Engineering Manager — Innovation

About the role

Lead the engineers building Gallup’s next generation of products and platforms. As an engineering manager at Gallup, you’ll lead the engineers responsible for our most forward-looking work, including the experiments, prototypes and net-new bets that will define the next decade of our business.

Responsibilities

• Lead, grow and develop a team of eight to 12 engineers across multiple concurrent innovation initiatives
• Serve as the engineering voice in road map decisions for experimental and innovation work
• Cook up with other engineering teams to achieve alignment and seamless integration
• Establish delivery standards, raise the technical bar and set the team’s operating cadence
• Owes the engineering side of cross-functional initiative kickoffs, midpoints and launches
• Surface and resolve delivery risks before they become execution problems
• Partner with architecture leadership to ensure innovation work supports long-term platform strategy
• Run hiring, performance management, leveling and career development for innovation engineers

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, computer engineering or a related field, or equivalent experience, required
• At least 10 years of professional engineering experience required
• At least two years of experience managing full-stack or product engineering teams required
• Demonstrated success leading teams of eight or more engineers through complex, multi-quarter product launches required
• Strong technical foundation with the ability to contribute to architecture discussions and code reviews required
• Excellent cross-functional partnership skills, especially with product and design required
• Track record of hiring and growing senior engineers required
• Experience leading teams through a product platform or ecosystem transition preferred
• Background in B2B SaaS, edtech or assessment-driven products preferred
• Familiarity with modern AI/ML integration patterns preferred
• A commitment to working on-site at Gallup’s Omaha office at least three days per week required

Qualifications

• Technical depth: You are comfortable in architecture discussions and code reviews and can push for sound engineering decisions without micromanaging.
• Platform mindset: You understand how experimental work fits into broader ecosystems and how to build without creating long-term technical debt.
• Strategic judgment: You see the broader picture, anticipate trade-offs and make decisions that balance speed with long-term impact.
• Leadership success: You build trust, create clarity and hold engineers accountable for delivering complex products predictably and at high quality.
• Cross-functional credibility: Product and design partners describe you and your team as clear, thoughtful, predictable partners who produce high-quality work.

Skills

• Technical foundation with the ability to contribute to architecture discussions and code reviews
• Excellent cross-functional partnership skills, especially with product and design
• Track record of hiring and growing senior engineers
• Experience leading teams through a product platform or ecosystem transition
• Background in B2B SaaS, edtech or assessment-driven products
• Familiarity with modern AI/ML integration patterns

Benefits

At Gallup, we offer a robust benefits package that includes medical, dental, vision, life and other insurance options; a fully vested 401(k) retirement savings plan with company matching; an employee stock ownership program; family-building benefits; an employee assistance program; and various reimbursements and activities that enhance our associates’ wellbeing.

Pay

An estimated annual salary range of $150,000-$180,000 for this role. Salaries are based on a variety of factors, including an individual’s education, experience and skills.

Schedule

We consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other legally protected basis, in accordance with applicable law.