culture of collaboration and belonging, driving cross-team engagement through org-wide initiatives, shared innovation time, and inclusive team practices

Education

• Saint Anselm College

  Bachelor’s Degree, Elementary Education and Teaching

  2008 — 2012

• Teachers College, Columbia University

  Master’s Degree, Computing in Education

  2015 — 2016

• General Assembly

  Certificate of Completion, User Experience Design

  2017 — 2017

• Southern New Hampshire University

  Master’s Degree, Technology Integration Specialist

  2014 — 2015

Skills

• Microsoft Word
• Java
• Ruby
• Jquery
• Cascading Style Sheets (Css)
• Xcode
• Html
• Debugging Code
• Sql
• Office 365
• Databases
• User Acceptance Testing
• Training
• Microsoft Excel
• React Native
• Microsoft Outlook
• Leadership
• Objective-C
• Github
• Jasmine Framework
• Pair Programming
• Firebase
• Activerecord
• Educational Technology
• Integration
• Object-Oriented Programming (Oop)
• Postgresql
• Javascript
• Ios Development
• React.js
• Amazon Web Services (Aws)
• System Deployment
• Staff Development
• Software Development
• Management
• Expo.io
• Microsoft Office
• Ruby on Rails
• Css
• Capybara