Manager- Global Technology

Expeditors; Dublin; On-site; EUR 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private Medical Insurance

Life Insurance

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Training & Development

Growth opportunities

Employee Referral Bonus

Pension Scheme

Bike to Work

26 Work from home Days per year

Job summary

Expeditors in Dublin is seeking a Manager – Global Technology to lead a diverse engineering team. You will stay close to design, code quality, testing, automation, and production support while balancing new functionality with technical debt and operational needs.

The role emphasizes hands-on technical leadership, mentorship, and collaboration with product managers and stakeholders to align priorities and deliver high-quality software in an agile environment.

Qualifications

• Strong professional software development background with hands-on programming and code review ability.
• Experience leading, coaching, or formally managing engineers in software delivery.
• Ability to manage a diverse team and build an inclusive, high-trust culture.
• Practical understanding of software design, testing, CI/CD, and production reliability.
• Experience planning and delivering work using agile practices and backlog management.
• Strong communication skills to explain technical decisions to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Customer-service mindset and ownership to move progress in ambiguous situations.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach, and develop engineers through regular 1:1s and career conversations.
• Build an inclusive, high-trust team environment focused on support and performance.
• Support growth, retention, and knowledge sharing by building the right talent mix.
• Take accountability for team commitments and deliver high-quality work with business value.
• Support planning, estimation, and delivery using pragmatic agile practices.
• Remove blockers, manage workload, and sustain delivery pace without compromising retention.
• Collaborate with Technical Product Managers and stakeholders to keep backlogs clear and ready for execution.
• Contribute to code and participate in design reviews and code reviews.
• Reinforce engineering standards across automation, testing, and documentation.

Skills

Software development

Team leadership

Diversity & inclusion

CI/CD

Agile planning

Effective communication

Problem solving

Job description

We take care of our employees, and they take care of our customers! Become a member of a global community! The international logistics industry is an integral piece of the global trade puzzle; we make the world go round. Global supply chain management is what we do, and at the heart of Expeditors you will find professionalism, leadership, and a friendly environment, all of which foster an innovative, customer service-based approach to logistics. Expeditors is a global logistics company headquartered in Seattle, Washington. As a Fortune 500 company, we employ over 19,000 trained professionals in a worldwide network of over 350+ locations across six continents. Expeditors satisfies the increasingly sophisticated needs of international trade through customized solutions and seamless, integrated information systems.

Our Mission

We recruit, train, and retain the very best logistics and technical experts the world over. We love to promote from within - more than 50 percent of our employees have been at Expeditors for five years or more. Our high retention rate is influenced by a unique compensation program for positions that are more than just jobs - they're chances to grow, do what you love and build a career with us!

Job Description

As Manager – Global Technology, you will lead, coach, and develop a diverse team of engineers, creating an environment where team members can do their best work through clear expectations, useful 1:1s, career development, knowledge sharing, and reduced single‑person dependencies. This is also a hands‑on technical leadership role. You will stay close to design, code quality, testing, automation, documentation, operational readiness, and production support, helping the team balance new functionality with technical debt and operational needs.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead, coach, and develop engineers through regular 1:1s, feedback, clear expectations, and career conversations
• Build an inclusive, high‑trust team environment focused on support, respect, and high performance.
• Support team growth, retention, and knowledge sharing by helping build the right talent mix and a strong bench.
• Take accountability for team commitments and help deliver high‑quality work that creates measurable business value.
• Support planning, estimation, and delivery using pragmatic agile practices and clear delivery discipline
• Remove blockers, manage workload, and support sustainable delivery without compromising retention or team pace.
• Partner with Technical Product Managers and business stakeholders to ensure backlogs are clear, realistic, prioritised, and ready for engineering execution
• Bring credible programming experience and actively participate in technical discussions, design reviews, and code reviews
• Contribute to code where it supports delivery, quality, coaching, or team learning.
• Reinforce engineering standards across automation, testing, code quality, documentation, reliability, security, and operational support
• Help the team balance technical debt, operational burden, and new value delivery while maintaining long‑term maintainability
• Participate in software design and support sound technical decisions within established architecture patterns
• Maintain awareness of dependent products, systems, and integrations to reduce avoidable risk and protect service quality
• Reduce key‑person dependency through documentation, cross‑training, clean coding practices, and practical knowledge sharing.
• Work closely with Technical Product Managers, architects, business partners, and peer teams to align priorities, delivery, and technical direction.
• Manage different perspectives, resolve disagreements constructively, and help move priorities forward
• Represent the team clearly to stakeholders by explaining technical trade‑offs in plain language.
• Lead retrospectives and continuous improvement so the team keeps improving how it delivers

Modern Engineering & AI‑Assisted Development

The successful candidate will support the responsible use of AI‑assisted development tools to improve productivity, code quality, testing, documentation, and troubleshooting. They will also encourage practical AI‑assisted workflows while respecting data privacy, intellectual property, and responsible usage expectations.

Qualifications

• Strong professional software development background, with hands‑on programming experience and the ability to review code credibly.
• Experience leading, coaching, or formally managing engineers in a software delivery environment.
• Ability to manage a diverse team, support different working styles, and build an inclusive, high‑trust team culture.
• Practical understanding of software design, code review, testing, CI/CD, operational support, and production reliability.
• Experience planning and delivering work using agile practices, including estimation, prioritisation, dependency management, and delivery follow‑through.
• Strong communication skills, including the ability to explain technical decisions, trade‑offs, risks, and delivery options to both technical and non‑technical stakeholders.
• Customer‑service mindset, strong ownership, sound judgement, and the ability to keep progress moving in ambiguous or complex situations.

Additional Information

• This role will be based in our Dublin, Ireland branch.

What We Offer

• Private Medical Insurance Including Optical and Dental coverage
• Life Insurance
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Training and Personnel Development Program
• Growth opportunities within the company
• Employee Referral Program Bonus
• Pension Scheme
• Bike to Work scheme
• 26 Work from home Days per year.