Human Made

Engineering Manager

• As an Engineering Manager you’ll balance technical oversight and people management with strategic team leadership, to ensure best practices around software development.
• You will be responsible for the wellbeing and ongoing professional development of the engineers within your team.
• You will be the primary point of contact for them to come to with any difficulties that they are facing.
• You should have thorough knowledge of the challenges of working in engineering, delivering projects to clients and of global remote working.
• Collaborate with delivery and commercial teams to ensure the smooth running of the squad.
• Anticipate and identify problems as they arise, addressing them yourself, or escalating them to the relevant discipline lead when necessary.
• Consistently gather actionable feedback and deliver this to your reports in a constructive manner.
• Encourage open dialogue and accountability amongst the squad.
• Manage, coach and mentor your reports, supporting their development and career progression.
• Represent your engineering team in meta-level discussions such as team structure, wellbeing, and professional development.
• Lead a cross-functional squad, setting clear goals and creating a culture of accountability.
• Facilitate ceremonies such as retrospectives and squad check-ins.
• Collaborate with other engineering managers and discipline leads to ensure consistency in practices and alignment of the squads.

• Reports to Associate Director of Engineering
• Balance technical oversight and people management with strategic team leadership
• Responsible for wellbeing and ongoing professional development of engineers
• Collaborate with delivery and commercial teams to ensure smooth running of the squad
• Anticipate and identify problems as they arise, addressing them yourself, or escalating as necessary
• Gather actionable feedback and deliver it to reports in a constructive manner
• Complete Performance Reviews and 1:1s for your reports
• Manage, coach and mentor your reports, supporting their development and career progression
• Represent your engineering team in meta-level discussions
• Lead a cross-functional squad, setting clear goals and creating a culture of accountability
• Facilitate ceremonies such as retrospectives and squad check-ins
• Collaborate with other engineering managers to ensure consistency in practices