Senior Technology Manager

About the role

SEI is seeking a Senior Technology Manager to support the SEI Data Office teams. The Technology Manager has personal responsibility for the coaching and career development of direct reports, takes responsibility for eliminating career impediments, and actively evolves the systems in which all knowledge workers operate.

Responsibilities

• Participate in platform resource management process to establish the best assignment of individuals to teams
• Ensure employees receive annual evaluations, one-on-one meetings and overall training and development needs are met
• Lead the interview team and efforts and initiate hiring decisions for all positions
• Provide leadership and guidance for the employees on the team. Act as a mentor and trainer as needed
• Help establish mission and purpose for the teams under supervision
• Build functional and technical competencies that enhance the development capabilities of the team and that align to the objectives of the team
• Continuously assist in aligning teams to the business and program mission
• Coach the improvement of agile technical practices, including agile architecture, continuous integration, test-first, refactoring, pair work, and collective ownership
• Provide active coaching to advance technical, functional, and team skills
• Oversee the work of subcontractors and consultants operating within the domain of influence
• Work with Product Management, Product Owners, and technical Business Owners to help assure strategy and execution alignment
• Assist RTE with release planning readiness, release planning activities, and removal of impediments as needed
• Ensure production stability, functional, and technical delivery from your respective teams
• Remove impediments, collaborate, and coordinate with other teams on Train or Platform

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university, or equivalent relevant experience
• Minimum of 10 years IT project management experience
• Experience as a software development practitioner with prior hands-on experience in one or more technical disciplines
• Excellent knowledge of microservice architecture, loaders, APIs, Snowflake, Power Platform, and Cloud Infrastructure
• Must have experience in managing Wealth Management and other financial domain projects
• Strong understanding of SAFe and agile principles
• Desire to work collaboratively with all Agile teams and their stakeholders
• Possess a high level of technical savvy
• Detail-oriented with the ability to organize and prioritize tasks to ensure timely delivery of Sprints/PSIs
• Proven decision-making and problem-solving skills

Preferred Qualifications

• Listens and supports teams in problem-identification and decision-making
• Creates an environment of mutual influence
• Understands and empathizes with others
• Encourages and supports the personal development of each individual and the development of teams
• Persuades rather than uses authority
• Thinks beyond day-to-day activities
• Supports the teams’ commitments
• Is open and appreciates openness in others
• Displays Servant Leadership Skills
• Ability to work collaboratively in a matrix organization
• History of successful project completion and team building
• Experience interfacing with senior leadership
• Strong communication skills
• Exceptional oral and written communication skills, including understanding of technical writing requirements
• Comfort in delegating tasks, inter-relating with teams, and hitting deadlines
• Embodies SEI Values of courage, integrity, collaboration, inclusion, connection, and fun

Benefits

• Comprehensive healthcare (medical, dental, vision, prescription, wellness, EAP, FSA)
• Life and disability insurance (premiums paid for base coverage)
• 401(k) match
• Education assistance
• Commuter benefits
• Up to 11 paid holidays per year
• 21 days PTO per year (pro-rated for new hires, increases over time)
• Paid parental leave
• Back-up childcare arrangements
• Paid volunteer days
• Discounted stock purchase plan and investment options
• Access to thriving employee networks
• Hybrid working environment for most roles
• Tuition reimbursement
• Flexible Paid Time Off (PTO) to relax, recharge, and be there for the people you care about