Engineering Manager: Lead & Grow High-Impact Tech Teams

Jewelers Mutual Group; Raleigh (NC); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Charitable gift matching

Volunteer time

Great Place to Work Certified

Collaborative culture

401(k) matching

Job summary

Jewelers Mutual Group seeks a senior engineering leader to manage a team of engineers and drive the planning, execution, and delivery of technical project areas. The role blends people leadership with hands-on ownership, translating architecture and roadmap direction into actionable team plans while balancing timelines, quality, and capacity.

Ideal candidates have a track record of hiring, coaching, performance management, and strong communication to align with cross-functional stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, or related field or equivalent experience.
• 5-8 years in technology/engineering with at least 2 years managing a team.
• Proven ability to grow and coach engineers, with strong hiring and performance skills.
• Hands-on technical proficiency in software engineering, systems, or infrastructure.
• Experience applying Agile/DevOps to plan, track, and deliver projects.
• Excellent communication to translate technical concepts for non-technical stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Manage, coach, and develop a team of engineers, including hiring, onboarding, and performance management.
• Own planning, execution, and delivery of assigned technical project areas from architecture/roadmap to actionable plans.
• Set priorities and assign work, balancing delivery timelines with quality and capacity.
• Partner with product, business, and cross-functional tech teams to scope requirements and remove blockers.
• Apply agile and DevOps practices to plan sprints, standups, and retrospectives; track KPIs.
• Provide hands-on technical guidance and design/code review to meet standards.
• Identify risks and debt; escalate and resolve issues with the Director, Technology.

Skills

People management

Hiring

Coaching

Performance management

Agile/DevOps

Technical leadership

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS/Engineering

Tools

Cloud platforms

Job description

Jewelers Mutual Group seeks a senior engineering leader to manage a team of engineers and drive the planning, execution, and delivery of technical project areas. The role blends people leadership with hands-on ownership, translating architecture and roadmap direction into actionable team plans while balancing timelines, quality, and capacity.

Ideal candidates have a track record of hiring, coaching, performance management, and strong communication to align with cross-functional stakeholders.