Manager, Software Engineering

Manager, Software Engineering The Mastercard team is looking for a high-energy, detail-oriented engineering Lead to help advance the Connect experience for both our customers and our internal users.
This is an exciting opportunity in a fast-paced, rewarding environment.

Role:
People Manager/project manager responsibilities
Formally supervises and coaches multiple software engineering teams of multiple roles and is responsible for planning and business execution of goals and objectives.
Provides strategic leadership related to specific applications and systems, or software-development methodologies.
Ensure that staff has skills and behaviors to perform tasks fully through effective communication of goals, objectives, performance and as necessary improvement plans.
Ensure development, review and implementation of policy changes based on approved recommendations with minimal customer or staff interruption.
Review and approve the development or revision of operational processes and procedures.
Recommend annual cost center budget and ensure appropriate expenditures within that approved budget.
Recommend strategic direction and policy changes.

Scrum master responsibilities
Guiding the team and organization on how to use SAFe Agile practices and values to delight customers.
Removing impediments or guiding the team to remove impediments by finding the right personnel to remove the impediment.
Building a trusting and safe environment where problems can be raised without fear of blame, retribution, or being judged, with an emphasis of healing and problem solving.
Facilitating getting the work done without coercion, assigning, or dictating the work.
Facilitating discussion, decision making, and conflict resolution.
Assisting with internal and external communication, improving transparency, and radiating information.
Supporting and educating the Product Owner, especially with respect to grooming and maintaining the product backlog.
Providing all support to the team using a servant leadership style whenever possible, and leading by example
Experience in end-to-end solution and product architecture.
Understanding of Java, Spring Framework and experience leading multiple teams.

All About You
Relevant Master certification CSP, SAFe Practitioner etc. Past experience in managing software engineering teams developing applications in Java.
Experience playing the Scrum Master role for at least 2-3 years for a software development team that was diligently applying Scrum principles, practices, and theory.
Good skills and knowledge of leadership principle, facilitation, situational awareness, conflict resolution, continual improvement, empowerment, and increasing transparency.
Knowledge of numerous well documented patterns and techniques for filling in the intentional gaps left in the Scrum approach (example: numerous Burndown techniques, numerous Retrospective formats, handling bugs, etc).
Knowledge and/or experience with widely successful Agile techniques: User Stories, ATDD, TDD, Continuous Integration, Continuous Testing, Pairing, Automated Testing, Agile Games.
Previous experience in managing team.
Excellent communication and mentoring skills.
Proven experience in software engineering delivery leadership at enterprise scale.
Requires the skills to provide functional and directional guidance to staff and recommend policy or strategic direction changes to management.
Ability to translate highly complex technical matters into easily digestible and actionable plans.
Experience mentoring and developing resources in a high-performance culture.