Engineering Manager, Group Benefits Technology
Manulife•Waterloo, ON
•CA$113,000 - CA$163,000•Hybrid
About The Position
Join our Group Benefits Technology team! Are you a driven individual with experience in leading squad(s) and passionate in mentoring hands-on teams? Let's explore a partnership! The role being advertised is an existing vacancy.
Requirements
- Demonstrated ability and experience within a technology leadership role.
- Strong technical/development skills/hands on code review.
- Excellent organizational and time management skills.
- Ability to manage and lead multiple initiatives across multiple teams.
- Responds well to ambiguity and works efficiently to clarify situations and outcomes.
- Experience implementing in cloud infrastructure (Azure preferably).
- Expert level in languages such as .NET, Java, Javascript, and similar technologies.
- Database such as SQL, PostgreSQL or similar databases.
- Experience with agile and DevOps principles, test-driven development, continuous integration, and other approaches
- Collaborative approach to work with team members; able to mentor, participate in code reviews, support or drive design sessions.
- Constantly learns from both success and failure.
- Excellent problem-solving skills that enable you to manage through creative abrasion.
- Great verbal and written communication; able to effectively articulate technical vision, possibilities and outcomes.
Responsibilities
- Lead a team of technology Software Engineers, Quality Engineers, Technical Analysts, and IT Business Analysts across multi-squad, regulatory, or other cross-cutting initiatives.
- Driving technical strategy and roadmaps, reviewing system designs, and conducting code reviews to ensure quality, scalability, and security.
- Must maintain strong technical expertise and hands-on when required to deliver and meet requirements.
- Setting team priorities, managing project timelines, removing blockers, and coordinating with product managers to deliver on important metrics and objectives and key results.
- Bridging goals between the team and senior leadership, streamlining and improving engineering workflows, and strengthening cross-team, cross-region collaboration.
- Mentor your team to continuously develop and grow technical and non-technical skills through mentorship, training and providing opportunities within the program.
- Foster team engagement and build an impactful team.
- Performance management including (but not limited to) clear expectation setting, tactical and stretch goal setting, performance evaluations and development strategies.
- Embrace and champion change as the company continues to evolve with technology to stay ahead of trends and leading the way.
- Recruitment and onboarding for technology team members.
- On-call production support to resolve technical issues and concerns.
Benefits
- health
- dental
- mental health
- vision
- short- and long-term disability
- life and AD&D insurance coverage
- adoption/surrogacy and wellness benefits
- employee/family assistance plans
- various retirement savings plans (including pension and a global share ownership plan with employer matching contributions)
- financial education and counseling resources
- paid time off program in Canada includes holidays, vacation, personal, and sick days
- full range of statutory leaves of absence
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
Education Level
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