Senior Technology Manager

SEI1GLOBAL • Upper Providence Township, PA

4d • Hybrid

About The Position

SEI is seeking a Senior Technology Manager to support the SEI Data Office teams. The Technology Manager has personal responsibility for the coaching and career development of direct reports, takes responsibility for eliminating career impediments, and actively evolving the systems in which all knowledge workers operate.
What you will do:
Participate in platform resource management process to establish the best assignment of individuals to teams
Ensure employees receive annual evaluations, one-one-one meetings and overall training and development needs are met
Lead the interview team and efforts and initiates hiring decisions for all positions
Provide leadership and guidance for the employees on the team. Act as a mentor and trainer as needed.
Help establish mission and purpose for the teams under supervision
Build functional and technical competencies that enhance the development capabilities of the team and that align to the objectives of the team
Continuously assists in aligning teams to the business and program mission
Coach the improvement of agile technical practices. Six Agile Software Engineering Practices for Achieving High Quality Code – agile architecture, continuous integration, test-first, refactoring, pair work and collective ownership
Provide the active coaching they need to advance technical, functional and team skills
Oversees the work of subcontractors and consultants operating within the domain of influence
Works with Product Management, Product Owners, and technical Business Owners to help assure strategy and execution alignment
Assists RTE with release planning readiness, release planning activities and removal of impediments as needed.
Ensure production stability, functional and technical delivery from your respective teams
Remove impediments, collaborate and coordinate with other teams on Train or Platform.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university, or equivalent relevant experience.
• Minimum of 10 years IT project management experience.
• Experience as a software development practitioner with prior hands on experience in one or more technical disciplines
• Excellent knowledge of micro service architecture, loaders, APIs, Snowflake, Power Platform and Cloud Infrastructure.
• Must have experience in managing Wealth Management and other financial domain projects.
• Strong understanding of SAFe, agile principals
• Desire to work collaboratively with the all Agile teams and their stakeholders
• Possess a high level of technical savvy
• Detail oriented with the ability to organize and prioritize tasks to ensure timely delivery of the Sprints/PSI’s
• Proven decision-making and problem-solving skills

Nice To Haves

• Listens and supports teams in problem-identification and decision-making
• Creates an environment of mutual influence
• Understands and empathizes with others
• Encourages and supports the personal development of each individual and the development of teams
• Persuades rather than uses authority
• Thinks beyond day-to-day activities
• Supports the teams’ commitments
• Is open and appreciates openness in others
• Displays Servant Leadership Skills
• Ability to work collaboratively in a matrix organization
• History of successful project completion and team building
• Experience interfacing with senior leadership
• Strong communication skills
• Exceptional oral and written communication skills, including understanding of technical writing requirements
• Comfort in delegating tasks, inter-relating with teams and hitting deadlines
• Someone who will embody our SEI Values of courage, integrity, collaboration, inclusion, connection and fun. Please see our website for more information. https://www.seic.com/

Responsibilities

• Participate in platform resource management process to establish the best assignment of individuals to teams
• Ensure employees receive annual evaluations, one-one-one meetings and overall training and development needs are met
• Lead the interview team and efforts and initiates hiring decisions for all positions
• Provide leadership and guidance for the employees on the team. Act as a mentor and trainer as needed.
• Help establish mission and purpose for the teams under supervision
• Build functional and technical competencies that enhance the development capabilities of the team and that align to the objectives of the team
• Continuously assists in aligning teams to the business and program mission
• Coach the improvement of agile technical practices. Six Agile Software Engineering Practices for Achieving High Quality Code – agile architecture, continuous integration, test-first, refactoring, pair work and collective ownership
• Provide the active coaching they need to advance technical, functional and team skills
• Oversees the work of subcontractors and consultants operating within the domain of influence
• Works with Product Management, Product Owners, and technical Business Owners to help assure strategy and execution alignment
• Assists RTE with release planning readiness, release planning activities and removal of impediments as needed.
• Ensure production stability, functional and technical delivery from your respective teams
• Remove impediments, collaborate and coordinate with other teams on Train or Platform.

Benefits

• To help you stay energized, engaged and inspired, we offer a wide range of benefits including comprehensive care for your physical and mental well-being, a strong retirement plan, tuition reimbursement, a hybrid working environment for most roles, support for working parents and flexible Paid Time Off (PTO) so you can relax, recharge and be there for the people you care about.
• Benefits include healthcare (medical, dental, vision, prescription, wellness, EAP, FSA), life and disability insurance (premiums paid for base coverage), 401(k) match, education assistance, commuter benefits, up to 11 paid holidays/year, 21 days PTO/year pro-rated for new hires which increases over time, paid parental leave, back-up childcare arrangements, paid volunteer days, a discounted stock purchase plan, investment options, access to thriving employee networks and more.

What This Job Offers

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