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This is a true function head, not a senior IC with a management title. You set engineering standards across the function and own the unified Software Development Lifecycle end to end.
Responsibilities
Delivery predictability across the engineering function - accountable for the function consistently shipping committed scope on committed dates, per tribe and function-wide. You own the practices that surface shortfalls early and the remediation that closes the gap.
Engineering standards and practice - you set and enforce the engineering bar: code review standards, retrospectives, and the feedback loops that keep them healthy across the tribes.
People management of Engineering Managers - performance management, growth, 1:1 cadence, and engineering hiring across the function. You are accountable for the EMs you develop and the standard they operate to.
Unified SDLC ownership - you own and define the unified SDLC end to end. Engineering Managers run it day-to-day in their tribes.
Backend change management - you own the governance of our deployment pipeline. You ensure 100% of changes generate a regulator-ready audit trail automatically, while designing a frictionless, risk-tiered approval process that subjects material changes to rigorous, formal review without gridlocking daily production…
AI-first engineering standard - accountable for driving genuine adoption of AI tooling across engineering: coding assistants, AI-assisted code review, and AI-assisted test generation as standard practice. You set the direction, decide where it adds real value versus where it doesn't, track adoption, and ensure teams…
Blocker clearance - accountable for fast escalation and resolution of blockers, in-sprint and in engineers' backlogs. Blockers are surfaced early and cleared with discipline rather than allowed to age.
Engineering incident response and post-mortems - own the engineering function's response to production incidents: timely escalation, structured post-mortem facilitation, and ensuring action items close.
Tech-debt roadmap - own the function-level tech-debt roadmap: prioritising remediation, partnering with the Solutions Architect on architectural debt, and tracking progress against plan.
Capacity planning - accountable for engineering capacity matching committed work; EMs execute the operational planning.
