Manager, Engineering

Vasion is looking for a Manager, Engineering that exemplifies our core values and wants to be part of our growing team. We are committed to making digital transformation attainable to everyone by building an affordable, integrated SaaS solution that simplifies business processes. Vasion offers a flexible working environment for our 300+ employees across the world, including at our global headquarters in St. George, Utah, or in one of our other offices in the UK, Germany, and Lehi, Utah.

POSITION SUMMARY

As an Engineering Manager at Vasion, you'll play a pivotal role in our organization's success. This is a challenging yet rewarding position that provides the opportunity to lead, mentor, and drive accountability within the engineering teams that you’ll lead. You'll serve as a bridge between technical expertise and product innovation, fostering a culture of collaboration and continuous improvement. This role serves as a stepping stone to senior management positions, offering a chance to shape not only our products but also the careers of those you lead.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. Productivity and Accountability:

• Lead a team of dedicated engineers to achieve high-quality, on-time deliverables.
• Set the tone for the team's behavior, fostering a culture of enthusiasm, collaboration, and innovation.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship, guiding team members to excel in their roles.
• Drive SCRUM activities and ensure efficient project execution.
• Ensure the team's success by measuring happiness, productivity, and successful deliverables.

2. Member of a Product Team Trifecta:

• Collaborate closely with Product Managers and Designers to solve customer problems through management of technical feasibility.
• Ensure that product decisions are feasible, as well as valuable, usabile, viable.
• Serve as the technical arm of a product team trifecta, assessing technical possibilities, dependencies, and challenges.

3. Set the Tone:

• Project leadership and a positive outlook that encourages optimism, problem-solving, and mutual support.
• Embody and promote the company's values, fostering a productive, blameless culture.
• Drive a positive and productive work environment, inspiring your team to excel.

4. Technical Lead:

• Balance feature design and feasibility, guide technical discovery activities.
• Lead the team's technical direction, serving as the team’s immediate architect while collaboratively designing next-generation cloud systems with enterprise and solution architects.
• Participate in design reviews and ensure technical readiness before coding.
• Utilize your technical prowess to explore innovative solutions and drive success.

5. Mentorship:

• Provide mentorship and career development guidance to your team members.
• Help engineers set and achieve technical goals, fostering growth and skill enhancement.
• Act as an approachable resource for technical questions and learning opportunities.

6. Agile Facilitator and Coach:

• Facilitate Agile practices, ensuring sprint success and removing roadblocks through SCRUM activities.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure smooth coordination.
• Guide the team in self-management and cross-functionality.

7. Elevated Perspective and Influence:

• Possess a broad perspective, ensuring effective cross-team collaboration.
• Utilize your influence to drive productivity, innovation, and inter-team coordination.
• Deep expertise with the following technologies: relational databases and microservices.
• Comfortable working with Github Actions, AWS, and Docker.
• Experience in Golang and MySQL

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Engineering or related field, or equivalent industry experience.
• Proven experience in engineering leadership roles, with a strong track record of team management and mentorship.
• Expertise in Agile methodologies and SCRUM practices.
• Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to balance technical and managerial responsibilities effectively.
• Innovative mindset, capable of driving technical solutions and inspiring creativity.
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams and influence positive change.
• A track record of 5+ years of related development experience