The Manager, Engineering leads a product team focused on building and maintaining platforms that enable account management, portfolio tracking, and wealth management services. This leader accomplishes results through the management of experienced technologists who operate with independence, while still providing technical leadership and strategic direction, establishing operating policies and procedures, and interpreting company-wide standards. The role is responsible for schedules and departmental objectives aligned with organizational goals, and collaborates frequently with internal and external stakeholders, including senior business partners, on projects and operational decisions. The ideal candidate brings hands-on experience with AWS cloud, Python, Lambda, and Postgres, and demonstrates technical expertise in data engineering and solution architecture. Success in this position requires mentoring and upskilling a growing team, driving adoption of modern engineering practices, and leading briefings and technical meetings to support IT objectives and deliver business value across the organization. DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:   Designing Solutions  Review technical solution design and architecture and provide guidance and direction.  Take part in system design and architecture conversations with the team to land approaches to deliver solutions.  Review technical solution and supports the execution of the solution    Developing Software  Has Developed software.   Can read code and stays up to date on best practices.  Ensure Code reviews are completed - Problem solving and analytical skills    Learning and applying new techniques  Promotes and empowers sharing ideas, best practices, etc. They need to make space so teams can take time for these activities.  Anticipates and analyzes trends in technology and assesses the impact of emerging technologies on the business    Collaborating within team  Supports the team agile practices and learning events / trainings  Helps break down barriers for the team  Engages in sprint demos; Understands the desired and actual outcomes as well as the technology delivered by the team  Partner with Product Manager on Initiatives/ Features/ Epics and provides clarity on desired outcomes as well as technical expertise.  Collaborates with Product manager for strategies, operating plans, targets and measures for product groups   Creating a positive team environment where individuals have psychological safety and work collaboratively while understanding, respecting, challenging and appreciating each other’s ideas    Collaborating across teams  Supports and empowers teams to broker solutions across products  Understands how the product integrates with other products and ensures consistency in approach to work towards a common goal / outcome.  Builds strong working relationships with peers across teams  Proactively identifies cross team challenges and works to empower teams in solve collaboratively    Collaborating across the organization  Align your team with the priorities of the company and the technology organization for a given product area    Setting product/platform technology strategy  Participates in setting the product and platform technology vision, strategies, initiatives, roadmaps , objectives and alignments  Represents the business value of technology upgrades, etc. and influences prioritization in the product roadmap  Empowers the team to select the right tool and platforms for the given product area.    Defining Engineering standards/patterns  Collaborating with Engineers to ensure Engineering practices and be an advocate to bring the engineering disciplines.  Promoting engineering practices and continuous improvement such as DevOps nd observability  Contributes to the creation of enterprise frameworks and patterns    DevOps  Define and supports the development Lifecyle processes  Supports the team and removes barriers to resolving production incidents/problems  DevOps continuously evaluated through observability, monitoring and alerting  Understands the health of technology products and promotes prioritization of work to maintain and continuously improve  Serve as an escalation point in product level support for ongoing maintenance and production issues     Selecting & Managing Technology Vendors  Be an advocate to the team to define criteria’s for selecting the right platform/technology  Guides the team to build consensus on an approach and driving a build vs buy decision with the team. In a buy decision, works with the team to decide on criteria and vendor selection.  Execute or manage the overall technology solutions, platforms for the product groups and associated vendor relationships.    Coaching Engineers  Holding regular 1:1s with team members and team meeting,  provides constructive feedback, guidance and coaching to help engineers grow their skills and experience.  Provides career planning advice to engineers and creates development plans to help them achieve their career goals which leverages their skills and capabilities and provides them with learning opportunities.    Recruiting/building talent  Leads the process of selecting and engaging the right consulting partners  Planning in advance for future people needs for the product groups, collaborate with the other teams on the recruitment process  Recruits, develops, and sustains a high-performing team while promoting a culture of shared accountability, operational excellence, and partnership across the organization.  Models Thrivent’s leadership competencies – courage, collaboration, and commitment by demonstrating resiliency, working together to make the best decisions, and holding yourself and others accountable.    Supports and/or develops an environment in which Thrivent employees and colleagues are focused on continuous improvement, exceptional employee engagement, and an unwavering commitment to our clients.  Shapes and/or supports a culture that represents the Thrivent purpose, promise and values, ensuring that Thrivent’s trust and reputation remain strong with its clients.    Manage a team of direct and indirect staff   QUALIFICATIONS & SKILLS:    Required: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or other technical field or equivalent work experience  8+ years of progressively responsible positions in Information Technology including 5+ years’ experience in IT discipline, e.g., wealth management advisor solutions, 3rd party Saas Vendor file management, portfolio strategy and roadmap development.  3+ years’ management/supervisory experience in specific IT functional area discipline, e.g. applications development or equivalent skills leading major technical projects with accountability for enforcing talent management needs and performance standards.  Demonstrated leadership and experience managing multidiscipline, high-performance work teams.  Strong competency in project management and execution of multiple or large projects.  Experience working with customers to develop solutions to complex business problems.  Proven ability to communicate effectively with internal/external stakeholders to support business initiatives.  Proven ability to function in an environment which requires flexibility, good judgment and intelligent decision making, often based on limited information and/or extreme conditions.  Ability to formulate, implement and evaluate plans, programs and procedures applicable to customer relationship and demand management.   Preferred:  MBA  Financial Services industry experience  5+ years of experience in hands on development with modern data tools and technologies such a Python, Lambda, AWS with proven ability to design, build and maintain data architecture and pipelines.  Guide architectural decisions and ensure best engineering practices. Review code, design documents, and technical proposals. Stay hands-on with coding when necessary, especially for prototyping or critical issues. Experience with data modeling, 3rd party vendor file management. Experience in IT planning and business relationship management  Experience working in a matrix management organization  Experience with product development and management  Pay Transparency Thrivent’s long-term growth depends on attracting, rewarding, and retaining people who are committed to helping others thrive with purpose. We accomplish this by offering a wide variety of market competitive compensation programs to attract, reward, and retain top talent. The applicable salary or hourly wage range for this full-time role is $139,455.00 - $188,676.00 per year, which factors in various geographic regions. The base pay actually offered will be determined by a variety of factors including, but not limited to, location, relevant experience, skills, and knowledge, business needs, market demand, and other factors Thrivent deems important. Thrivent is unique in our commitment to helping people to be wise with money and live balanced and generous lives. That extends to our benefits. The following benefits may be offered: various bonuses (including, for example, annual or long-term incentives); medical, dental, and vision insurance; health savings account; flexible spending account; 401k; pension; life and accidental death and dismemberment insurance; disability insurance; supplemental protection insurance; 20 days of Paid Time Off each year; Sick and Safe Time; 10 paid company holidays; Volunteer Time Off; paid parental leave; EAP; well-being benefits, and other employee benefits. Eligibility for receipt of these benefits is subject to the applicable plan/policy documents. Thrivent’s plans/policies are subject to change at any time at Thrivent’s discretion. Thrivent provides Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) without regard to race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, pregnancy, national origin, age, disability, marital status, citizenship status, military or veteran status, genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable local, state, or federal law. This policy applies to all employees and job applicants. Thrivent is committed to providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation, please let us know by sending an email to human.resources@thrivent.com or call 800-847-4836 and request Human Resources. #Remote At Thrivent, we believe money is a tool, not a goal. Driven by a higher purpose at our core, we are committed to providing financial advice, investments, insurance, banking and generosity programs to help people make the most of all they’ve been given. At our heart, we are a membership-owned fraternal organization, as well as a holistic financial services organization, dedicated to serving the unique needs of our customers. We focus on their goals and priorities, guiding them toward financial choices that will help them live the life they want today—and tomorrow. For over 100 years, Thrivent has been helping people build their financial futures and live more generous lives. Today, it’s a Fortune 500 company that offers a full range of expert financial solutions, serving more than 2 million customers, as well as the communities in which they live and work. Thrivent fosters a diverse workforce to serve our diverse clientele, reflecting a wide range of backgrounds and experiences. If you’re intrigued about our work and the possibility of becoming part of it, we invite you to visit Thrivent.com to learn more. You won’t just build a career; you’ll be part of an organization focused on growing, innovating, and serving.

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