The Manager, Engineering leads a product team focused on building and maintaining platforms that enable account management, portfolio tracking, and wealth management services. This leader accomplishes results through the management of experienced technologists who operate with independence, while still providing technical leadership and strategic direction, establishing operating policies and procedures, and interpreting company-wide standards. The role is responsible for schedules and departmental objectives aligned with organizational goals, and collaborates frequently with internal and external stakeholders, including senior business partners, on projects and operational decisions. The ideal candidate brings hands-on experience with AWS cloud, Python, Lambda, and Postgres, and demonstrates technical expertise in data engineering and solution architecture. Success in this position requires mentoring and upskilling a growing team, driving adoption of modern engineering practices, and leading briefings and technical meetings to support IT objectives and deliver business value across the organization.
DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:\u202f\u202f
Designing Solutions\u202f
Review technical solution design and architecture and provide guidance and direction.\u202f
Take part in system design and architecture conversations with the team to land approaches to deliver solutions.\u202f
Review technical solution and supports the execution of the solution\u202f
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Developing Software\u202f
Has Developed software.\u202f\u202f Can read code and stays up to date on best practices.\u202f
Ensure Code reviews are completed - Problem solving and analytical skills\u202f
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Learning and applying new techniques\u202f
Promotes and empowers sharing ideas, best practices, etc. They need to make space so teams can take time for these activities.\u202f
Anticipates and analyzes trends in technology and assesses the impact of emerging technologies on the business\u202f
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Collaborating within team\u202f
Supports the team agile practices and learning events / trainings\u202f
Helps break down barriers for the team\u202f
Engages in sprint demos; Understands the desired and actual outcomes as well as the technology delivered by the team\u202f
Partner with Product Manager on Initiatives/ Features/ Epics and provides clarity on desired outcomes as well as technical expertise.\u202f
Collaborates with Product manager for strategies, operating plans, targets and measures for product groups\u202f\u202f
Creating a positive team environment where individuals have psychological safety and work collaboratively while understanding, respecting, challenging and appreciating each other's ideas\u202f
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Collaborating across teams\u202f
Supports and empowers teams to broker solutions across products\u202f
Understands how the product integrates with other products and ensures consistency in approach to work towards a common goal / outcome.\u202f
Builds strong working relationships with peers across teams\u202f
Proactively identifies cross team challenges and works to empower teams in solve collaboratively\u202f
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Collaborating across the organization\u202f
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Setting product/platform technology strategy\u202f
Participates in setting the product and platform technology vision, strategies, initiatives, roadmaps , objectives and alignments\u202f
Represents the business value of technology upgrades, etc. and influences prioritization in the product roadmap\u202f
Empowers the team to select the right tool and platforms for the given product area.\u202f
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Defining Engineering standards/patterns\u202f
Collaborating with Engineers to ensure Engineering practices and be an advocate to bring the engineering disciplines.\u202f
Promoting engineering practices and continuous improvement such as DevOps nd observability\u202f
Contributes to the creation of enterprise frameworks and patterns\u202f
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DevOps\u202f
Define and supports the development Lifecyle processes\u202f
Supports the team and removes barriers to resolving production incidents/problems\u202f
DevOps continuously evaluated through observability, monitoring and alerting\u202f
Understands the health of technology products and promotes prioritization of work to maintain and continuously improve\u202f
Serve as an escalation point in product level support for ongoing maintenance and production issues\u202f\u202f
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Selecting & Managing Technology Vendors\u202f
Be an advocate to the team to define criteria's for selecting the right platform/technology\u202f
Guides the team to build consensus on an approach and driving a build vs buy decision with the team. In a buy decision, works with the team to decide on criteria and vendor selection.\u202f
Execute or manage the overall technology solutions, platforms for the product groups and associated vendor relationships.\u202f
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Coaching Engineers\u202f
Holding regular 1:1s with team members and team meeting,\u202f provides constructive feedback, guidance and coaching to help engineers grow their skills and experience.\u202f
Provides career planning advice to engineers and creates development plans to help them achieve their career goals which leverages their skills and capabilities and provides them with learning opportunities.\u202f
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Recruiting/building talent\u202f
Leads the process of selecting and engaging the right consulting partners\u202f
Planning in advance for future people needs for the product groups, collaborate with the other teams on the recruitment process\u202f
Recruits, develops, and sustains a high-performing team while promoting a culture of shared accountability, operational excellence, and partnership across the organization.\u202f
Models Thrivent's leadership competencies \u2013 courage, collaboration, and commitment by demonstrating resiliency, working together to make the best decisions, and holding yourself and others accountable.\u202f \u202f
Supports and/or develops an environment in which Thrivent employees and colleagues are focused on continuous improvement, exceptional employee engagement, and an unwavering commitment to our clients.\u202f Shapes and/or supports a culture that represents the Thrivent purpose, promise and values, ensuring that Thrivent's trust and reputation remain strong with its clients.\u202f\u202f\u202f
Manage a team of direct and indirect staff\u202f\u202f
QUALIFICATIONS & SKILLS:\u202f\u202f
\u202fRequired:
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or other technical field or equivalent work experience\u202f
8+ years of progressively responsible positions in Information Technology including 5+ years' experience in IT discipline, e.g., wealth management advisor solutions, 3rd party Saas Vendor file management, portfolio strategy and roadmap development.\u202f
3+ years' management/supervisory experience in specific IT functional area discipline, e.g. applications development or equivalent skills leading major technical projects with accountability for enforcing talent management needs and performance standards.\u202f
Demonstrated leadership and experience managing multidiscipline, high-performance work teams.\u202f
Strong competency in project management and execution of multiple or large projects.\u202f
Experience working with customers to develop solutions to complex business problems.\u202f
Proven ability to communicate effectively with internal/external stakeholders to support business initiatives.\u202f
Proven ability to function in an environment which requires flexibility, good judgment and intelligent decision making, often based on limited information and/or extreme conditions.\u202f
Ability to formulate, implement and evaluate plans, programs and procedures applicable to customer relationship and demand management.\u202f
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MBA\u202f
Financial Services industry experience\u202f
5+ years of experience in hands on development with modern data tools and technologies such a Python, Lambda, AWS with proven ability to design, build and maintain data architecture and pipelines.\u202f
Guide architectural decisions and ensure best engineering practices.
Review code, design documents, and technical proposals.
Stay hands-on with coding when necessary, especially for prototyping or critical issues.
Experience with data modeling, 3rd party vendor file management.
Experience in IT planning and business relationship management\u202f
Experience working in a matrix management organization\u202f
Experience with product development and management\u202f
Pay Transparency
Thrivent's long-term growth depends on attracting, rewarding, and retaining people who are committed to helping others thrive with purpose. We accomplish this by offering a wide variety of market competitive compensation programs to attract, reward, and retain top talent. The applicable salary or hourly wage range for this full-time role is $139,455.00 - $188,676.00 per year, which factors in various geographic regions. The base pay actually offered will be determined by a variety of factors including, but not limited to, location, relevant experience, skills, and knowledge, business needs, market demand, and other factors Thrivent deems important.
Thrivent is unique in our commitment to helping people to be wise with money and live balanced and generous lives. That extends to our benefits.
The following benefits may be offered: various bonuses (including, for example, annual or long-term incentives); medical, dental, and vision insurance; health savings account; flexible spending account; 401k; pension; life and accidental death and dismemberment insurance; disability insurance; supplemental protection insurance; 20 days of Paid Time Off each year; Sick and Safe Time; 10 paid company holidays; Volunteer Time Off; paid parental leave; EAP; well-being benefits, and other employee benefits. Eligibility for receipt of these benefits is subject to the applicable plan/policy documents. Thrivent's plans/policies are subject to change at any time at Thrivent's discretion.
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