Senior Director, Engineering Management (Navigate)

About the position

EAB is seeking a talented, passionate, and highly entrepreneurial Senior Director, Engineering Management to take on the team leadership role to support the growth of a new EAB technology CRM product. The role will be a leader on a team working to develop the next generation of technology for the higher education industry. This role may be based out of EAB's Washington, D.C. office; Richmond, VA office; or open to remote work within the continental U.S.

Responsibilities

• Provide engineering management for multiple developers, including both contractors and employees across U.S. and international teams.
• Engage in architectural and technical design of cloud-based software applications across multiple development stacks.
• Provide estimation, project planning, and design guidance to enable quarterly planning for product functionality.
• Implement strategies to ensure high retention of U.S. and international team members.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent relevant experience
• 8 - 10+ years of professional experience developing software products in a B2B or B2C setting
• 6+ years of managing and scaling engineering teams
• Experience evaluating and coordinating technical requirements, product design and architecture, and value proposition ROI analysis for technology solutions
• Successful track record of improving technical and engineering processes and driving engineering improvements
• Demonstrated ability to independently manage multiple projects and teams against a schedule and budget
• Ability to communicate technical information to technical and non-technical audiences
• Significant experience and demonstrated knowledge of Ruby on Rails and/or Python/Django

Nice-to-haves

• Prior experience bringing SaaS-based software products to market in higher education
• Demonstrated working knowledge of a broad set of current and emerging technologies (e.g., AWS, MySQL, PostgreSQL)
• Ability to establish trust, build relationships, and influence people at all levels of an organization
• Prior experience developing applications hosted on AWS (or similar cloud-based hosting environments)
• Commitment to valuing diversity, practicing inclusive behaviors, and contributing to an equitable working and continual learning environment

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance plans; dependents and domestic partners eligible
• 20+ days of PTO annually, in addition to paid firm and floating holidays
• Daytime leave policy for community service and flextime for fitness activities (up to 10 hours per month each)
• 401(k) retirement savings plan with annual discretionary company matching contribution
• Health savings account, healthcare and dependent care flexible spending account, and pre-tax commuter plans
• Employee assistance program with counseling services and resources available to all employees and immediate family
• Wellness programs including gym discounts, incentives to promote healthy living, and family access to the leading app for sleep, meditation, and relaxation
• Gender affirming care coverage
• Fertility treatment coverage and adoption or surrogacy assistance
• Paid parental leave with phase back to work program for birthing and non-birthing parents
• Access to milk shipping service to support nursing employees during business travel
• Discounted pet health insurance coverage for dog and cat family members
• Company-provided life, AD&D, and disability insurance
• Financial wellness resources and membership in a robust employee discount program
• Access to employee resource groups, merit-based advancement, and dynamic professional growth opportunities