As an Engineering Manager you are:
1. Highly technical, expected to contribute to the code base on a regular basis
2. Fully responsible for the direct reports in your care, able to help them grow, ensuring they have the right skills and workflows to deliver with quality
3. Accountable for the technical delivery in your immediate team, where most of your of influence lies
4. Contribute at the craft level by participating in technical forums and sharing knowledge
You drive consistent clarity of purpose across your team.
You ensure roadmaps reflect strategic intent
You challenge work that lacks clear rationale
You align cross-functional partners around shared priorities
You drive consistent player-centric thinking across your team.
You ensure roadmap decisions reflect player value
You prevent metric optimisation that harms player trust
You align cross-functional partners around player outcomes
Your verbal and written communication is excellent
Your verbal and written communication is structured and effectively conveys your message
Back up your arguments with data
Adjust your level to any level of audience
Improve your teams communication effectiveness
Facilitate cross-functional alignment
Provide clear and timely information to all stakeholders
Ensure communication of information across domains
Are a role model for effective-communication culture, coaching and mentoring
You contribute towards craft excellence and actively help enhancing team capabilities
Actively participate in leadership groups & craft forums
Share learnings and best practices beyond the team
Drive craft strategy work in your team
You work closely with other crafts to align on expectations around deliveries in your team
Expected to contribute to the code base on a regular basis
Accountable for the velocity and technical quality metrics of the deliveries of your team
Break down high level objectives into smaller executabl