Senior Manager, Software Engineering

About Us

Diligent is the AI leader in governance risk and compliance (GRC) SaaS solutions helping more than 1 million users and 700000 board members to clarify risk and elevate governance. The Diligent One Platform gives practitioners the C-Suite and the board a consolidated view of their entire GRC practice so they can more effectively manage risk build greater resilience and make better decisions faster.

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Position Overview

We are seeking a Senior Software Engineering Manager to lead mentor and inspire our engineering teams as we build and modernize world-class SaaS this role you will guide agile delivery teams to deliver scalable secure and high-performing software solutions that drive our mission to redefine the way organizations are governed.

You will bring a strong technical background hands-on development experience and a proven track record of managing high-performing engineering teams. Youll foster a culture of technical excellence innovation and continuous improvement including leveraging AI and automation tools to enhance productivity and product capabilities.

This role is ideal for someone who enjoys coaching engineers driving technical strategy and exploring modern technologies to solve complex challenges.

Key Responsibilities

• Leadership & Team Development
• Lead multiple agile software engineering teams fostering collaboration accountability and growth.
• Mentor and coach engineers at all levels providing guidance on technical skills career development and performance.
• Drive a coaching culture focused on continuous learning feedback and innovation.
• Attract hire and onboard new talent; create an inclusive high-performing team environment.
• Technical Strategy & Delivery
• Define and prioritize the technical roadmap in collaboration with Product Management and other stakeholders.
• Oversee the design development and delivery of scalable maintainable and well-tested SaaS features and services.
• Evaluate and approve architecture and design proposals ensuring adherence to engineering best practices.
• Support quality assurance efforts through automated testing and DevOps practices.
• Innovation & AI Integration
• Champion the responsible use of AI and automation to improve development efficiency and product functionality.
• Collaborate with AI and data specialists to integrate models and APIs into production systems.
• Promote the use of AI-assisted development tools (e.g. GitHub Copilot automated code review anomaly detection).
• Stay informed on emerging technologies frameworks and AI trends to drive innovation and operational excellence.
• Stakeholder Management & Culture
• Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders to align technical strategy with business goals.
• Represent the engineering organization in company-wide initiatives and ensure effective communication across teams.
• Promote a culture of experimentation transparency and fail-fast learning.

Required Experience & Skills

• 1015 years of overall experience in software engineering with 6 years in leadership roles managing end-to-end delivery teams.
• Proven experience building scalable enterprise or SaaS applications using modern technologies (e.g. .NET Python React).
• Strong understanding of cloud platforms (AWS Azure or GCP) CI/CD DevOps and SQL/NoSQL databases.
• Familiarity with AI/ML concepts and practical use cases in software development.
• Hands-on experience with software architecture design performance optimization and distributed systems.
• Excellent communication collaboration and stakeholder management skills.
• Deep understanding of Agile methodologies and experience leading agile teams.
• Analytical mindset with the ability to resolve technical issues and make data-driven decisions.

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What Diligent Offers You

• Creativity is ingrained in our culture. We are innovative collaborators by nature. We thrive in exploring how things can be differently both in our internal processes and to help our clients
• We care about our people.Diligent offers a flexible work environment global days of service comprehensive health benefits meeting free days generous time off policy and wellness programsto name a few
• We have teams all over the world. We may be headquartered in New York City but we have office hubs in Washington D.C. Vancouver London Galway Budapest Munich Bengaluru Singapore and Sydney.
• Diversity is important to us. Growing maintaining and promoting a diverse team is a top priority for us. We foster and encourage diversity through our Employee Resource Groups and provide access to resources and education to support the education of our team facilitate dialogue and foster understanding.

Diligent created the modern governance movement. Our world-changing idea is to empower leaders with the technology insights and connections they need to drive greater impact and accountability to lead with purpose. Our employees are passionate smart and creative people who not only want to help build the software company of the future but who want to make the world a more sustainable equitable and better place.

Headquartered in New York Diligent has offices in Washington D.C. London Galway Budapest Vancouver Bengaluru Munich Singapore and Sydney. To foster strong collaboration and connection this role will follow a hybrid work model. If you are within a commuting distance to one of our Diligent office locations you will be expected towork onsite at least 50% of the time.We believe that in-person engagement helps drive innovation teamwork and a strong sense of community.

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