Associate Director

Job Description – Associate Director / Sr. Engineering Manager

Overview
Engineering Manager responsible for end-to-end delivery of digital products and services within the Tax & Legal domain, ensuring alignment with business value, regulatory standards, and enterprise engineering practices. Operates within an MDT model partnering with Product, Architecture, and Engineering.

Key Responsibilities

• Own delivery of product portfolio (scope, backlog, roadmap, outcomes)
• Drive engineering execution across Agile, DevOps, and SRE models
• Partner with Product Managers (value) and Architects (design) for scalable solutions
• Ensure quality, reliability, and resilience (SLOs, DR, automation, observability)
• Manage dependencies, risks, and technical debt across value streams
• Govern compliance with NQRM / NITSO and SDLC standards
• Track and optimize delivery performance (DORA, Flow metrics)
• Lead financials including budget, cost optimization (FinOps), and vendor management
• Build, coach, and scale high-performing engineering teams
• Drive innovation, continuous improvement, and engineering best practices
• Communicate portfolio health, risks, and outcomes to senior stakeholders

Skills & Experience

Core

• Engineering leadership in large-scale enterprise environments
• Strong stakeholder, risk, and dependency management
• Experience in regulated domains (Tax/Legal/Financial Services preferred)

Technology & Engineering

• Cloud: Azure (preferred), cloud-native architecture, cost optimization (FinOps)
• Platforms:  
  • .NET / .NET Core (enterprise application development)
  • Microsoft Power Platform (Power Apps, Power Automate)
• DevOps & SRE: CI/CD, automation, observability, resilience engineering
• Quality Engineering: Automated testing (functional & non-functional)

Delivery & Governance

• Agile / DevOps at scale
• Engineering metrics (DORA, Flow)
• Risk, compliance, and technical debt management

Leadership

• Team building, coaching, and performance management
• Strong communication and executive stakeholder engagement
• Vendor and financial management