Cengage Group-posted 4 months ago
$117,100 - $152,200/Yr
Full-time • Senior
1,001-5,000 employees

As a Sr Engineering Manager / Technology Lead in our Product Technology and Innovation organization, you are responsible for the delivery of innovative, market leading platforms and products that continue to improve the education technology industry. Specifically, you will lead technology teams in our Internal Operations business unit which includes our Content Systems, Content workflows and Content AI platforms. As a successful technology leader, you will build and lead remote software engineering organizations using agile principles to architect and deliver high availability enterprise software. You will partner closely with product and design teams and lead through data driven insights. With an eye toward customer centric focus, you will be obsessing about customer outcomes in every decision made and drive measurable improvements in user engagement. In this role, you will divide time, effort and attention between team management responsibilities and product development responsibilities - leading multiple software development teams for content workflow automation, application development and platform support. This is a multi-functional and agile team environment. You will work jointly with other technology and product leads to provide direction and leadership to the agile teams. Managers must be comfortable with situational leadership, able to function equally well as a leader or as a team member respecting the team opinion. Adopt agile methodologies and the principles of a customer centric product model to drive iterative development, continuous improvement, and rapid time-to-market. Work closely with cross functional teams to define user stories, prioritize backlog items, and ensure timely and high-quality product releases. Communicate clearly across product teams, technology teams, learning designers, interface designers and domain authorities in different parts of the organization. Meet with product partners, customers and other technologists to understand customers’ content, learning and technological needs; provide guidance on technology solution options. Monitor product performance, analyze performance data, and gather user feedback to continuously iterate and improve the product. Conduct post-release evaluations, retrospectives, and A/B testing to inform future product enhancements and strategic decision-making. Design, architect, and implement new features and functionality with the expectation that you will own and drive the development using an iterative methodology and deliver products that scale to support our millions of customers. Responsible for ensuring our customers enjoy a consistently reliable and high-performing experience with our platforms, available 24/7. Stay up to date with emerging technologies and industry trends and integrate relevant advancements into our product roadmaps. Cultivate a high-performance, transparent culture of continuous improvement focused on accountability and results.

  • Lead technology teams in the Internal Operations business unit including Content Systems, Content workflows, and Content AI platforms.
  • Build and lead remote software engineering organizations using agile principles.
  • Partner closely with product and design teams to drive data-driven insights.
  • Focus on customer outcomes in decision-making to drive measurable improvements in user engagement.
  • Manage team responsibilities and product development for content workflow automation, application development, and platform support.
  • Work jointly with other technology and product leads to provide direction to agile teams.
  • Adopt agile methodologies to drive iterative development and continuous improvement.
  • Define user stories, prioritize backlog items, and ensure timely product releases.
  • Communicate across product teams, technology teams, and domain authorities.
  • Meet with product partners and customers to understand their needs and provide technology solutions.
  • Monitor product performance and gather user feedback for continuous improvement.
  • Conduct post-release evaluations and A/B testing for product enhancements.
  • Design, architect, and implement new features and functionality.
  • Ensure a reliable and high-performing experience for customers.
  • Stay updated with emerging technologies and integrate advancements into product roadmaps.
  • Cultivate a culture of continuous improvement focused on accountability and results.
  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent combination of education and recent, relevant work experience.
  • 5+ years of technology leadership experience, including developing technology strategies and leading distributed teams.
  • Working knowledge of generative AI concepts and frameworks.
  • Hands-on experience with commercial and open-source GenAI technologies.
  • Experience in modernizing legacy architectures and migrating systems to cloud-native platforms.
  • Ability to design and develop APIs for integration with modern solutions.
  • Comfortable architecting solutions on public cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure).
  • Understanding of Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools for automated deployments.
  • Proven ability to build secure, scalable, high-availability enterprise systems.
  • Experience with CI/CD pipelines and automated testing frameworks.
  • Skilled in agile methodologies and fostering high-performing teams.
  • Strong interpersonal and collaboration skills.
  • Proficient in using project management and collaboration tools.
  • Experience with agentic workflows and AI-enabled automation.
  • Motivation to stay updated with advancements in GenAI and digital transformation.
  • Commitment to continuous improvement for product and engineering culture.
  • Comprehensive and rewarding Total Rewards package.
  • Competitive salary range of $117,100.00 - $152,200.00 USD.
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