About the position
This role will drive improvements in engineering excellence, finance and resource management, internal communications, and lead strategic initiatives. The Engineering Operations Sr Manager will significantly impact the overall success of the organization by focusing on areas such as creating process baselines to measure improvement, gathering and developing key performance indicators, developing initiatives to improve coding and testing practices, developing operational models, capturing and developing strategic plans, and managing the overall operational rhythm of the business. The ideal candidate will combine a vision of a high performing Engineering organization, a strong program management capability, and an extensive background in leading large multi-discipline organizations to create and deliver programs that result in improved operational excellence.
Responsibilities
- Partner with the Product and Engineering Leadership to develop critical operational initiatives
- Oversee the execution of strategic initiatives and participate in the identification and implementation of continuous improvement and incremental efficiencies
- Partner with Talent Acquisition to drive all aspects of full-time and contractor hiring for the organization
- Partner with finance to facilitate the financial management process, including financial planning, cost management, resource modeling, and cost tracking
- Manage the internal communications strategy
- Create a data-driven culture with respect to Engineering productivity and outcomes
- Develop, track and report on KPIs related to maintenance, product development, platform performance and platform stability
- Engage with Engineering leaders across scrum teams to execute on KPIs
- Manage key agile scaling initiatives across the Engineering organization
- Establish and maintain strong, mutually beneficial relationships with our vendors to include tracking performance, SOW renewals, cost accounting, etc.
Requirements
- BA/BS degree in a related discipline Business, Finance, Economics, Accounting, Engineering or related field with 8+ years of relevant experience; OR MS degree +6 years of experience in a related discipline; OR PhD +3 years of relevant experience; OR 12 years of relevant equivalent experience in lieu of degree.
- 8+ years of experience with at least 3 years managing software development teams in an Agile environment
- Release Train level Scrum leadership experience
- Deep understanding of technology industry trends, emerging technologies, and software development best practices
- Comprehensive and expert knowledge of the interactive software development process
- Strong experience managing large-scale programs
- Working ability to set project schedules, deliverables, and manage budgets
- Exceptional program management skills with the ability to prioritize work in a changing environment
- Attention to detail, schedule awareness and ability to drive organizations to healthy and timely results
- Experience managing and guiding senior leadership via influence rather than command and control techniques
- Must be able to inspire and maintain a positive atmosphere of innovation and success across a diverse team of engineers
- Must possess an ability to build key business relationships and contribute to the emerging technology culture within Cox Automotive
- Experienced storyteller with a passion for creating and delivering innovative communication approaches to engineering audiences
- Manages confidentiality without exception
Benefits
- Flexibility to take as much vacation with pay as they deem consistent with their duties
- Seven paid holidays throughout the calendar year
- Up to 160 hours of paid wellness annually for their own wellness or that of family members
- Additional paid time off in the form of bereavement leave, time off to vote, jury duty leave, volunteer time off, military leave, and parental leave
- Health care insurance (medical, dental, vision)
- Retirement planning (401(k))
- Paid days off (sick leave, parental leave, flexible vacation/wellness days, and/or PTO)
