Senior Engineering Manager – Data Platform
Storio group
Head of Engineering
Octopus Energy
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: London • 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
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Lead
About the role
- Work closely with the Global VP of Engineering
- Own the delivery and performance of multiple cross-functional, multi-discipline engineering teams across the region.
- Act as a regional counterpart to peers in the EU and APAC, fostering tight collaboration, consistency, and knowledge-sharing between geographies.
- Promote strong engineering practices, code quality, and continuous improvement across all teams.
- Support team leads in removing blockers, prioritising technical debt, and managing complexity as the product scales.
- Coach and develop team leads and senior ICs, identifying future leaders and supporting their progression through structured feedback and opportunities.
- Lead or contribute to cross-region initiatives that standardise practices or accelerate knowledge-sharing.
- Make thoughtful resourcing decisions based on changing business priorities and regional constraints.
Requirements
- Proven track record as a technical lead and/or staff developer within an engineering team
- 2+ years of experience managing a group of team or sub-teams within an engineering team
- Experience working with a CTO or VP to consider business needs and strategy in the building and running of engineering teams
- A hands-on approach to solving problems and making strategic decisions
- Ensure teams are performing sustainably, using customer engagement and retention metrics to guide action.
Benefits
- **💰 Wondering what the salary for this role is? **Just ask us! On a call with one of our recruiters it's something we always cover as we genuinely want to match your experience with the correct salary. The reason why we don't advertise is because we honestly have a degree of flexibility and would never want salary to be a reason why someone doesn't apply to Octopus - what's more important to us is finding the right octofit!
- 🎉 Octopus Energy Group is a **unique culture**. An organisation where people learn, decide, and build quicker. Where people work with autonomy, alongside a wide range of amazing co-owners, on projects that break new ground. We want your hard work to be rewarded with perks you actually care about! We won best company to work for in 2022, on Glassdoor we were voted 50 best places to work in 2022 and our Group CEO, Greg has recorded a podcast about our culture and how we empower our people. We’ve also been placed in the top 10 companies for senior leadership
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Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Soft skills
leadershipcoachingcollaborationproblem-solvingstrategic decision-makingperformance managementfeedbackknowledge-sharingprioritizationcontinuous improvement
