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• Oversee team engineers, managing resource allocation across teams, ensuring efficient use of personnel in line with project demands and priorities.
• Mentor and coach engineers, conducting regular performance evaluations, providing feedback and guidance for continuous improvement.
• Guide career development and progression within the team, thereby fostering an inclusive, motivated and career-oriented culture.
• Monitor supporting staff (UX, BA, QA, DevOps) ratios to ensure optimal delivery balance.

• In collaboration with other R&D functions, define the competency framework and rubric that defines all skills, behaviours, responsibilities, and qualifications for all Engineer roles.
• Use the framework to guide professional development and performance evaluations within the engineering team, ensuring excellence in engineering skills and knowledge.
• Maintain a detailed inventory of job roles and current team skills, identifying strengths and areas for development, ensuring clarity in responsibilities and expectations.
• Regularly review and update the skillset and job inventory to reflect evolving project needs in team structure and project requirements, ensuring we have the right talent in the right roles.

• Ensure adherence to best practices, contributing to the development and refinement of engineering standards and methodologies.
• Ensure adherence to lean requirements to support a high-performance delivery culture focused on velocity, integrity, and quality.
• Lead the Engineering Community of Practice with accountability for core CoP objectives including engineering standards and productivity metrics.

• Define core engineering objectives and metrics in alignment with other R&D and corporate functions and provide transparency through real-time reporting and dashboarding.
• Track productivity metrics to promote efficiency, innovation, and a high-performing team culture.
• Analyse team and individual performance to measure velocity and identify development opportunities.
• Track quality metrics in terms of refactoring frequency, escaped bug rates, and resolution time.

• Support Technical Leads and engineers in achieving project delivery goals and maintaining quality standards.
• Engage in strategic planning and execution of projects, ensuring alignment with broader company objectives and vision.
• Actively participate in the engineering Community of Practice (CoP) to foster knowledge sharing and collaboration.
• Work with other Engineering Managers to organize and contribute to CoP activities, taking on responsibilities as needed.

• Support project teams in identifying and mitigating operational risks in engineering projects, fostering a proactive risk-aware culture within the team.
• Integrate risk management strategies across projects, ensuring consistent practices and knowledge sharing.
• Regularly review and update risk management processes, adapting to new challenges and technological advancements for continuous improvement.

• 10+ years of applicable engineering manager experience.
• Extensive technical experience with defining engineering process standards and metrics for an engineering team with objectives for high velocity, high quality, lean requirements, rapid prototyping, and continuous deployment.
• Experience leading a technology organization and understanding current technologies and methodologies.
• Ability to lead and manage a diverse team of technical professionals across multiple disciplines.
• Strong capability in strategic planning, understanding talent needs, and ensuring the right placement and development for both short-term execution and long-term objectives.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills with individual contributors, leaders, and stakeholders.
• Proven experience in building high performance teams, including coaching, mentoring, performance management, and recruitment with an emphasis on attracting top talent.
• Experience with engineering principles, including DORA metrics and other KPIs related to efficiency, quality, predictability and velocity.

• Rewarding performance: We are pleased to be able to provide employees competitive compensation, incentive and bonus plans, and a total rewards package that prioritizes their mental, physical and overall financial health.
• Growth and development: As a destination for top industry talent, were investing in you to meet the evolving needs of our clients and deliver on your professional goals. Our Altus Intelligence Academy offers over 150,000 hours of learning materials catering to diverse stages of an employees career journey.
• Flexible work model: Were modernizing our employee programs to reflect the new world of work. Our Activity-Based Work model provides you with flexibility to align your work location to the work being performed - office for connecting and collaborating, and remote for focused work.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Director

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Engineering and Information Technology

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