Innovation Engineering Manager – AI & New Technologies

Bluebeam; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 182,900 - 251,225; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401K

Generous PTO

BetterUp Care

LinkedIn Learning

Education reimbursement

Job summary

Bluebeam, based in the United States, seeks a Senior Engineering Manager, Innovations in Dallas to lead high-impact, first-of-its-kind initiatives. You will guide a team of engineers, partner with product and engineering leaders, and help scale new technologies, including AI-driven capabilities, while maintaining delivery discipline.

This role demands strong technical foundation, exceptional leadership, and the ability to translate ambiguous opportunities into executable plans.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of experience in software engineering, product engineering, or closely related technical roles.
• 4+ years of experience leading engineering teams, including direct people management responsibility for engineers.
• 4+ years of experience leading cross functional technical programs or initiatives that span multiple teams, systems, or organizational boundaries.
• Demonstrated experience delivering ambiguous, net-new, or innovation focused technical initiatives from concept through execution.
• Experience partnering with Product and Engineering leadership on resource planning, prioritization, and roadmap or delivery planning.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Engineering, Information Systems, or a related technical field.

Responsibilities

• Lead Innovation engineering initiatives from discovery through delivery, translating ambiguous opportunities into executable plans, clear ownership, and measurable outcomes.
• Manage and develop direct-report engineers, including performance management, coaching, career development, and day-to-day support for assigned team members.
• Partner with Product and Engineering leaders to shape cross‑functional initiatives, align priorities, and create practical paths to deliver new capabilities across multiple engineering teams.
• Unblock teams by identifying organizational, technical, and process barriers and driving collaborative solutions that accelerate delivery of net-new technologies.
• Serve as a primary connection point between Innovation and distributed or acquired engineering teams, helping integrate efforts, clarify responsibilities, and improve operating cadence.
• Drive organizational planning for the Innovation function, including resourcing, budget input, initiative prioritization, and realistic schedule development.
• Provide technical program and project leadership by coordinating dependencies, monitoring progress, surfacing risks, and ensuring initiatives remain aligned to strategic goals.
• Exceptional people leadership, organizational effectiveness, and cross‑functional collaboration skills.
• Strong technical foundation with the ability to quickly understand new technologies, assess tradeoffs, and guide teams through ambiguity.
• Demonstrated technical project and program management experience, including dependency management, resource planning, and schedule development.
• High emotional intelligence and the ability to build trust, alignment, and momentum across Product, Engineering, and distributed teams.
• Humility. Able to lead senior technical people by listening well, bringing out their expertise, and helping the team reach the best outcome without needing to be the smartest person in the room.
• Strong verbal, written, and executive communication skills, with the ability to convey complex progress and risks in simple, compelling ways.
• Proven ability to identify blockers early and create practical, collaborative solutions that improve delivery speed and team effectiveness.
• Experience partnering closely with Product leaders and senior engineers to drive initiatives that span multiple teams and systems.
• Strong planning skills across budget, staffing, initiative prioritization, and organizational operating rhythms.
• Experience working with remote, distributed, and acquired teams and helping integrate them into consistent engineering practices and delivery processes.

Skills

People leadership

Executive communication

Cross-functional collaboration

Strategic planning

Program management

Ambiguity management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field

Job description

Bluebeam, based in the United States, seeks a Senior Engineering Manager, Innovations in Dallas to lead high-impact, first-of-its-kind initiatives. You will guide a team of engineers, partner with product and engineering leaders, and help scale new technologies, including AI-driven capabilities, while maintaining delivery discipline.

This role demands strong technical foundation, exceptional leadership, and the ability to translate ambiguous opportunities into executable plans.