Senior Manager, Engineering

Job Description

We believe small businesses are at the heart of our communities, and championing them is worth fighting for. We empower small business owners to manage their finances fearlessly, by offering the simplest, all-in-one financial management solution they can't live without. The Senior Manager, Engineering leads a critical team supporting a key SaaS product(s) or platform team at Wave. They will work with some fantastic engineers to solve tough problems in delivering world-class financial products to our customers at scale. They will work closely with other Wave’s Engineering Teams and/or Product, Compliance and Design teams to define the work for your team. Using agile methodologies, they will work with your team of engineers to deliver high-quality work to thousands of Wave customers who rely on our product to pay their employees.

Here’s How You Make an Impact:

• Leading a team/ multiple teams of Engineers that are responsible for powering Wave’s software platform, and our public and internal APIs.
• Responsible for the team’s prioritization and planning and ultimately its pace and quality of software delivery, by; Managing an agile process that determines the team's priorities and task list. Working with the teams' engineers and outside stakeholders decides the technical strategy for the team to deliver on its goals communicating timelines and plans to senior leadership and working to adjust these by business needs.Leading project scoping, planning, and sequencing of execution.Setting standards and leading by example in showing how to deliver quality at pace.Helping drive continuous improvement across team(s).
• Responsible for the performance and growth of their team members, by; Developing growth plans for team members and helping create the needed opportunities to fulfill them providing coaching and mentorship through 1:1s, training or creating mentorship relationships with other senior Wavers.
• Impacting strategic planning outside their team by directing the work of multiple teams and managing projects that involve long periods of close cross-team coordination.
• Acting as a coach raising the next set of leaders. By; providing coaching to senior members of the team to help them enter the Technical Specialist or Management Track themselves helping to develop the Wave-wide processes for training and promoting Engineers.
• Driving improvements across Engineering to improve our reliability and reduce downtime.

You Thrive Here By Possessing the Following:

• 7+ years of professional engineering experience.
• 3+ years of experience as an Engineering manager, especially experience leading senior engineers.
• Experience working on internal platform-style teams.
• Experience with Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery.
• Experience supporting production systems.
• Experience with cloud-based infrastructure.
• Experience in leading technical projects from inception to delivery.
• Occasional requirement to be on-call outside of standard hours.

At Wave, you’re treated like the incredible human being you are. Work From Where You Work Best: We will always have a welcoming, energizing, and world-class office (in Toronto) with a space for you. Or, if you’re more comfortable working from home, the choice is yours . We Care About Future You: You will stretch yourself and you will grow at Wave. You will also be supported on this journey with diverse learning experiences, educational allowances, mentorship, and so much more. We Support the Full You: We make a serious investment in your health & wellness. When we think about benefits we think about body, mind, & soul and we take this stuff very seriously. We Take Care of the Fundamentals: Fair compensation, all the office perks you’d want, and the various goodies you’d expect from a growing tech company. This is the obvious stuff, but we don’t want you to think we forgot! We believe that a diverse and inclusive culture creates the best workplace. We embrace our differences, value individuality, and the broad spectrum of every Waver's skills and abilities. We challenge each other from a place of respect and pursuit of continuous growth. We trust each other and encourage everyone to bring their authentic selves to work, everyday. As Wavers, our voices matter, our opinions are met with an open mind. The best ideas win, no matter whose they are. Contributing to an inclusive culture is a part of all of our job descriptions. We’ve been continuously recognized as one of Canada's Top Ten Most Admired Corporate Cultures and one of Canada’s Great Places to Work in categories including Technology, Millennials, Mental Health, Inclusion and Women. Are you ready to be a Waver? Join us! Apply for this job