As an Engineering Manager at our company you will play a crucial role in leading the daytoday operations of the engineering organization You will be responsible for driving product delivery providing architectural direction fostering team health and ensuring smooth execution Your focus will be on building a strong team enabling leads and ensuring timely delivery without being a bottleneck Key Responsibilities Delivery accountability Own the engineering teams delivery commitments ensuring technical clarity for execution Work with Squad Leads to meet sprint goals resolve blockers and communicate timelines proactively Engineering culture Model and reinforce a culture of ownership quality and continuous improvement Champion engineering best practices and monitor velocity morale and collaboration within the team Crossfunctional collaboration Represent Engineering in discussions with Product QA DevOps and Sr Program Manager to align priorities and dependencies Escalation handling Act as the first escalation point for engineering delivery issues resolving conflicts within and between squads before they escalate to the VP Hiring and onboarding Partner with leadership to recruit senior engineers and leads Take ownership of onboarding current hires effectively Qualifications Required 1218 years of experience in software engineering or product delivery with at least 5 years in an engineering management or team lead role Proven track record of managing multiple teams or squads concurrently in a product engineering environment Strong operational and organizational skills excelling at planning execution and ensuring sustainable outcomes delivery Excellent people skills capable of building trust providing constructive feedback and developing engineers at various levels Experience in Agile and squadbased delivery models familiarity with streamaligned team structures is a plus Strong communication skills to represent Engineering clearly to Product clients and leadership Proficiency in writing and conducting productive meetings High resilience and composure to make sound decisions under pressure especially in challenging situations Additional Company Details Our company is a SaaS platform specifically designed for the scholarly publishing domain collaborating with leading academic publishers and societies to power their publishing workflows We are transitioning our engineering organization into three streamaligned squads with the Engineering Manager playing a crucial role in this transformation Please note that early joiners are preferred for this position The office timings are from 9 AM to 7 PM Monday to Friday