Manager, IT Engineering

We are a hybrid, remote-office company dedicated to growing our talent anywhere!

We have onsite locations in: Sioux Falls, SD,  Scottsdale, AZ,  Troy, MI,  Franklin, TN,  Dallas, TX

At Pathward, we take tremendous pride in our purpose to create financial inclusion for all™. We are a financial empowerment company that works with innovators to increase financial availability, choice, and opportunity for all.  We strive to remove barriers that traditional institutions put in the way of financial access, and promote economic mobility by providing responsible, secure, high quality financial products.

We are a team of problem solvers and innovators who celebrate our differences and know that our unique perspectives make us stronger and well-positioned for success.  We celebrate, and embrace, our team members through our *HUMBLE*HUNGRY*SMART approach, and we believe that we are strongest when we embrace the voices of our employees, customers, partners, and the communities we serve. 

About the Role:

Guide, coach, and mentor members of the IT Engineering team. This role is primarily focused on the leadership and development of people and enables self-directed team members to successfully execute against their goals within an Agile organization in support of corporate vision and strategy.

What You Will Do:

• Establishes mission and purpose for individuals. Perform career counseling and personal development on a regular basis.
• Evaluates performance, including team feedback and provides input, guidance, and corrective actions.
• Maintains a balanced mindset across the disciplines involved in the delivery of the products.
• Works with members on improvement initiatives/experiments and understand the data, team, and workflow.
• Sets expectations for accountability, autonomy, and empowerment of team members and manages the appropriate boundaries to achieve the result of having self-directed team. Ensure every team member owns the quality of the products produced.
• Provides leadership for principles behind the Agile Manifesto in all interactions.
• Attracts, develops, and retains capable individuals. Make personnel changes where necessary.
• Understands, teaches, and/or sponsors the IT Engineering skills needed to support the development of high-quality code, components, systems, and solutions. Support team members with problem identification, root cause analysis, and decision-making.
• Remains close enough to the team to add value and to be a competent manager, while staying far enough away to let them problem-solve on their own. Support the self-organization that leads to team formation; Address issues team members cannot unblock.
• Participates in Portfolio-level events including Portfolio Reviews, Overall Sprint Planning, Sprint Review and Overall Retrospective.
• Ensures teams are following standards and best practices.
• Other duties as assigned.

What You Will Need:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent education and work experience.
• Typically 5+ years with bachelor's or equivalent.
• Experience managing commercial off-the-shelf software platforms, specifically Finastra Credit Quest and Odessa Core is a plus
• AWS development
• Platform / System integration

The responsibilities listed above are not all inclusive and may be changed at any time.

 

Salary range: $82,918.25 – $153,136.92
The salary range reflects the minimum and maximum target for a new hire in this role. Individual pay within the range will be determined by multiple factors which can include but are not limited to a candidate’s experience, qualifications, skills, and location. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary for your location during the hiring process. Ranges may be modified in the future.
This role is also eligible for an annual performance-based incentive opportunity.  Pathward offers a comprehensive benefits package for eligible employees, including health insurance, 401(k) retirement benefits, life insurance, disability benefits, paid time off, and more.

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Don’t have everything listed under qualifications? Studies have shown that women and people of color are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single condition. At Pathward, we are dedicated to building a diverse and inclusive culture of belonging, so if you’re excited about this role but your experiences don’t match exactly to everything in the posting we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other Pathward roles.

Who we are: 

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