Sr. Manager, Engineering

WellSky•Overland Park, KS

About The Position

WellSky is where independent thinking and collaboration come together to create an authentic culture. We thrive on innovation, inclusiveness, and cohesive perspectives. At WellSky you can make a difference. This role involves leading a software development team, fostering a collaborative culture, and ensuring the successful delivery of critical projects. The Sr. Manager will drive prioritization, communicate with senior leadership, own system architecture decisions, and support the development of future engineering leaders. Leveraging AI tools and platforms is an integral part of daily responsibilities to enhance decision-making, streamline workflows, and drive data-informed outcomes. Other job duties may be assigned.

Requirements

Lead a software development team
Foster a collaborative, inclusive, and high-performing team culture
Provide guidance, mentorship, and support to team members
Manage timelines, resources, and risks for project delivery
Drive prioritization process
Communicate effectively with senior leadership
Work closely with solution managers, designers, and other leaders
Own system architecture decisions
Evaluate trade-offs and manage technical debt
Ensure software solutions are scalable, high-performing, and resilient
Mentor senior engineers
Set clear goals for team members
Foster a high level of technical expertise within the team
Leverage AI tools and platforms

Responsibilities

Lead a software development team and foster a collaborative, inclusive, and high-performing team culture by providing guidance, mentorship, and support in order to help them grow professionally.
Own the successful delivery of critical projects by managing timelines, resources, and risks to ensure high-quality and timely delivery.
Drive the prioritization process, balancing short-term business needs with long-term strategic initiatives.
Communicate effectively with senior leadership to present progress, challenges, and key decisions.
Work closely with solution managers, designers, and other leaders across WellSky to align technical solutions with business needs.
Own system architecture decisions, including evaluating trade-offs and ensuring that technical debt is managed appropriately.
Drive efforts to ensure that software solutions are scalable, high-performing, and resilient.
Support the development of future engineering leaders by mentoring senior engineers, setting clear goals, and fostering a high level of technical expertise within the team.
Leverage AI tools and platforms as an integral part of daily responsibilities to enhance decision-making, streamline workflows, and drive data-informed outcomes.
Perform other job duties as assigned.