Senior Manager of Engineering

Senior Manager of Engineering

Job number: 990

This is a remote position.

Ad Hoc is a technology company that empowers organizations to deliver scalable, impactful digital services. Using modern, agile methods, our team creates products that meet people’s needs and transform their experience of government.

Work on things that matter

Our collaborations have shaped some of the defining moments in public-sector service delivery. We’ve helped build products that connect Veterans to tailored services, help millions access affordable health care, and support important programs like Head Start. As we work with agencies to deliver critical services, we’re also changing how the government approaches technology.

Built for a remote life

Our culture, communications, and tools are built for remote work, enabling us to bring together top talent nationwide. At Ad Hoc, remote life empowers our teams to design work environments that fit their lives and that foster flexibility and collaboration to achieve positive outcomes for our customers.

Committed to high expectations and a welcoming culture

Ad Hoc values acceptance, accountability, and humility. We aren’t heroes. We learn from our mistakes and improve the process for the next time. We build small, inclusive teams to collaborate closely with our partners to solve the right problems and deliver software that works.

The Federal Civilian business unit supports many customers spanning the federal, commercial, and nonprofit space. Our customers include NASA, the General Services Administration, Office of Personnel Management, the Library of Congress, Health & Human Services, and the FDIC. We partner with these agencies to build new capabilities, deliver products, establish data as a strategic asset for informed decision-making, modernize legacy systems, and build the digital service infrastructure necessary to scale their mission impact.

Primary Responsibilities:

As a Senior Manager of Engineering, you will be responsible for leading large programs, a portfolio of business unit programs, or company initiatives. A Senior Manager of Engineering is a people manager, leader and mentor that effectively manages team operations in support of delivery success, and effectively manages engineering operations and team members within the assigned business unit. You will serve as a strategic, subject matter expert that is able to successfully lead through direct reports and effectively communicate and execute against program and organizational objectives. In this role, a Senior Manager of Engineering will actively partner with peers to meet delivery requirements. A Senior Manager of Engineering must exhibit strong communication skills, with the ability to coordinate among varying teams and departments to support adherence to standard processes and procedures in support of business unit and program efficiencies. Primary expectations of a Senior Manager of Engineering include:

• Exhibits a thorough understanding of program scope, schedule and cost; with the ability to articulate delivery requirements to team members
• Responsible for reporting upon program progress and communicating obstacles
• Provides coaching and development to engineering team members, defines growth goals and development plans, and creates a culture where people can learn and evolve
• Provides recommendations for pay, performance, and bonuses; escalates performance issues, supports onboarding and interviews, and supports internal mobility and key personnel processes
• Employs a strategic mindset to shapes future work streams from customers on their program and related programs, with a focus on overall customer success
• Proactively creates new areas of opportunity for the company
• Extensive understanding of the program/portfolio's current labor mix, with the ability to identify primary skills and experiences; supports the key personnel identification process
• Focused on scaling department-wide practices and processes to support Ad Hoc's growth
• Uses effective written communication and presentation skills to describe systems, design decisions, and past performance
• May participate in bid-writing, tech demos, strategic planning, and other customer-facing communications
• Responsible for hiring, performance management, timecard reviews, PTO management and team development
• Leads program processes and builds active, collaborative relationships with Program and Practice leadership
• Proactively identifies risks and collaborates with team members and leadership to mitigate the identified risks
• Presents program's ongoing Engineering work, future goals, and risks

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree and 10+ years of experience
• Relevant years of experience may be substituted for education
• 2+ or more years of people management experience, responsible for defining expectations for team operations and performance management; 4+ years experience directing assignments for cross-functional team
• Experienced with government contracting requirements and regulations
• Extensive experience with people management, software development, customer interactions, formal and informal communication, and mentorship

Preferred Qualifications:

• Extensive understanding of government contracting requirements and regulations

To learn more about working at Ad Hoc, please visit:https://adhocteam.us/join

Benefits:

• Company-subsidized health, dental, and vision insurance
• Flexible PTO
• 401K with employer match
• Paid parental leave after one year of service
• Employee Assistance Program

Ad Hoc LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religion, age, pregnancy, disability, work-related injury, covered veteran status, political ideology, marital status, or any other factor that the law protects from employment discrimination.

We value the unique skills gained through military service and encourage veterans and transitioning service members to apply.

In support of various state and city equal pay transparency laws, Ad Hoc job descriptions feature the starting range we reasonably expect to pay to candidates who would join our team with little to no need for training on the responsibilities we've outlined above. Actual compensation is influenced by a wide range of factors including but not limited to skill set, level of experience, and responsibility. The range of starting pay for this role is $150,000 - $195,000. Our recruiters will be happy to answer any questions you may have, and we look forward to learning more about your salary requirements.

job reference:

https://adhoc.team/