Engineering Manager – Data Enablement

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Minnesota.

📋 Description

• Provide strategic guidance to one or more departments.

• Establish operational policies and procedures impacting departments and subordinate work units.

• Develop budgets, timelines, departmental objectives, and performance metrics.

• Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders as well as senior-level business partners.

• Lead briefings and technical meetings to support IT objectives.

• Review technical solution designs and architectures, offering guidance where necessary.

• Take part in discussions regarding system design and architecture.

• Evaluate technical solutions and support their implementation.

• Ensure that code reviews are conducted and advocate for software development best practices.

• Anticipate technological trends and assess the implications of emerging technologies.

• Support agile methodologies, learning events, and training sessions.

• Assist in eliminating team obstacles and engage in sprint demonstrations.

• Collaborate with Product Managers on initiatives, features, and epics.

• Work together on product-group strategies, operational plans, targets, and metrics.

• Cultivate a psychologically safe and collaborative team environment.

• Facilitate solutions across products and teams, ensuring a consistent approach.

• Align the team with the priorities of the company and the technology organization.

• Participate in the vision, strategies, roadmaps, objectives, and alignments of product and platform technology.

• Represent the business value of technology upgrades and influence the prioritization of the roadmap.

• Guide the selection of technology and platforms.

• Promote engineering practices, observability, monitoring, alerting, and continuous improvement.

• Contribute to enterprise frameworks and design patterns.

• Define and support processes throughout the software development lifecycle.

• Assist in resolving production incidents and act as an escalation point.

• Manage technology solutions, platforms, and relationships with vendors.

• Conduct regular one-on-one meetings and team sessions.

• Provide feedback, coaching, and career development for engineers.

• Lead the selection of consulting partners and support recruitment planning.

• Recruit, develop, and maintain a high-performing team.

• Oversee both direct and indirect staff.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related technical field, or equivalent professional experience.

• Over 8 years of progressively responsible positions in Information Technology, including at least 5 years in a specific IT discipline.

• Minimum of 3 years of leadership experience in all aspects of a particular IT discipline.

• At least 3 years of management/supervisory experience in a specific IT functional area, or equivalent skills in leading significant technical projects with accountability for talent management and performance standards.

• Proven leadership capabilities and experience managing multidisciplinary, high-performance teams.

• Strong skills in project management and execution of multiple or large-scale projects.

• Experience collaborating with customers to create solutions for complex business challenges.

• Established ability to communicate effectively with internal and external stakeholders to support business initiatives.

• Ability to operate in an environment that requires adaptability, sound judgment, and informed decision-making.

• Capability to design, implement, and assess plans, programs, and procedures related to customer relationship and demand management.

• Preferred: MBA.

• Preferred: Experience in the Financial Services industry.

• Preferred: Background in IT planning and business relationship management.

• Preferred: Experience in a matrix management organization.

• Preferred: Experience with product development and management.

🏝️ Benefits

• Various bonuses, including annual or long-term incentives.

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.

• Health savings account.

• Flexible spending account.

• 401(k) plan.

• Pension plan.

• Life and accidental death and dismemberment insurance.

• Disability insurance.

• Supplemental protection insurance.

• 20 days of Paid Time Off each year.

• Sick and Safe Time.

• 10 paid company holidays.

• Volunteer Time Off.

• Paid parental leave.

• Employee Assistance Program (EAP).

• Well-being benefits.

• Additional employee benefits.