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The College Board · 1 day ago

Engineering Manager

College Board is a nonprofit organization that focuses on expanding educational opportunities. As an Engineering Manager, you will lead the team responsible for designing and delivering workforce platforms and AI-powered solutions, ensuring tools are secure and reliable while mentoring engineers and influencing cross-team decisions.

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Responsibilities

Design, build, and deliver seamless, user-centered workforce tools and cloud integrations
Manage workforce technology-based tools that enhance every stage of the employee life cycle such as ChatGPT/Open AI, Atlassian Suite, Slack, Zoom, G-Suite, o365, Github, etc
Lead Agile processes—ensuring clarity of priorities, crisp execution, and continuous delivery momentum through, attending and actively participating in ceremonies such as sprint planning, daily scrums, sprint reviews/demos and retrospectives to drive collaboration and momentum
Translate roadmaps into actionable work, sequencing and prioritizing epics and stories in partnership with key stakeholders and technology leaders
Drive alignment across teams, resolve dependencies, and ensure the backlog remains visible and well-understood
Write code to automate the infrastructure lifecycle, create and support internal tools and utilize CLIs to streamline processes
Partner with technology leaders to align architectures, cloud services, and delivery patterns with organizational goals
Influence and contribute to forward-thinking cloud infrastructure and AI-driven tooling strategies
Represent workforce tools in Enterprise Architecture Review processes
Prioritize and sequence epics and stories in the product backlog based on feature priority
Work with stakeholders to resolve dependencies, negotiate, coordinate, and align priorities to successfully deliver features
Ensure the product backlog is visible, transparent, and well-understood by all, clearly showing what the development team will work on next
Partner with technology leaders to understand business objectives and align architectures and cloud product offerings with those objectives
Contribute to the development and growth of the Cloud Infrastructure Services, through thought leadership, design and implementation of forward-thinking tools and processes
Participate in the Enterprise Architecture Review process as a key stakeholder in defining infrastructure products’ architecture
Craft a compelling vision and strategic plan grounded in data to ensure we deliver an engaging, inclusive experience for all staff
Serve as an AI Technology Partner, co-designing secure, value-driven AI solutions with business owners and security teams
Solution and implement cloud-first architectural best practices that enable agility, scalability, and operational efficiency
Contribute to technology strategy and planning to ensure alignment with organizational objectives and industry best practices
Research emerging technologies (AI, automation, SaaS, cloud) to guide investment and innovation
Lead agile ceremonies (Sprint Planning, Grooming, Demo, etc.) and contribute to high-quality team deliverables
Drive engineering excellence through peer reviews, design standards, and healthy technical debate
Lead in the identification and resolution of production issues to maintain system stability, performance, and reliability
Lead and manage a team of around 7 highly skilled engineers, ranging from Engineering Leads and Senior Engineers to junior engineers, fostering collaboration, technical excellence, and career development across experience levels
Effectively manage the engineering backlog to ensure team members are engaged, focused, and working effectively toward accomplishing goals
Lead technical efforts and mentor technical staff in developing and leveraging technology architectures and solutions, across cloud, SaaS, and AI-integrated solutions
Set vision and priorities for the team, track and manage progress to goals, and provide coaching and support to ensure team members meet and exceed goals, remain engaged, and contribute meaningfully to our mission
Cultivate an inclusive and high achieving culture that enables all team members to live out College Board’s Operating Principles
Bring proven leadership experience and consistently embody College Board’s Manager Expectations in your work

Qualification

Cloud engineeringAI fluencyEvent-driven architectureAgile methodologiesWorkforce technology toolsAPI developmentPythonTeam managementCommunicationCollaboration skillsLeadership experienceProblem-solving

Required

7+ years of professional work experience including a minimum of 5 years working in technology
3+ years of recent experience working as a Engineering Manager with proven expertise in delivering product or platform-level features for event-driven cloud-based solutions
Experience managing teams of 4 to 8 direct reports, including higher-level individual contributors
Experience in building event-driven AWS cloud-based serverless applications
Experience in building API's or other back-end services
Experience in integrating OpenAI with other enterprise tools
Experience in implementations with LLMs and RAG models
Experience in coding using Python, JavaScript, TypeScript, React.js, Node.js, or Java
A strategic and inclusive leadership style: you set clear priorities, build effective team structures, plan for future needs, and foster a culture of belonging
A proven ability to drive performance and growth: you set high expectations, deliver real-time, evidence-based feedback, and coach team members to take smart risks, stretch their skills, and achieve meaningful impact
Strong experience working in an Agile product development environment
Ability to identify opportunities where AI can streamline processes, uncover insights, or improve outcomes
Excellent communication and collaboration skills with an ability to present ideas in user-friendly and engineering language
Experience leading engineering and architecture discussions that foster open and respectful dialogue, bringing stakeholders to agreement
Exceptional planning, prioritization, and execution skills, delivering results on time and on budget in fast-paced environments
Able to travel 3-5 times a year to our NYC or Reston, VA office
A passion for expanding educational and career opportunities and mission-driven work
Authorization to work in the United States for any employer
Curiosity and enthusiasm for emerging technologies, with a willingness to experiment with and adopt new AI-driven solutions and a comfort learning and applying new digital tools independently and proactively
Clear and concise communication skills, written and verbal
A learner's mindset and a commitment to growth: welcoming diverse perspectives, giving and receiving timely, respectful feedback, and continuously improving through iterative learning and user input
A drive for impact and excellence: solving complex problems, making data-informed decisions, prioritizing what matters most, and continuously improving through learning, user input, and external benchmarking
A collaborative and empathetic approach: working across differences, fostering trust, and contributing to a culture of shared success

Preferred

A bachelor's degree in the field of computer science preferred
Experience or knowledge of workforce technology tools such as Atlassian Suite, Slack, Zoom, G-Suite, o365, Github, Zapier, etc

Benefits

A meaningful career
A supportive team
A comprehensive package designed to help you thrive

Company

The College Board

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College Board is a not-for-profit organization that clears a path for all students to own their future through the Advanced Placement Program, the SAT, Official SAT Practice on Khan Academy, BigFuture, and more.

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Leadership Team

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David Coleman
Chief Executive Officer
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Daniela Berger Pollack
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