Senior Engineering Manager, Software Systems

About the role

Serve as a senior systems engineering leader who integrates business strategy, customer requirements, and technical architecture across the Global Software Solutions portfolio. Partner closely with Product Management, Marketing, UX, Operations, Cybersecurity, and Engineering to translate market opportunities and customer needs into clear, actionable system requirements and architectures. Lead global teams of software systems engineers, directly managing and mentoring engineering managers and technical leaders, while building scalable systems engineering capability. Establish and evolve systems engineering frameworks that enable flexibility, rapid iteration, and innovation while maintaining disciplined requirements, architecture, and risk management practices. Own system-level architecture and technical decision-making for complex, connected solutions spanning embedded software, cloud services, mobile applications, and integrations. Lead and direct the Secure Software Development Lifecycle (SSDLC) governing body, ensuring secure-by-design principles are consistently applied without slowing execution. Partner with program and business leaders to balance scope, cost, schedule, and risk across multi-team, multi-year initiatives, providing clear trade-off analyses to support decision-making. Oversee portfolio-level risk management, proactively identifying technical, integration, security, and delivery risks early and driving mitigation strategies. Lead Technical Design Reviews across product development milestones, clearly communicating system readiness, risks, and recommendations to executive leadership. Evaluate and present system design trade-offs, aligning performance, reliability, manufacturability, and cost with Allegion’s business priorities and customer value propositions. Ensure clear requirements definition, traceability, and verification strategies that support fast learning cycles and high-quality outcomes. Champion data-driven problem solving and continuous improvement, using root-cause analysis and systems thinking to resolve complex, cross-functional challenges. Act as a senior technical escalation point for strategic customers and partners, representing Allegion with confidence and credibility. Develop talent through coaching, feedback, and career development, fostering a culture of accountability, inclusion, curiosity, and innovation. Identify and remove systemic barriers to execution, sponsor change initiatives, and evolve ways of working to support business growth and agility. Model transparent communication, strong judgment, and ownership, influencing outcomes across organizational boundaries.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a senior systems engineering leader who integrates business strategy, customer requirements, and technical architecture across the Global Software Solutions portfolio.
• Partner closely with Product Management, Marketing, UX, Operations, Cybersecurity, and Engineering to translate market opportunities and customer needs into clear, actionable system requirements and architectures.
• Lead global teams of software systems engineers, directly managing and mentoring engineering managers and technical leaders, while building scalable systems engineering capability.
• Establish and evolve systems engineering frameworks that enable flexibility, rapid iteration, and innovation while maintaining disciplined requirements, architecture, and risk management practices.
• Own system-level architecture and technical decision-making for complex, connected solutions spanning embedded software, cloud services, mobile applications, and integrations.
• Lead and direct the Secure Software Development Lifecycle (SSDLC) governing body, ensuring secure-by-design principles are consistently applied without slowing execution.
• Partner with program and business leaders to balance scope, cost, schedule, and risk across multi-team, multi-year initiatives, providing clear trade-off analyses to support decision-making.
• Oversee portfolio-level risk management, proactively identifying technical, integration, security, and delivery risks early and driving mitigation strategies.
• Lead Technical Design Reviews across product development milestones, clearly communicating system readiness, risks, and recommendations to executive leadership.
• Evaluate and present system design trade-offs, aligning performance, reliability, manufacturability, and cost with Allegion’s business priorities and customer value propositions.
• Ensure clear requirements definition, traceability, and verification strategies that support fast learning cycles and high-quality outcomes.
• Champion data-driven problem solving and continuous improvement, using root-cause analysis and systems thinking to resolve complex, cross-functional challenges.
• Act as a senior technical escalation point for strategic customers and partners, representing Allegion with confidence and credibility.
• Develop talent through coaching, feedback, and career development, fostering a culture of accountability, inclusion, curiosity, and innovation.
• Identify and remove systemic barriers to execution, sponsor change initiatives, and evolve ways of working to support business growth and agility.
• Model transparent communication, strong judgment, and ownership, influencing outcomes across organizational boundaries.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience; advanced degree preferred.
• 10+ years of experience in systems engineering or software-intensive product development (IoT, access control, consumer electronics, automotive, industrial, or adjacent industries).
• 5+ years of people leadership experience, including leading other managers and building high-performing global teams.
• Demonstrated expertise in systems engineering fundamentals, including requirements management, architecture definition, trade-off analysis, traceability, and verification & validation strategies.
• Strong ability to operate at the intersection of engineering, product, and business—connecting technical decisions to customer value and financial outcomes.
• Experience leading complex, multi-team programs with competing priorities in fast-moving environments.
• Working knowledge of cybersecurity practices and SSDLC leadership.
• Experience with cloud architectures (AWS, Azure), connected products, wireless technologies (WiFi, Bluetooth LE, Zigbee, Z-Wave), and mobile applications.
• PREFERRED: Certified Systems Engineering Professional (CSEP) or Expert Systems Engineering Professional (ESEP).

Qualifications

• Exceptional communication, influence, and organizational leadership skills, with the ability to simplify complexity and support executive decision-making.

Skills

• Systems Engineering Fundamentals
• Requirement Management
• Architecture Definition
• Trade-off Analysis
• Traceability
• Verification & Validation Strategies
• Cloud Architectures (AWS, Azure)
• Connected Products
• Wireless Technologies (WiFi, Bluetooth LE, Zigbee, Z-Wave)
• Mobile Applications
• Secure Software Development Lifecycle (SSDLC)

Benefits

Health, dental and vision insurance coverage, helping you “be safe, be healthy”
Unlimited Paid Time Off
A commitment to your future with a 401K plan, which currently offers a 6% company match and no vesting period
Health Savings Accounts – Tax-advantaged savings account used for healthcare expenses
Flexible Spending Accounts – Tax-advantaged spending accounts for healthcare and/or dependent daycare expenses
Disability Insurance –Short-Term and Long-Term coverage, paid for by Allegion, provides income replacement for illness or injury
Life Insurance – Term life coverage with the option to purchase supplemental coverage
Employee Discounts through Perks at Work
Community involvement and opportunities to give back so you can “serve others, not yourself”

Pay

The expected Base Salary Range: $154,450-$205,000. The actual compensation will be determined based on experience and other factors permitted by law.

Schedule

Not specified