Stuart Kerrigan
Engineering Executive | AI/ML & Enterprise SaaS Platforms | Scaling Global Teams, Accelerating Time-to-Value & ROI
- Role
- Senior Director, Software Development Engineering at Workday
- Location
- San Francisco, CA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Stuart Kerrigan
I am an engineering executive known for transforming complex platforms into growth engines for AI/ML-powered enterprise SaaS. I combine product vision and architectural depth with strategic execution to drive tangible customer success — reducing implementation costs, accelerating value realization, and enabling scalable innovation.I’ve built and led global organizations of 130+ people, driven enterprise-wide product and platform transformation, and accelerated the adoption of AI-powered capabilities across the customer journey. I’m passionate about creating high-performance, inclusive cultures and have a track record of leading complex, cross-functional initiatives that deliver measurable business impact.My experience spans large-scale enterprise leadership at Workday and shaping technology strategy with boards and investors in a $100M VC-backed startup. I thrive on solving complex problems at the intersection of technology, product, and business strategy — and on turning bold ideas into scalable results.Specialties: AI/ML Platforms, Enterprise SaaS, Platform Transformation, GTM Enablement, P&L Impact, Organizational Scale, Partner Ecosystems, Talent Development, Global Engineering Leadership
Experience
Senior Director, Software Development Engineering
Mar 2015 — Present · CA, US
Spearheaded the organization\'s strategic pivot to an AI-first operating model, a transformation anchored by the successful commercial launch of our foundational conversational AI platform to hundreds of enterprise customers and the entire partner ecosystem- Owned and scaled the mission-critical platform that powers the entire Workday customer lifecycle, delivering significant P&L impact, driving major reductions in deployment costs, and serving as a force-multiplier for Workday\'s entire R&D organization- Led a global organization of 130+ people and assumed full ownership of Product, UX, and Engineering, scaling a culture of operational excellence and enterprise-grade reliability across distributed teams.
Education
Carnegie Mellon University
Certificate, Software Architect Professional
University College Dublin
MBA, Masters in Business Administration
Dublin City University
BSc Computer Applications
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