Manager Software Engineering

Overview

Lead and develop an engineering team delivering production systems and high-volume applications within LexisNexis Risk Solutions' Healthcare vertical, while staying close enough to the technology to contribute when needed.

What you'll do

• Empower, guide, and maximize a team of mission-driven engineers to solve challenging problems by building with cutting-edge technology.
• Collaborate with Engineering leadership and cross-functional partners (including Product, Design, Marketing) to establish roadmaps and strategy that serve and grow the business.
• Represent engineering-driven considerations to ensure all stakeholder groups are aligned on company priorities, expectations, and contingencies.
• Contribute to technical development and discussions to ensure the team builds technology that scales and meets business needs.
• Provide ongoing support and mentorship to direct reports, aligning their skills, interests, and career aspirations with business needs.
• Define, streamline, and guide the projects direct reports work on.
• Initiate and invite conversations around performance, development, and morale.
• Deliver results in a fast-paced environment while treating team members and colleagues with empathy and humanity.
• Partner and lead resources in solving complex business needs.
• Perform reviews to ensure enterprise and architectural standards and processes are followed.
• Complete management responsibilities including performance management, hiring and coaching of staff, and resource planning, in accordance with organizational policies and applicable laws.
• Interview, hire, and train employees; plan, assign, and direct work; appraise performance; reward and discipline employees; and address complaints and resolve problems.
• Ensure all staff are provided with training, resources, and frequent feedback and coaching to meet and exceed individual and team performance goals.
• Manage and encourage new ideas from staff to foster improvements through innovation.
• Empower staff to be accountable and responsible for their own actions and decisions.
• Perform all other duties as assigned.

What you'll need

• Experience with technologies mainly focused on Java and Springboot.
• GEN AI exposure.
• At least 4+ years of team lead or engineering management experience.
• Proven track record of developing direct reports through continual feedback and goal-setting, and growing them through the ranks of an engineering organization.
• Advanced understanding of modern software development practices and methodologies, and the ability to roll up your sleeves and contribute when necessary.
• Experience directly working on or managing teams working on production systems and high-volume applications, navigating the relationship between Engineering, Product, and Design teams with collaboration, mentoring, and empathy and respect for colleagues.
• Ability to communicate clearly and effectively with all stakeholders.
• Internal drive to problem-solve, both creatively and pragmatically, to scope, prioritize, and deliver on project commitments, and to learn new technologies quickly.
• Strong skills in setting, communicating, implementing, and achieving business objectives and goals through the direct management of others.
• Strong organization/project planning, time management, and change management skills across multiple functional groups and departments.
• Strong delegation skills involving prioritizing and reprioritizing projects and managing projects of various size and complexity.
• Advanced problem-solving experience leading teams in identifying, researching, and coordinating resources to troubleshoot and diagnose complex project issues, and translating findings into solutions, risks/impacts, and schedule adjustments for management decision-making.

Nice to have

• Background in the healthcare space or a related field.

Details

• Location: Mumbai.