EMEA Engineering Manager - AI-First People Leader (Remote)

Pencil; United States; A distancia; USD 180.000 - 240.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Health insurance

25 days PTO

Wellness stipend

Remote work from home

Parental leave

Office access in The Shard, London

Descripción de la vacante

Pencil is seeking an Engineering Manager in the United States to build and lead the people and processes that enable fast, high-quality shipping. You will manage engineers across several teams, drive hiring, growth, planning, and delivery, and ensure AI-first approaches are embedded with human oversight.

This leadership role focuses on people, process, and outcomes, not hands-on coding, and requires strong collaboration with Product, Design and Data teams.

Formación

• Several years of experience managing engineers, including multiple teams or managers.
• Proven track record improving team process and delivery (agile, planning, metrics).
• Strong people management: coaching, feedback, performance, and growth.
• Experience supporting hiring and retaining high-performing engineers; building diverse teams.
• Technical fluency: understand architecture, risks, and non-tech trade-offs without coding.

Responsabilidades

• Lead, coach and develop a large group of engineers and team leads across multiple teams.
• Coordinate planning, delivery cadence, incident and release management, and retros with other EMs.
• Support the TPM in aligning priorities with Product, Design and Data; clear expectations and predictable delivery.
• Assist hiring and onboarding for engineers; participate in interview loops and assess candidates.
• Build a healthy, inclusive team culture; address burnout and performance issues early and fairly.
• Promote continuous learning; encourage experimentation and share learnings from failures.

Conocimientos

People management

Hiring

Performance management

Cross-team leadership

AI tools adoption

Descripción del empleo

Pencil is seeking an Engineering Manager in the United States to build and lead the people and processes that enable fast, high-quality shipping. You will manage engineers across several teams, drive hiring, growth, planning, and delivery, and ensure AI-first approaches are embedded with human oversight.

This leadership role focuses on people, process, and outcomes, not hands-on coding, and requires strong collaboration with Product, Design and Data teams.