Engineering Manager | Growth and Transformation

Red Ventures • Charlotte, NC

9h • Hybrid

About The Position

Red Ventures Growth and Transformation partners with financial institutions to build digital products, customer platforms, and marketing technology solutions that drive acquisition, deepening, and retention. Red Ventures is looking for a technically strong, growth-minded Engineering Manager to lead a client-facing engineering team within their Banking Client Services organization. This role involves owning the engineering delivery and site operations for a financial services' web presence, leading a small team with a clear path to growth. The position operates at the intersection of client-facing engineering leadership and modern AI-augmented workflows, with teams actively integrating agentic tooling and automation into coding, ticket management, compliance, and problem-solving alongside business and data science partners. The ideal candidate is energized by this shift and ready to lead a team through it. This role reports to the Director of Engineering and will serve as the technical lead on client engagements when needed, with the Director’s support. Strong communication instincts and a desire to grow into an increasingly senior client-facing leadership role are desired.

Requirements

• Experience managing and mentoring software engineers, including coaching, delivering feedback, and supporting career growth.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills with the ability to translate technical concepts for non-technical audiences, including client stakeholders.
• Skills in managing team dynamics, navigating conflict constructively, and building a collaborative, psychologically safe environment.
• Experience collaborating across functions: design, marketing, data science, and business partners to align on priorities and deliver outcomes.
• Comfort operating as a technical lead on client-facing calls and escalations with leadership support.
• 3+ years of engineering management experience.
• Proficiency in web development languages and frameworks (e.g., JavaScript/TypeScript, HTML/CSS, React, Node.js).
• Understanding of web application architecture: client-server models, RESTful services, and microservices.
• Strong emphasis on code quality: code reviews, testing strategies (unit, integration, end-to-end), and engineering best practices.
• Experience with Agile/Scrum methodologies and managing delivery through sprints and iterative planning.
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and deployment tooling (e.g., Harness, GitHub Actions).
• Demonstrated comfort with AI-assisted development tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Claude, or similar IDE/CLI integrations).
• Familiarity with agentic workflows or automation frameworks used to streamline engineering, compliance, or operational processes.
• A proactive mindset toward identifying opportunities to apply AI and automation to reduce toil and improve outcomes.
• Willingness to experiment, evaluate new tooling, and lead a team through adoption of emerging AI capabilities.
• Understanding of web analytics tools (e.g., Google Analytics, Mixpanel) and the ability to use data to inform engineering decisions.
• Familiarity with databases (SQL and NoSQL) and their integration with web applications.
• Knowledge of WCAG accessibility standards and experience implementing accessibility testing practices.
• Familiarity with process and controls required in SOC2 operations.
• Understanding of web security principles (OWASP guidelines) and data handling regulations (e.g., GDPR, CCPA), particularly important in a financial services context.

Nice To Haves

• Demonstrated experience leading in SOC2 environments preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of software engineers responsible for the engineering delivery and site operations of a financial services web platform.
• Serve as the technical lead on client calls and escalations, communicating complex technical topics clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Collaborate with designers, customer experience leads, business stakeholders, and leadership to deliver high-quality solutions that strengthen client trust.
• Position engineers for success through coaching, mentorship, regular feedback, and personal development planning.
• Champion the adoption and effective use of agentic workflows and AI-assisted tooling for coding, ticket management, compliance, and engineering process improvement.
• Leverage internally-built automation and AI tooling to increase team efficiency, reduce manual toil, and improve delivery quality.
• Partner with business and data science teams to identify and implement AI-driven solutions to operational and client-facing problems.
• Stay current with emerging AI/ML tooling for software development (IDE integrations, CLI agents, code review automation) and evaluate their fit for the team.
• Drive SRE best practices: observability, incident response, reliability, and operational maturity for client-facing web properties.
• Improve engineering processes, CI/CD pipelines, code quality, and testing practices across the team.
• Demonstrate project and roadmap planning skills, balancing client commitments with operational health and team investment.

Benefits

• Health Insurance Coverage (medical, dental, and vision)
• Life Insurance
• Short and Long-Term Disability Insurance
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Holiday Pay
• 401(k) with match
• Employee Assistance Program
• Paid Parental Bonding Benefit Program
• Flexible Paid Time Off (PTO): Full-time employees accrue 20 days of PTO for a full calendar year annually, with an increase to 25 days after five years of service.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees