Senior Engineering Manager

DC Thomson; Glasgow, Dundee, Aberdeen City, London; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

DC Thomson is seeking a Senior Engineering Manager to lead their engineering team. This role involves strategic and operational responsibilities, fostering a collaborative environment, and driving high-quality software delivery as part of their digital evolution. The position supports flexible working arrangements and encourages a culture of continuous learning.

Benefits

34 days holidays

Health Cash Plan

Excellent Pension

Competitive salary

Staff discounts

Qualifications

• Significant experience leading multiple teams in engineering.
• Excellent communication skills with all levels of the organization.
• Experience in facilitating, coaching and mentoring teams.

Responsibilities

• Build a high-impact distributed engineering organization.
• Lead all aspects of people management for engineering employees.
• Ensure effective development within an overall architectural blueprint.

Skills

Leadership

Strategic thinking

People management

Coaching

Agile methodologies

Job description

Are you a thoughtful and experienced engineering leader who brings a combination of technical insight, people leadership and strategic acumen? Are you excited to contribute to building and leading an organisation that blends purpose, people and performance? Do you thrive in a fast-paced environment and passionate about empowering teams to do their best work? If you want to shape and impact the next chapter of DC Thomson’s engineering and digital evolution, this role is the next career step for you!

ABOUT DC THOMSON

At DC Thomson we are a business with a purpose—to make a positive impact on the communities we serve.

We are home to some of the world’s best-loved media brands, organised around local news and radio, companionship, kids, advocacy, energy, puzzles and hobbies. The Courier, The Press and Journal, The Sunday Post, Beano, Stylist, Puzzler, The People’s Friend, My Weekly, bunkered, Energy Voice, Findmypast and Brightsolid are just some of the brands you might know us for.

Deeply rooted in our communities, we are investing in data, technology and talent to unlock a new level of understanding about what really matters to our customers. Our engineering community and teams are at the heart of this transformation.

ABOUT THE ROLE

We are looking for a Senior Engineering Manager to join DC Thomson’s engineering team and play a pivotal role in collaborating with engineering, product and technology teams and skillsets from across the organisation.

This is a high-impact leadership position responsible for a team of dedicated engineers who deliver value to our customers, products, communities and business.

As a Senior Engineering Manager, you will have both strategic and operational responsibility for:

• People: You will be a thought leader in your space, driving change through others. Ensuring you support continued growth and foster a working environment that enables continuous learning and high-velocity decision making. You will champion a culture of practice and experimentation and will play a key role in modelling that approach whilst also taking advantage of industry-standard training services that support you and your team’s career development.
• Process and Technology: You will enable high-quality software delivery and evolve our engineering culture to thrive in a transformational and outcomes-focussed environment. Your role is critical for both ensuring the execution of our current strategy and forming our future strategies around the engineering involvement and digital transformation.

Key Responsibilities:

• Build a high-impact distributed engineering organisation
• Shape the structure of the Engineering team to deliver effectively against the needs of the organisation
• Lead all aspects of people management for engineering employees, including talent, recruitment, coaching and implementing an outcome-oriented engineering culture
• Ensure products and systems are developed within an overall architectural blueprint which accommodates regular innovation and evolution

Other areas you’ll contribute to:

• Establish and evolve working methodologies and processes in order to identify and remove bottlenecks and optimise our teams’ delivery practices
• Help coordinate with external stakeholders

ABOUT YOU

• Significant experience leading multiple teams in an engineering department
• Leadership abilities with a strategic mind, comfortable communicating with all levels of the organisation
• Thoughtful and caring approach towards your teams and their career progression and development
• Desire to build well-balanced engineering teams
• Be responsible for recruitment and passionate about setting your teams up for success
• Excel at facilitating, coaching and mentoring teams towards rapidly delivering high-impact, high-quality software in a sustainable fashion
• Proven consumer experience with a strong product intuition and passion—you enjoy engaging on product plans
• Able to educate on various ways of working and flow for getting work done
• Be enthusiastic and collaborative
• Be an excellent communicator that embraces agile and experimentation-driven developments

To apply for this role, please follow our online application process and submit a CV and cover letter.

This is a full-time, permanent position, working 35 hours per week. We offer a blend of home and office working. We have offices in London, Dundee, Aberdeen and Glasgow but welcome applications from UK-based candidates interested in a predominantly home/remote-based role. Our engineering team members tend to meet regularly in our London and Dundee offices. You may be required to attend any of our UK offices for team gatherings, key meetings and other work-related events. We offer a generous package including 34 days holiday, Health Cash Plan, excellent Pension, a competitive salary, and many more staff discounts and benefits.

We are an equal-opportunity employer and encourage applications from everyone and do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability or any other protected characteristics.

Closing date for applications: Sunday, 29th June 2025 at 23:59hrs

If you have any issues with your application, please email [e-mail]

Please note that we reserve the right to close the vacancy early once we have received suitable applications. Therefore, please ensure you submit your application as early as possible to avoid disappointment.