The Role
We are seeking a people first, delivery focused Engineering Manager to join our global team. As an Engineering Manager, you are responsible for building and evolving team culture and practice to support high performing engineering teams. You have a knack for managing people and process, providing clarity and creating an environment where Engineers can do their best work.
Working closely with Product Managers, Product Designers, Quality and your Engineering team in a hands-off capacity, you'll bring your strong technology, delivery management and people skills together to deliver high quality software solutions to our customers.
As an enabler for your team, you are responsible for their day-to-day operations, managing the delivery of projects, and keeping your team focused on outcomes.
Role Specifics
- Work Location: TBD
- Travel: TBD [The percent of travel is an estimation, and it could vary up or down based on business needs throughout the year.]
- Reporting Structure: Reports to Director of Engineering
What You Will Own
- Utilizing your people leadership experience to support the continuous learning, up-skilling, and career growth of Software Engineers and Technical Leads.
- Contributing to measurable, tangible improvements to Engineering productivity for your team by creating a culture of continuous improvement, focussed on the delivery of high-quality software to our customers.
- Being part of the Engineering Leadership team and running, or contributing to, broader Engineering initiatives while supporting and advocating for other cross-cutting initiatives.
- Owning and managing the resourcing and delivery plans of your team in collaboration with Product Managers, Designers, and Technical Leads.
- Manage project planning, estimation, priorities, deadlines, and delivery of results while creating visibility of work for effective stakeholder management.
- Lead the breakdown and refinement of work, ensuring clear requirements and deliverables.
- Advocating for software engineers, help them remove obstacles, unlock their potential and improve their performance.
- Conducting regular one-on-ones, identifying top performers and supporting their career growth while creating structure to uplift where required
Required Qualifications
- 4+ years managing cross functional agile software development teams
- 1+ years experience working on a SaaS platform
Preferred Qualifications
- Strong written and oral communication skills.
- Strong organisational and time management skills with track record of timely and independent closure of tasks and action items.
- Strong practical knowledge of Engineering Process and Management
- Demonstrated success working directly on programs and/or research efforts.
- Proven track record of people management.
- An inclination towards communication, inclusion, and visibility.
Reasons to join our Team:
- You will be part of a vibrant and supportive culture
- You will have access to professional development opportunities.
- Be part of a global team, participate in monthly global meetings and partner with team members in different countries.
- Z-Factor: Our most celebrated value, you will work with a team of caring, energetic, high-performing, and passionate people who have fun supporting our vision, innovation & continuous improvement.
Even if you don't have all of the Preferred Qualifications listed above, but feel you have what it takes to succeed in the role, we would love to hear from you!
We are proud of our diverse workforce and are dedicated to creating a safe and welcoming environment for all employees. People from various ethnicities, ages, genders, and abilities are encouraged to apply.
