Senior Engineering Manager

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Job Summary:

The Sr. Manager, SW Development Eng manages the activities of two or more sections or departments through strong tactical decision making while piloting unforeseen issues. Is a People Manager, involved in performance evaluations and pay increase recommendations.
 

Responsibilities

∙ Defines and implements processes and mechanisms to ensure predictable and quality deliverables across multiple scrum teams.
∙ Owns the customer and engineering KPIs for the team, while providing clarity on priorities and goals.
∙ Proactively resolves ambiguity in requirements and is strategic in recognizing risks and mitigating them.

Execution

∙ Plans and executes releases or projects.
∙ Maps business objectives to the team's deliverables.
∙ Actively participates in crafting the team’s roadmap. Maps business objectives to the team's deliverables by delegating assignments to subordinates.
∙ Proactively resolves ambiguity in requirements and looks ahead for risks and mitigates them.
∙ Defines and implements processes and mechanisms to ensure predictable quality deliverables.
∙ Drives efficiency across multiple scrum teams, and provides clarity about priorities and goals.
∙ Owns customer and engineering KPIs for the team.
∙ Provides clarity about priorities and goals for the functional area.

People Management

∙ Earns the trust of the team.
∙ Hires and develops the best.
∙ Provides leadership and direction to the team directly or through managers.
∙ Is accountable for the performance and results of direct reports and larger or multiple teams.
∙ Instills a clear sense of priority and empowers the team members to make day-to-day decisions.
∙ Scales through effective delegation and a trust-and-verify mindset.
∙ Models the Equinix Culture and Values.

Stakeholder Management

∙ Drives and influences senior leadership and cross-functional decision making.
∙ Effectively identifies appropriate stakeholders.
∙ Builds and maintains effective working relationships and partnerships with stakeholders.
∙ Partners with stakeholders to executes against agreed-upon commitments.
∙ Resolves/manages and escalations or shifts in priorities with stakeholders timely.
∙ Drives conflict resolution between stakeholders, including senior management and cross functional teams.

Technical Competence

∙ Has a firm grasp of technical tradeoffs and guides technical decision making.
∙ Defines and owns operational excellence metrics for the team.

∙ Is accountable for the security and compliance posture for the team’s deliverables.

Leadership

∙ Earns the trust of direct reports and stakeholders.
∙ Demonstrates a thorough understanding of business priorities and has a strong customer focus.
∙ Makes sound technical and managerial decisions based on data and consultation with stakeholders. 
∙ Encourages innovation and simplification.
∙ Excellent communicator who transcends functional barriers.
∙ Is aware of industry best practices for their domain.

Qualifications

· Typically requires a minimum of 12 years of related experience with a Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience.

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