Senior Manager, Software Development

About Harbor Compliance

Harbor Compliance is a fast-growing, innovative SaaS company, transforming how organizations manage their regulatory compliance. With a mission to simplify compliance and empower businesses to succeed, we provide a range of technology-driven solutions that deliver unmatched value to our clients. Our continued client and ARR growth demands world-class talent to drive the development of our core products, and we are looking for a Senior Manager, Software Development to lead our teams to the next level of excellence.

About the role

As a Senior Manager of Software Development, you will lead a team of high-performing software engineers and test engineers, creating scalable and high-quality software that powers our compliance services. Your focus will be on scaling the team, improving processes, and delivering a roadmap that aligns with our business goals. This is an opportunity to make a significant impact on the company’s future by building a team that sets new standards of productivity, quality, and innovation.

What you'll do

• Lead and Develop Talent: Build and scale a high-performing team of developers and testers. You’ll mentor engineers at all levels, fostering a culture of continuous improvement, ownership, and high standards.

• Strategic Growth: Lead the development team during a high-growth phase, ensuring infrastructure and processes can scale effectively. Implement and optimize tools, methodologies, and metrics to drive team productivity and software quality.

• Agile Leadership: Oversee the adoption and refinement of Agile methodologies, ensuring that teams deliver on sprint commitments, streamline delivery processes, and meet business deadlines.

• Continuous Improvement: Implement modern development practices like CI/CD, test-driven development, and automated testing, creating an environment of continuous integration and seamless software delivery.

• Business Alignment: Collaborate with cross-functional leaders to ensure the development team is aligned with product and business priorities, driving outcomes that directly support Harbor Compliance’s strategic objectives.

• Metrics-Driven Management: Utilize KPIs and analytics to monitor developer productivity, code quality, and project delivery times. Set and achieve targets for key development metrics.

• Team and Career Management: Conduct performance reviews, set clear goals, and provide career development plans for team members, ensuring alignment with their personal growth and company needs.

• Innovative Problem Solving: Encourage creative solutions to complex technical challenges, fostering an environment where the team constantly seeks better, faster, and more efficient ways to deliver value.

• Proven Track Record: 7+ years of experience leading software development teams in a high-growth SaaS environment, ideally during a scaling phase from $30M to $50M ARR.

• Leadership and Mentorship: Experience managing teams of diverse engineering talents, from entry-level to senior engineers. A strong passion for mentoring and guiding engineers in their professional growth.

• Technical Expertise: Deep experience with modern development environments, including CI/CD pipelines, test-driven development, automated testing, and cloud technologies (Azure, AWS).

• Agile Mastery: Demonstrated expertise in Agile/Scrum methodologies, driving team productivity and efficiency in high-velocity environments.

• Data-Driven Management: Familiarity with performance metrics such as code quality measures, cycle time, and sprint efficiency to track and improve developer performance.

• Strong Communication Skills: Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to engage and influence technical and non-technical stakeholders.

• Hands-On Experience: Expertise in full-stack development using P