Senior Engineering Manager - Core

At Channable, we're building the future of eCommerce automation - and at the core of that vision is a world-class engineering organization. We're looking for a Senior Engineering Manager to join our Core Group, where you'll play a key role in integrating eCommerce channels. 🚀 About the role: As a Senior Engineering Manager in the Core domain, you will lead an engineering department consisting of 3 team leads (your direct reports) who manage ~11 individual contributors. You’ll be responsible for delivering maximum impact in the Core domain. You will partner up with an experienced Product Lead, with whom you will define and carry out a department vision, strategy, and roadmap. Engaged team leads and individual contributors are top of mind for you. You can learn more about the Core domain and its scope here. 🛠 What you’ll do: - Drive the Core roadmap by balancing the overall Channable strategy and the Core's specific opportunities - Quantify success by defining and measuring success metrics for the domain as well as team performance - Mentor and coach team leads to let them grow and excel at their jobs - Drive for high engineering standards by implementing good software development practices and challenging the team to come up with good designs - Improve and optimize processes that hamper productivity and can be more lean - Build a high-performance culture through fostering accountability, being on top of performance management and focusing on employee engagement - You work based on data when you can, and you ensure future decisions take data into account 💡 What we’re looking for: - Proven experience as an Engineering Manager leading team leads (preferred) or senior engineers - You have demonstrable experience in improving individual and team performance, as well as engagement - You have a history of being a software engineer and know how to build high-quality software and the trade-offs that are to be made - Outstanding communication skills - you're just as comfortable talking to engineers as you are with stakeholders - A mindset focused on pragmatism and growth - you care about setting a high standard for yourself and your team and you continue to reflect to become more productive with minimal technical debt Some practical things we expect from you: - You’re available for at least 32 hours per week - You're willing to come to our Utrecht office for two days/week - You have a valid work permit, and you're located in the Netherlands Note: the official job title for this role within Channable is Engineering Manager. Important note: we understand that studies show women may only apply for roles when they feel they meet 100% of the requirements; therefore, we strongly encourage you to apply even if you don't check every box, as we are looking for passionate individuals with potential and a willingness to grow. Who are we? Channable was founded in 2014 in the heart of Utrecht. We are now a strong team of 320+ diverse individuals, and more than +40 nationalities. Joining Channable means you’re looking for a bit more than just a job. Diverse as we are, we all share our love for growth, to help, to take ownership, and create an awesome journey together. Feel free to take a further look at who we are here and on our Instagram or LinkedIn! Wanna get to know us even more? Give our Culture Playbook a read. What do we do? Channable is a fast-growing B2B SaaS platform that offers a fully integrated way to market your products online. We empower marketers and online businesses to manage, scale, and optimize their marketing. Want to read more about our development adventures? Then visit our inspiring tech blog: https://tech.channable.com/ And if this makes you enthusiastic, you can also take a look at some of our open-source work at https://github.com/channable to get a feeling of how we work together and what our code looks like. 🌟 Why Channable? At Channable, you’ll find a culture that values openness, craftsmanship, and collaboration. We invest in our people and give them the autonomy to drive meaningful change. You'll work on technical challenges that matter, with colleagues who care deeply about the product and each other.