Engineering Manager

EVS Group

Liege, Belgium

As a team leader, you are accountable for providing guidance and coaching to team members and developing the people's competencies within the team. You are also responsible to allocate resources efficiently, based on business priorities and team members' competencies. You empower the team and support the organization by preserving well-being, managing skills and improving performance. You ensure that the team delivers.

Job Description

As an R&D Manager, you will have to manage (people management and technical lead) a team of R&D Engineers.

People & Team Management:

Coach and mentor team members on business and soft skills
Help team members in reaching a high level of autonomy
Ensure the team members are aware of and adhere to Company processes and practices
Be accountable for developing and training team members
Be accountable for developing the budget plan, equipment, and infrastructure ordering
Be accountable for recruitment
Ensure no one person in the team is solely accountable for any critical task or activity
With the contribution of external stakeholders, define yearly objectives, assess team members’ achievements

Team(s) Coordination:

Participate actively and contribute to transversal initiatives with the objective to bring valuable improvements for the teams, the department and the Company
Together with peers, support and drive the department in his Continuous Improvement, by establishing valuable improvements and processes

Technical expertise:

Support teams in defining the future-proof strategies that best match their objectives and constraints
Increase the technical expertise of the team on e.g. managing technical debt, system performance, security, and maintainability
With the support of Software Architects, promote modern development practices in the team
If applicable, insist on architecture aspects within the teams on their assigned products
Ensure the different guidelines are correctly used and implemented (ex: UX, Coding…)
Ensure the team stays up to date on industry news, technologies and developments process

Profile

Bachelor or Master's degree in Engineering, Computer Science (or equivalent)
Experience in developing software
Experience in People Management is an asset
Capable of managing a team of engineers working in an Agile environment.

Soft Skills:

Master the tools, technics, and methods of software development, including configuration management and continuous integration
Open-minded and value teamwork
Sense of the responsibilities
Focus on quality, detail-minded, willing to take care of stakeholders' point of view
Open for changes and continuous learning
Willing to invest in knowledge of broadcasting solutions
Show initiative, be curious
Able to execute tasks autonomously and to request help whenever needed
Desire to work in a fast-paced, growing & deadline-driven environment
Result-oriented and team player
Good written and verbal communication skills, shares information actively
Aligned with EVS values: Innovation, Passion, Excellence, Agility, Accountability, Teamwork, and Customer Success