The Engineering Manager leads our Software Engineering teams, ensuring that they are consistently delivering the capability Sky needs to meet business and customer outcomes, against the engineering standards we expect to see. The Engineering Manager also owns pastoral care, learning/development and general happiness of one or more teams, and should maintain effective relationships with stakeholders and delivery partners throughout Sky – all this to ensure our people are set up to succeed. What will you do: ⦁ Lead a team of Software Engineers and Testers of varying experience levels, supporting with personal development, pastoral care, coaching, mentoring, training and performance management ⦁ Be an advocate for good practice and patterns throughout the team – from effective road mapping to release engineering ⦁ Play an active role in assessing and maintaining the morale of the team, balancing the needs of our people and our business ⦁ Measure and manage adherence to Engineering Standards across the team, ensuring that output is right first time and coaching a ‘baked in quality’ mindset ⦁ Run the recruitment pipelines for the team within established guardrails, ensuring sufficient capacity to deliver the roadmap ⦁ Actively develop your own skills and be an advocate for a learning culture in the team ⦁ Own the process for driving our technical roadmap forward, supporting with capacity planning, delivery, and facilitation ⦁ Maintain effective relationships with stakeholders, dependency owners and leaders & specialists from other disciplines, whose skills and efforts are required for the team to succeed. What will you bring: ⦁ A background in Software Engineering or experience leading Software Engineers delivering modern solutions in a complex environment ⦁ A passion for leading people, spotting and growing talent and delivering through others ⦁ Experience motivating those in your team to take accountability for their work by providing clear direction and opportunities for learning & feedback ⦁ Experience managing stakeholders to ensure a consistent message is received on delivery and budget impacts ⦁ Familiarity with team/platform performance measurement trends and an understanding of how to inspect and adapt the processes and culture ⦁ An understanding of deadlines, budget constraints and scope of delivery. Experience working with stakeholders to ensure the right balance between these is met, setting expectations and handling risks early ⦁ Excellent organizational skills, with experience making work visible and facilitating sessions to discuss all aspects of Software Development ⦁ Ability to communicate and coordinate between teams. Take pride and ownership in your work, confidently representing your team to other parts of Sky. Team overview The My Sky App Family is at the heart of providing outstanding customer service through both the iOS and Android apps which touch every part of a Sky customer’s experience. We tackle a wide range of problems creatively and no two days are the same. You will be joining a diverse team where the focus is on collaboration, doing what’s best for the customer and our people, and having fun whilst we do it UK&I Technology Ground-breaking projects. Innovative tech. Top innovation. Join our UK&I Technology team and you’ll work across technology projects that drive our TV, broadband, mobile and Sky Connect services. You’ll be at the heart of delivering the technology roadmaps that support our UK and Ireland businesses, with a focus on customer innovations for Sky Glass. That’s not all. You’ll also design, develop and deliver digital services for millions of customers across the UK. The rewards There's one thing people can't stop talking about when it comes to LifeAtSky : the perks. Here’s a taster: Sky Q, for the TV you love all in one place The magic of Sky Glass at an exclusive rate A generous pension package Private healthcare Discounted mobile and broadband A wide range of Sky VIP rewards and experiences Inclusion & how you'll work We are a Disability Confident Employer, and welcome and encourage applications from all candidates. We will look to ensure a fair and consistent experience for all, and will make reasonable adjustments to support you where appropriate. Please flag any adjustments you need to your recruiter as early as you can. We’ve embraced hybrid working and split our time between unique office spaces and the convenience of working from home. You’ll find out more about what hybrid working looks like for your role later on in the recruitment process. Your office space Leeds Our spacious tech hub is less than a mile from Leeds train station. There’s plenty of parking in the surrounding streets and at the nearby CitiPark. Need a break? You can blow off steam over a game of pool or table tennis, and stay fit at our subsidised gym. We'd love to hear from you Inventive, forward-thinking minds come together to work in Tech, Product and Data at Sky. It’s a place where you can explore what if, how far, and what next. But better doesn’t stop at what we do, it’s how we do it, too. We embrace each other’s differences. We support our community and contribute to a sustainable future for our business and the planet. If you believe in better, we’ll back you all the way. Just so you know: if your application is successful, we’ll ask you to complete a criminal record check. Depending on the role you have applied for and the nature of any convictions you may have, we might have to withdraw the offer.