Senior Manager, Software Engineering

$149,600 - $254,400/Yr

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 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 products, and maintaining strong vendor relationships. The manager will also be accountable for architectural decisions, performance, and quality of the software, while aligning with strategic goals and objectives.

Responsibilities

• Manage the activities of a large sector of software engineers to provide desired functionality to products and services.
• Give product direction and feedback to the Product Manager, ensuring accountability for architecture and performance.
• Oversee the development, testing, and implementation of software that meets established specifications.
• Build software engineering action plans from strategic goals and manage agile teams in a continuous integration environment.
• Interact with executive management regarding development issues and opportunities.
• Manage vendor relationships, including scope determination and SLA adherence, driving continuous improvement.
• Ensure delivery against agreed SLAs and overall service delivery of operational activities.
• Develop and manage budgets for the functional area, ensuring alignment with goals and objectives.
• Prepare and present reports to all levels of leadership and staff, influencing individuals within and outside the IT department.
• 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 Engineering, Software Engineering, Architecture or related field.
• 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 and implementing 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/implementing strategies to resolve.

Benefits

• Health insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• 401k
• Paid holidays
• Paid time off
• Employee discount programs
• Professional development opportunities