Senior Software Engineering Manager

Williams•Salt Lake City, UT

9d•Hybrid

About The Position

At Williams, we’re powering a cleaner, more connected future, and that starts with you. Here, your work fuels communities, drives innovation, and helps deliver reliable energy the world depends on. Join a Fortune 500 team that invests in your growth, values your contributions, and challenges you to make a lasting impact every day. Do something that means something at Williams. This isn’t just a job - it’s an opportunity to explore and discover your passion with coworkers who become friends and mentors who push you to be your best self in and out of the office. At Williams, we make clean energy happen. And you can too, so bring your energy to ours! As Sr Software Engineering Manager, you will build and lead the team behind the software our business runs on. You'll partner directly with operations, engineering and commercial leaders to turn business problems into solutions people actually use — and you'll set the bar for how your team designs, ships and supports them. You'll have access to modern AI tools and the latitude to build custom agentic solutions that balance creativity with sound engineering. Beyond the technical, you'll grow careers, shape the roadmap, and steward the investment in tools, vendors and talent that makes it all possible. This role reports to the Director of IT Operations & Maintenance Solutions with visibility across senior leadership. If you want to operate like an owner and lead a team of builders, apply. Your work will challenge you, and with our Core Values to guide you, you’ll quickly learn and grow with us.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree and minimum of seven (7) years' experience in IT, including a minimum of two (2) years in a formal or informal leadership role
Demonstrates excellent organizational/interpersonal skills and safety as the utmost priority
Proficiency in Microsoft Office Applications and PC skills
Exemplary vendor management skills
Strong knowledge of technology trends and ability to translate those trends into effective business applications
Experience partnering with leaders across IT and business to deliver a technology roadmap
Ability to organize and prioritize multiple projects and responsibilities

Nice To Haves

Bachelor's degree in an IT-related field
Knowledge in implementation or support of cloud/SaaS applications
Experience in the energy or utility industries
Understanding of current and future state strategies for automation technology

Responsibilities

Lead & Develop the Team: Set clear goals, provide the resources and training your team needs, and deliver candid performance feedback that helps engineers grow. Build a culture where people do their best work and want to stay.
Technical Direction & Solution Delivery: Establish the feasibility, approach and architecture for solutions addressing newly identified business needs. Drive delivery from concept through production with minimal guidance, holding the team to high standards for quality, security and supportability.
Modern Engineering Practice: Champion the adoption of AI-assisted development and agentic tooling across the team. Evaluate emerging technologies with clear eyes, pilot what shows promise, and scale what works — pairing creative approaches with sound engineering judgment.
Business Partnership: Work directly with business sponsors and functional leaders to understand operational challenges and translate them into practical technical solutions. Serve as the primary technical point of contact for the portfolios your team supports.
Financial & Vendor Stewardship: Own departmental expenditures, capital investments and contractor spend. Manage vendor and partner relationships to ensure the organization gets real value from every dollar invested in tools, platforms and talent.
Process & Continuous Improvement: Assess current engineering and support processes to identify friction and inefficiency. Design and implement better ways of working, and recognize when a different approach beats an incremental one.
Standards & Governance: Provide input to policy-level direction on technical standards, architecture decisions and budget constraints. Advise on priorities, methods and technical problem-solving across the broader IT organization.
Executive Communication: Translate technical work, delivery progress and investment decisions into clear, actionable updates for senior leadership. Facilitate the conversations that keep technology direction aligned with business strategy.

Benefits

Strong pay plus an annual incentive program
Hybrid work for most office roles, plus real flexibility in many field positions
Medical, dental, and vision coverage with options that fit your life, not the other way around
401(k) with company match and an annual company contribution
Paid time off, including company and floating holidays
Paid parental leave (up to six weeks per parent), plus fertility and adoption support
Advanced AI tools and resources to help level up and work smarter
Clear paths to grow your career, with a strong culture of promoting from within
Tuition reimbursement and support for continuing education
HSA and FSA options
Company-paid life insurance and disability coverage
Employee stock purchase plan
Domestic partner benefits
Employee resource groups, wellness support, paid volunteer time, and company matching for causes you care about