Senior Director, Engineering Management (Navigate)

Company: EAB (Education Advisory Board)
Location: Richmond
Posted on: April 8, 2025

Job Description:

Senior Director, Engineering Management (Navigate)Location: RemoteNumber: 602676Job Category: DevelopmentJob Department: TechnologyJob Family: Software EngineeringJob Type: Full TimeLevel: DirectorAt EAB, our mission is to make education smarter and our communities stronger. We work with more than 2,800 institutions to drive transformative change through data-driven insights and best-in-class capabilities. From kindergarten to college to career, EAB partners with leaders and practitioners to accelerate progress and drive results across enrollment, student success, institutional strategy, data analytics, and advancement.At EAB, we serve not only our partner institutions but each other-that's why we are always working to make sure our employees love their jobs and are invested in their communities.The Role in Brief:EAB is seeking a talented, passionate, and highly entrepreneurial Senior Director, Engineering Management to take on the team leadership role to support the growth of a new EAB technology CRM product. The role will be a leader on a team working to develop the next generation of technology for the higher education industry.This role may be based out of EAB's Washington, D.C. office; Richmond, VA office; or open to remote work within the continental U.S.Primary Responsibilities:

• Provide engineering management for multiple developers, including both contractors and employees across U.S. and international teams. Engineering management includes coaching and process management to ensure best engineering practices are employed across the full product development and release cycle including discovery, requirement definition, coding/implementation of requirements, QA, and release deployments.
• Engage in architectural and technical design of cloud-based software applications across multiple development stacks to solve problems, deliver innovation, and ensure high quality, maintainable, and performing solutions.
• Provide estimation, project planning, and design guidance to enable quarterly planning for product functionality.
• Implement strategies to ensure high retention of U.S. and international team members and set and maintain a high bar for performance and capability of team members.Basic Qualifications:
  • 8 - 10+ years of professional experience developing software products in a B2B or B2C setting
  • 6+ years of managing and scaling engineering teams
  • Experience evaluating and coordinating technical requirements, product design and architecture, and value proposition ROI analysis for technology solutions
  • Successful track record of improving technical and engineering processes and driving engineering improvements, including continuous integration and continuous deployment techniques
  • Demonstrated ability to independently manage multiple projects and teams against a schedule and budget
  • Ability to communicate technical information to technical and non-technical audiences
  • Significant experience and demonstrated knowledge of Ruby on RailsIdeal Qualifications:
    • Prior experience bringing SaaS-based software products to market in higher education
    • Demonstrated working knowledge of a broad set of current and emerging technologies (e.g., Django, Python, AWS, MySQL, PostgreSQL)
    • Ability to establish trust, build relationships, and influence people at all levels of an organization
    • Prior experience developing applications hosted on AWS (or similar cloud-based hosting environments)
    • Commitment to valuing diversity, practicing inclusive behaviors, and contributing to an equitable working and continual learning environment in support of EAB's DE&I PromiseCompensation:The anticipated starting salary (base) range for this role is $117,500 to $170,000 per year. Actual salary varies due to factors that may include but not be limited to relevant experience, skills, and location. This hire will additionally be eligible for discretionary bonus or incentive compensation.Consistent with our belief that our employees are our most valuable resource, EAB offers a competitive and inclusive benefits package.
      • Medical, dental, and vision insurance plans; dependents and domestic partners eligible
      • 20+ days of PTO annually, in addition to paid firm and floating holidays
      • Daytime leave policy for community service and flextime for fitness activities (up to 10 hours per month each)
      • 401(k) retirement savings plan with annual discretionary company matching contribution
      • Health savings account, healthcare and dependent care flexible spending account, and pre-tax commuter plans
      • Employee assistance program with counseling services and resources available to all employees and immediate family
      • Wellness programs including gym discounts, incentives to promote healthy living, and family access to the leading app for sleep, meditation, and relaxation
      • Fertility treatment coverage and adoption or surrogacy assistance
      • Paid parental leave with phase back to work program for birthing and non-birthing parents
      • Access to milk shipping service to support nursing employees during business travel
      • Discounted pet health insurance coverage for dog and cat family members
      • Company-provided life, AD&D, and disability insurance
      • Financial wellness resources and membership in a robust employee discount program
      • Access to employee resource groups, merit-based advancement, and dynamic professional growth opportunitiesAt EAB, we believe that to fulfill our mission to "make education smarter and our communities stronger" we need team members who bring a diversity of perspectives to the table and are committed to fostering a workplace where each team member is valued, respected and heard.To that end, EAB is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and we make employment decisions on the basis of qualifications, merit and business need.
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