Engineering Manager

Summary 

The FINEOS Engineering Manager is a senior role that manages the capability and people of high performing teams who are responsible for building and maintaining FINEOS products.This is a key leadership role in the product team and as a change agent and Agile champion, you will have primary responsibility for the capability of SCRUM teams, including risk management, people leadership, line management, software craft and best practice. This role will work across product delivery to ensure the software output is fit for purpose and meets non-functional requirements. It will support the commitment and the project delivery of the teams and have a strong customer focus with a view to ensuring customers using FINEOS products are successful and realise the value of the product offering within their organisation.  

Responsibilities (Other duties may be assigned) 

• Lead and continuously develop globally based high performing teams and Individual Contributors that can deliver and support ongoing products within FINEOS. This includes learning & development identification, empowerment and hiring.  

• As a Leader of Leader, you will undertake line management, performance appraisals and learning and development identification as required both directly with reports and as a skip level to the wider group. 

• Drive and promote software craft, development efficiency, strong UX, and compliance with NFRs across all of engineering.  

• Work with Program Managers and Product Managers. These relationships will be key to success in the role with the Program Manager providing project management skills, the Product Manager setting the direction and priorities of the Product and the Engineering Manager providing technical and people leadership. 

• Oversee and manage all partner programs within the region. Involving Program Managers, IT and Partner Engagement Managers. 

• Communication with relevant stakeholders e.g. customers, internal and external project managers, product architects, product managers and professional services teams 

• Ensure team and individual goals align to company strategy  

• Act as a change agent to encourage and focus on lean behavior and the promotion of Agile practices. 

• Become the point of contact for all regional leadership overseeing regional recruitment, working with HR, Operations and Facilities to ensure alignment with greater FINEOS organization.  

Education and/or Experience 

• 10 years + enterprise software industry experience with 5 years + focused on developer productivity.  

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field. Relevant work experience can be considered in lieu of a degree. 

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities 

• Experience working with Java and JEE technologies and Agile technical practices such as Continuous Integration, XP and TDD. 

• Design of scalable and performant systems. 

• Software automation and DevOps practices including managing and running CI/CD pipelines. 

• Proven ability to coach, lead and form high performing teams. 

• Able to demonstrate an understanding of full software development methodologies and release life cycles (traditional as well as agile) that spans from requirements gathering to test and quality assurance. 

• The ability to tailor and select working practices and development life cycle to relevant project needs. 

• Ability to plan and manage the delivery promise of a number of cross scrum teams including estimation, risk management, sprint and release planning, and the technical interdependencies. 

• Consistent track record of recruiting, building, and managing teams with varied strengths that deliver outstanding business results. 

• Experience influencing, communicating, and motivating change across organizational and cross-functional boundaries. 

• Experience in organizational leadership and proven strategic mindset.  

Language Skills 

• Ability to speak the English language proficiently, both verbally and in writing.