Senior Manager, Software Engineering

Walgreens Boots Alliance - Deerfield, IL

Full-time - Senior

Deerfield, IL

5,001-10,000 employees

Health and Personal Care Retailers

About the position

The Senior Manager of Software Engineering at Walgreens is responsible for overseeing the design and development of systems software and applications. This role involves managing a large team of software engineers, ensuring the delivery of high-quality software products, and maintaining vendor relationships. The position requires a strong focus on architecture, performance, and quality, while also driving continuous improvement and innovation within the team.

Responsibilities

• Manage the activities of a large sector of software engineers to provide desired functionality to assigned content, products, or services.
• Accountable for the architecture, performance, and quality of software products.
• Manage the development, testing, and implementation of software that meets established specifications.
• Build software engineering action plans from strategic goals.
• Manage agile teams in a continuous integration environment and deliver high-quality content on schedule.
• Interact with executive management regarding development issues and opportunities.
• Manage vendor relationships, including scope determination and SLA adherence.
• Ensure delivery against agreed SLAs and overall service delivery of operational activities.
• Understand short and long-term goals and recommend technical solutions and services.
• Execute on functional and business goals for the group and anticipate process-centric ideas to move the business forward.
• Develop and manage the budget for the functional area, ensuring delivery against budgetary goals.
• Influence individuals within and outside the IT department and prepare reports for leadership.
• Stay abreast of industry best practices and leverage partnerships to meet business needs.
• Oversee and manage managers and individual contributors, ensuring ongoing training and development of direct reports.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree and at least 6 years of experience in Engineering, Software Engineering, Architecture, or related field OR High School/GED and at least 9 years of experience in the same fields.
• Experience with programming languages for online applications, microservices, mobile applications, or deployment automation.
• Experience establishing and maintaining relationships with individuals at all levels of the organization, including the executive level.
• Experience with vendor and vendor contract management, including SLA review.
• Experience diagnosing, isolating, and resolving complex issues and recommending strategies to resolve problems.
• At least 2 years of experience contributing to financial decisions in the workplace.
• At least 3 years of direct leadership, indirect leadership, and/or cross-functional team leadership.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience managing Cloud Native or mobile native engineering teams.
• Experience designing/building complex applications/automation.
• Experience identifying operational issues and recommending strategies to resolve.

Benefits

• Health insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• 401(k) plan
• Paid time off
• Employee discounts
• Tuition reimbursement
• Professional development opportunities