Mgr Software Engineering

Citizens; Johnston (RI); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 231,000; Full time

Job summary

Citizens is seeking a Manager of Software Engineering to lead a team of engineers in delivering high-quality, scalable software aligned to business outcomes. You will own team outcomes, develop talent, and partner across product, architecture, and engineering to deliver meaningful customer value.

The role emphasizes technical depth, disciplined execution, and strong leadership to drive performance, uphold standards, and ensure consistent delivery.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of hands-on software development delivering scalable systems.
• 7+ years leading engineering teams and delivering software products.
• Strong understanding of agile practices, lifecycle management, and release processes.
• Experience with modern tech stacks (Angular/React/Vue, Java, Python).
• Cloud experience across AWS/Azure/GCP including secure data handling.
• CI/CD experience with Jenkins/CircleCI and related tooling.
• Excellent written and verbal communication across technical and business audiences.

Responsibilities

• Own delivery of team commitments, including scope, timelines, and quality.
• Coordinate with cross-functional partners to align with business priorities and customer needs.
• Drive measurable team outcomes, maintain velocity, and manage risks.
• Mentor and develop engineering talent and foster a learning culture.
• Advocate for customer needs in design and delivery decisions.

Skills

Hands-on software dev

Engineering team management

Agile methodologies

Front-end & back-end stacks

Cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP)

CI/CD pipelines

Cross-functional communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS/Engineering

Master’s degree preferred

Tools

Jenkins

CircleCI

Git

Job description

Description

4 Days in the office from any of our locations in Johnston RI, Nashville TN, Short Hills NJ, Westwood or Medford MA, Phoenix AZ and couple other locations

Role is not relocation eligible.

Role Summary

The Manager of Software Engineering leads a team of engineers to deliver high-quality, scalable, and reliable software aligned to business and customer outcomes. This role combines technical depth, disciplined execution, and strong leadership to drive team performance, uphold engineering standards, and ensure consistent delivery. The manager owns team outcomes, develops talent, and partners across product, architecture, and engineering to deliver meaningful customer value.

Responsibilities

• Technical Expertise and Quality

  Ensures the team adheres to established engineering standards, including code development and documentation practices. Guides technical execution and reviews designs and code to maintain quality, scalability, and maintainability. Coaches engineers on tools, frameworks, and development workflows to raise the overall technical bar.

• Execution and Delivery

  Owns delivery of team commitments, including scope, timelines, and quality. Tracks progress, removes blockers, and manages risks to maintain consistent velocity. Coordinates with cross-functional partners to ensure alignment with business priorities and customer needs. Drives predictable, incremental delivery of product enhancements and capabilities.

• Ownership and Accountability

  Takes full ownership of team outcomes, including delivery, technical health, and team performance. Operates independently in decision making related to execution and technical direction within the team. Identifies and resolves systemic issues that impact delivery, quality, or team effectiveness.

• Collaboration

  Builds strong working relationships with product managers, architects, and peer engineering teams. Ensures alignment on design approaches and integration points. Facilitates healthy team dynamics and resolves conflicts to maintain a productive and focused environment.

• Communication

  Communicates clearly with both technical and non-technical stakeholders. Provides transparent updates on progress, risks, and decisions. Ensures the team maintains clear and consistent communication practices across workstreams.

• Leadership and Talent Development

  Leads by example and sets clear expectations for performance, quality, and accountability. Hires, develops, and retains engineering talent through coaching and mentoring. Creates an environment that supports continuous improvement, learning, and career growth.

• Impact and Continuous Improvement

  Delivers measurable team-level impact through reliable execution and strong engineering practices. Improves team efficiency, system scalability, and operational reliability. Drives continuous improvement in delivery practices, tooling, and team effectiveness.

• Customer Focus

  Advocates for customer needs in design and delivery decisions. Partners with product and design to improve user experience. Ensures systems are performant, reliable, and aligned to customer expectations.

Required Qualifications

• 10+ years of hands‑on software development experience delivering scalable and reliable systems
• 7+ years of experience managing engineering teams and delivering software products
• Strong understanding of software development practices, including agile methodologies, lifecycle management, configuration management, and release processes
• Experience leading design and delivery across modern technology stacks, including front‑end frameworks (Angular, React, or Vue) and backend languages such as Java, Python, or similar
• Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or GCP, including secure handling of sensitive data
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines such as Jenkins, CircleCI, or equivalent
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to operate across technical and business audiences

Desired Qualifications

• Experience in financial services, including consumer banking, business banking or payments
• Understanding of banking systems, custody, and financial operations
• Ability to navigate complex organizations and drive alignment to deliver outcomes

Education

• Required: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related discipline
• Preferred: Master’s degree in a related field

Pay Transparency

The salary range for this position is $180,000 – $231,000 per year, plus an opportunity to earn additional incentive earnings (if applicable). Actual pay is based on various factors including, but not limited to, the budget, work location, and relevant skills and experience. .

We offer competitive pay, comprehensive medical, dental and vision coverage, retirement benefits, maternity/paternity leave, flexible work arrangements, education reimbursement, wellness programs and more. Note, Citizens’ paid time off policy exceeds the mandatory, paid sick or paid time‑away policy of every local and state jurisdiction in the United States. For an overview of our benefits, visit https://jobs.citizensbank.com/benefits

Some job boards have started using jobseeker‑reported data to estimate salary ranges for roles. If you apply and qualify for this role, a recruiter will discuss accurate pay guidance.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Citizens, its parent, subsidiaries, and related companies (Citizens) provide equal employment and advancement opportunities to all colleagues and applicants for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, citizenship, physical or mental disability, perceived disability or history or record of a disability, ethnicity, gender, gender identity or expression, genetic information, genetic characteristic, marital or domestic partner status, victim of domestic violence, family status/parenthood, medical condition, military or veteran status, national origin, pregnancy/childbirth/lactation, colleague’s or a dependent’s reproductive health decision making, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or any other category protected by federal, state and/or local laws. At Citizens, we are committed to fostering an inclusive culture that enables all colleagues to bring their best selves to work every day and everyone is expected to be treated with respect and professionalism. Employment decisions are based solely on merit, qualifications, performance and capability.

Why Work for Us

At Citizens, you'll find a customer‑centric culture built around helping our customers and giving back to our local communities. When you join our team, you are part of a supportive and collaborative workforce, with access to training and tools to accelerate your potential and maximize your career growth

Background Check

Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the candidate successfully passing a background check, which may include initial credit, motor vehicle record, public record, prior employment verification, and criminal background checks. Results of the background check are individually reviewed based upon legal requirements imposed by our regulators and with consideration of the nature and gravity of the background history and the job offered. Any offer of employment will include further information.

08/31/2026