Engineering Manager (£120k-£160k + Equity) at Omnea

Jack & Jill; Greater London; On-site; GBP 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Omnea, a London-based startup, is seeking an Engineering Manager to lead 2-3 engineering teams totaling 12-20 engineers, driving technical excellence in an AI-native procurement platform.

You will partner with product leadership to define roadmaps, oversee architectural decisions, and grow engineering talent in a high-growth Series B environment. This high-autonomy role offers scope to shape engineering culture as the company scales.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of software engineering experience with 3+ years managing multiple teams.
• Proven track record scaling engineering functions in Series A+ B2B SaaS, distributed systems and cloud architectures.
• Data-driven leader comfortable with incomplete information and talent development.

Responsibilities

• Lead 2–3 engineering teams totaling 12–20 engineers and foster technical excellence.
• Partner with Product and Design to define roadmaps and ensure high‑quality, fast-growth delivery.
• Drive architectural decisions and scalable processes across domains (Accounting, Insights, Workflow).

Skills

Engineering leadership

Team management

Software architecture

Distributed systems

Cloud architecture

Data-driven leadership

Job description

Job Title

Engineering Manager

Salary

£120k-£160k + Equity

Company Description

Omnea is a $75M-funded London startup building an AI-native procurement platform to reinvent how enterprises manage spend, backed by top-tier investors including Khosla Ventures, Insight Partners, and Accel.

Job Description

As an Engineering Manager at Omnea, you will lead multiple high-performing teams to scale an AI-native procurement platform. You’ll oversee 12-20 engineers, driving technical excellence and architectural decisions while partnering with product leadership. This is a high-autonomy role designed for leaders ready to define the engineering culture of a rapidly growing Series B rocket ship.

Location

London, UK

Why this role is remarkable

• Join the #4 fastest-growing startup in Europe, backed by $75M in funding from elite investors including Accel and Khosla Ventures.
• Experience massive scale and impact by leading up to three engineering teams for a product trusted by global giants like Spotify, MongoDB, and Monzo.
• Work alongside a world-class leadership team that previously scaled Tessian to acquisition, operating in a high-talent-density environment with ex-Monzo and ex-Meta peers.

What You Will Do

• Lead and mentor 2-3 engineering teams totaling 12-20 engineers, fostering a culture of technical excellence, continuous improvement, and high performance.
• Partner with Product and Design leadership to define technical roadmaps and ensure the delivery of high-quality solutions at a fast-growth velocity.
• Facilitate critical architectural decisions and refine scalable engineering processes across domains like Accounting, Insights, and Workflow Orchestration.

The ideal candidate

• You have over 8 years of software engineering experience, with at least 3 years successfully managing multiple engineering teams simultaneously in high-growth environments.
• You possess a proven track record of scaling engineering functions within Series A+ B2B SaaS companies, ideally with experience in distributed systems and cloud architecture.
• You are a data-driven leader who is comfortable making decisions with incomplete information and has a history of growing engineering talent at pace.