Senior Manager - Engineering, VP

State Street • Burlington, MA

14d • $120,000 - $217,500

About The Position

The Senior Manager, Engineering leads multiple engineering Scrum teams through direct management of Team Leads and is responsible for delivering high-quality, scalable software solutions aligned with business and strategic objectives. The role combines hands-on execution with strategic leadership, providing technical oversight, people leadership, and operational excellence while partnering closely with Product Management, Architecture, and Client Services. The position reports to an Engineering Director and supports engineering effectiveness, quality, and delivery predictability.

The role oversees engineering delivery across multiple teams, develops and mentors Team Leads, provides technical and architectural guidance, and promotes engineering quality and operational improvements. It also works across product and R&D groups, supports client-facing and sales activities as needed, and communicates delivery status, risks, and outcomes to senior engineering and executive leadership.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, or a related technical field.
• 15+ years of progressively responsible experience in software engineering roles.
• 3+ years of experience leading engineering teams, including management of managers or team leads.
• Strong experience delivering large-scale, high-performance commercial software systems.
• Strong experience designing and implementing cloud-native event-driven systems.
• Significant experience working in an Agile/Scrum development environment.
• Strong understanding of object-oriented design, distributed systems, relational databases, and modern software development practices.
• Ability to provide technical direction while balancing tactical delivery and strategic goals.
• Ability to manage solution complexity and drive simple, elegant designs.
• Cross-organization collaboration skills and ability to build partnerships.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to influence and align stakeholders at multiple levels.
• Strong organizational, prioritization, and time-management skills.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree.
• Proficiency with AI tools in development and building AI-enabled solutions.
• Experience in financial services domains such as Portfolio Management, Trading, or Analytics.

Responsibilities

• Oversee planning, execution, and delivery across multiple Scrum teams, ensuring commitments are met with high quality and predictable outcomes.
• Partner with Product Management to turn business and market needs into executable plans and prioritized backlogs.
• Monitor initiatives and work packages, identifying risks, dependencies, and mitigation strategies.
• Ensure consistent Agile practices and evolve processes to improve throughput, quality, and team health.
• Manage and mentor multiple Engineering Team Leads, including performance management, engagement, career development, and succession planning.
• Foster an engineering culture focused on accountability, continuous improvement, collaboration, and technical excellence.
• Assist with recruiting, hiring, onboarding, and retaining engineering talent in partnership with Engineering Directors and HR.
• Act as an escalation point for complex people, process, and delivery challenges across teams.
• Provide technical leadership and guidance to ensure designs are scalable, maintainable, and aligned with architectural standards.
• Review and guide system design, major code changes, and integration strategies, emphasizing simplicity, performance, and reliability.
• Advise Team Leads and senior engineers on complex technical problems and cross-team design decisions.
• Stay current with emerging technologies and assess their applicability to business and platform needs.
• Promote engineering discipline through design reviews, code reviews, testing strategies, and release readiness.
• Identify opportunities to improve development efficiency, automation, tooling, and software quality across teams.
• Review testing strategies and plans for quality, resiliency, and usability.
• Partner with Client Services on production issues, customer escalations, and root-cause analysis.
• Coordinate with peer Senior Managers, Directors, Architecture, QA, and other R&D stakeholders to support integration across product areas.
• Support sales and client engagement activities, including POCs and strategic customer discussions as needed.
• Communicate status, risks, and outcomes clearly to senior engineering and executive leadership.

Benefits

• Retirement savings plan (401K) with company match.
• Insurance coverage including basic life, medical, dental, vision, long-term disability, and optional additional coverages.
• Paid time off including vacation, sick leave, short-term disability, and family care responsibilities.
• Access to an Employee Assistance Program.
• Incentive compensation, including eligibility for annual performance-based awards, with certain sales roles subject to sales incentive plans.
• Eligibility for certain tax-advantaged savings plans.
• Inclusive development opportunities, flexible work-life support, paid volunteer days, and employee networks.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior