Wood Mackenzie is the global data and analytics business for the renewables energy and natural resources industries. Enhanced by technology. Enriched by human an ever-changing world companies and governments need reliable and actionable insight to lead the transition to a sustainable future. Thats why we cover the entire supply chain with unparalleled breadth and depth backed by over 50 years experience. Our team of over 2400 experts operating across 30 global locations are enabling customers decisions through real-time analytics consultancy events and thought leadership. Together we deliver the insight they need to separate risk from opportunity and make confident decisions when it matters most.

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Wood Mackenzie Values

• Inclusive we succeed together
• Trusting we choose to trust each other
• Customer committed we put customers at the heart of our decisions
• Future Focused we accelerate change
• Curious we turn knowledge into action

Position Overview

We are seeking an experienced proactive and dynamic Software Engineering Manager that will manage and grow a team of talented software and data engineers creating our strategic flagship product Lens.

This role is integral to driving the future success of our global Engineering department by leading both continual improvements and driving the rapid adoption of new capabilities such as AI. We have an Agile approach implemented by SCRUM where you will be working closely with our Product Owners and technology stakeholders.

This is a great opportunity to help shape the team for the future from the ways we work to the new technologies we adopt - in delivering some of the worlds leading Energy products.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage a team of 10-12 software and data engineers developing high profile changes for our Lens Product Suite.

• Establish a team culture of continual improvement collaboration fresh thinking and high performance always seeking to be better.

• Oversee the scoping sizing planning and delivery of development work within an Agile SCRUM methodology and positively influence the ceremonies you attend.

• Become a key member of the global Engineering Leadership Team actively contributing to the wider strategic direction of the group.

• Be responsible for meeting the commitments you make taking proactive ownership in resolving issues or blockers to your teams success.

• Collaborate closely with Product Owners Scrum Masters and cross-functional stakeholders to ensure strategic alignment and accurate expectations.

• Continually lead and support your team to evolve their capabilities both individually and collectively.

• Champion the adoption and expectation of best practices in software development practices such as PRs & code reviews automated QA AI driven processes CI/CD pipelines.

• Be passionate about growing your team capabilities through mentoring talent development proactive support and strategic recruitment.

Qualifications

• Bachelors or Masters degree in Computer Science Engineering or a related field.

• 10 years of experience in software engineering roles with at least 4 years in a leadership or managerial role.

• Strong technical understanding of full stack software development on modern cloud architectures preferably AWS.

• Outstanding communication people management and organisational skills.

• Background managing teams in an Agile SCRUM environment partnering with Product Management including ceremonies backlogs estimation planning & reporting.

• Experience of leading the improvement of your teams over time including sizing shaping and hiring.

• Understanding of engineering metrics/KPIs and how these are used to manage and increase capability of teams

• A genuine interest or experience of adopting AI technologies within software engineering.

• Excellent understanding of the modern SDLC best practices and leading engineering tools.

• Comfortable managing 3rd party partner resources in remote locations.

• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced dynamic environment.

• Practical experience with some of the following technologies: TypeScript/JavaScript React/Angular Python Playwright/Selenium AWS GraphQL Copilot/Amazon Q Developer CI/CD pipeline with Jenkins/GitHub Actions

Why Join Us

• Opportunity to work with cutting-edge data engineering technologies and projects.

• Collaborative and inclusive culture focused on innovation and continuous improvement.

• Professional development and training opportunities.

We are a hybrid working company and the successful applicant will be expected to be physically present in the office at least 2 days per week to foster and contribute to a collaborative environment.

The salary range for this position is $140000- $150000 which represents base pay only and does not include short-term incentive compensation or commission. When determining base pay as part of a final compensation package we consider several factors such as location experience qualifications and training.

This position does not provide visa sponsorship

Equal Opportunities

We are an equal opportunities employer. This means we are committed to recruiting the best people regardless of their race colour religion age sex national origin disability or protected veteran status. You can find out more about your rights under the law at

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