About the role

Software Development Manager leading AI-forward engineering teams at Benevity, whose technology helps companies and employees take social action. Owning delivery, people leadership, cloud SaaS development and release adoption.

Responsibilities

Lead multiple teams in the AI-DLC process and champion AI-forward ways of working
Deliver software solutions across DevX/SDLC and core business work
Own delivery outcomes, set commitments, track progress and follow through
Lead recruiting, performance management, team culture, engagement, budget and cost control
Develop and coach team leads and senior engineers
Move people and capacity between teams as priorities shift
Identify and escalate resourcing issues to senior leadership
Own internal adoption and enablement of releases
Partner with Product, Support, Customer Success and other internal teams on readiness, documentation, training and communication
Guide technology decisions balancing business, engineering and architectural objectives with Benevity standards, governance and controls
Coordinate prioritization and scheduling with product management
Provide weekly and monthly performance measures and reporting aligned to the Benevity Scorecard and Playbook
Use AI tooling for planning, reporting, analysis and communication, and coach teams to do the same
Ensure engineering-led innovation time and carry promising PI projects through completion

Hands-on experience with agentic and AI-assisted software development
Experience using AI tooling to scale leadership work
Successful track record leading multiple engineering teams working with cloud-based technologies
End-to-end SaaS product development experience at scale in enterprise environments
Strong delivery mindset and accountability across competing priorities
Track record driving internal adoption and enablement of new tools, platforms or releases
Comfort leading teams across DevX/SDLC and product-facing work, and shifting capacity between them
Excellent written and verbal communication, including with non-technical stakeholders
Ability to multitask and reprioritize
Experience developing people, building team culture and engagement, and building technology teams in high-growth companies
Technical knowledge, including at code level, to validate assumptions and guide technology decisions
Empathy, positivity and self-awareness
Passion for adaptable development methodologies
Curiosity about latest technologies and best practices

Bonus
Flexible hybrid work approach
Opportunities for onboarding, project work, team alignment and in-person collaboration
Innovative work
Growth opportunities
Caring co-workers
Purpose-driven work
Employee resource groups
Equal opportunities and accessible hiring process
Accommodations throughout the hiring or assessment process for candidates with disabilities