Manager, Product Software Engineering

JOB SUMMARY As an Engineering Manager, you will be leading an agile team of software engineers and team leads, who create and maintain a wide portfolio of globally distributed products that address core safety needs of industry leaders. You will drive the performance of the engineering team on architecture, process improvement, collaboration and product quality. This hands-on leadership role consists of a combination of strategic and operational responsibilities, such as representing your teams in consultation with senior management and closing operational gaps. The estimated balance between leading the teams and driving change is 50/50. The Engineering Manager is driving the success of the teams and creates and facilitates an environment in which teams can thrive. You will supervise all activities associated with the development and improvement of our software products. You will also drive changes towards improving the performance of the Engineering organisation in domains/areas such... as process, team synergy, product quality or architecture. ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES: In this role, you are responsible for planning, delivery, agile process, culture, mentorship, and career progression. You must align with Technical Leads, Architects, and product experts to ensure high-quality functional enhancements and well-designed solutions to technical and functional issues are delivered on time. You act to impact the achievement of product and company objectives positively. ? Own, prioritize, and drive the team?s backlog in collaboration with product owner and architect. ? Managing, coaching and mentoring software development teams, composed of software engineers & Quality Assurance Engineers ? Follow and advocate for industry-standard agile software development best-practices to deliver software of high quality, on time. ? Assess any application and process improvement opportunities and prepare documentation to share with team members and stakeholders. ? Ensure user requirements, estimates, and work plans are generated by members of your team and that at least two sprints of work is shovel-ready at all times. Working closely with Team Leads, Product Managers and Product Owners on defining product and team objectives ? Responsible for performance evaluations of team members and the compensation process ? Taking ownership and leading the implementation of various software development-related improvement initiatives ? Contributing to technology design and enterprise decisions across multiple applications and business systems OTHER DUTIES ? Performs other duties as requested by Leadership JOB QUALIFICATIONS Knowledge/ Skills/ Abilities / Education ? Working knowledge of object oriented software languages ? Ability to listen, discern critical information, provide appropriate empathy, form judgments and recommend solutions based on existing available data ? Team oriented, cooperative and flexible ? Demonstrated ability to collaboratively work with a wide range of people at all levels of the organization Experience ? Bachelor or Master?s degree in computer science ? Evidence of live software products developed and released under his/her supervision in the past two years ? 5+ years of experience as a software engineer with leadership responsibilities ? Strong people management skills and experience working in a team-oriented, collaborative environment ? 8+ years of experience managing a team, preferably consisting of Software Developers in an Agile setting ? Driving a culture of trust, cooperation, honest feedback and focus on value for the market/customer ? Understanding of all phases of the product development life cycle and how to apply the appropriate methodologies and processes to the situation at hand ? Competent in presenting technical and business information to a range of audiences including senior leadership and non-technical audiences ? Experience with working in a very dynamic and entrepreneurial environment ? Creative, dependable and trustworthy, with? can-do attitude ? Excellent written and oral communication skills ? Ability to make the right decisions with sometimes limited information, in a fast-paced environment ? Agile ScrumMaster training a plus ? Experience with Continuous Delivery to the Cloud and best practices around developer experience, continuous deployment, and feature flag management ? Tech stack: GitHub, Azure DevOps, .Net Core/ (back-end and full stack), React JS (front-end and full stack). ? Hands-on experience and knowledge of the standard tools for continuous integration and delivery. ? If making a difference matters to you, then you matter to us. Join us, at Wolters Kluwer, and be part of a dynamic global technology company that makes a difference every day. We?re innovators with impact. We provide expert software and information solutions that the world?s leading professionals rely on, in the moments that matter most. You?ll make a real difference in the lives of millions of people. Together with our customers, we help to advance sustainability, health, justice, prosperity, and commerce around the world. You can thrive at Wolters Kluwer, where diversity is core to our collective strength and high performance. Be your unique self, share your creative ideas, do your best work, and take time to grow in our caring and inclusive culture where you can belong. Wolters Kluwer reported 2023 annual revenues of ?5.6 billion. The group serves customers in over 180 countries, maintains operations in over 40 countries, and employs approximately 21,400 people worldwide. Our customers work in industries which impact the lives of millions of people every single day. Our mission is to empower our professional customers with the information, software solutions, and services they need to make critical decisions, achieve successful outcomes, and save time. Our expert solutions combine deep domain knowledge with technology to deliver both content and workflow automation to drive improved outcomes and productivity for our customers. We are committed to helping professionals improve the way they do business and solve complex problems with our range of digital solutions and services, which we continuously evolve to meet their changing needs. Our 188-year legacy and portfolio represent thousands of customers worldwide. For more information about our solutions and organization, visit www.wolterskluwer.com, follow us on Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn. 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