Software Engineering, Team Manager

Job Description:

• Lead engineering teams supporting critical assessment services across Vue Testing Services, OnVue Exam Developer and Test Delivery
• Hire, onboard, coach, develop and retain engineers and technical professionals
• Set clear goals, feedback rhythms, development plans and team operating practices
• Translate product and department priorities into achievable team plans, capacity choices and ownership
• Track sprint and release progress, dependencies, blockers, defects, quality and immediate delivery risks
• Partner with Product, Architecture, Quality Engineering, DevOps, Security, Operations and business stakeholders
• Maintain standards for design, testing, automation, security, observability, documentation and operational readiness
• Use engineering, delivery, quality and team signals to identify patterns and drive improvement
• Guide responsible adoption of AI-assisted development, testing, review and documentation while protecting quality and security
• Lead with minimal hands-on coding expected

Requirements:

• Hands-on technical foundation in software engineering, quality engineering, architecture, technology solutions or a closely related discipline
• Demonstrated experience leading, coaching or managing technical professionals and building effective teams
• Experience delivering software products, platforms or technology services in Agile or similarly iterative environments
• Evidence of leading meaningful change, making sound decisions and improving delivery or team effectiveness
• Working knowledge of modern software delivery, cloud, DevOps, CI/CD, automation, security, reliability, observability and operational readiness
• Experience making people, capacity, priority and delivery decisions in a cross-functional environment
• Experience working across distributed teams, functions or time zones
• Practical experience using or introducing AI-assisted engineering tools, with sound judgement about quality and risk
• Strong communication, collaboration, problem-solving and stakeholder-influence skills
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, Business, or equivalent practical experience

Benefits:

• Eligible to participate in an annual incentive program
• Benefits offered by Pearson (specific benefits linked in the posting)