Sr Manager - Software Engineering (CERius Emissions Management)

Job Description Summary

The Senior Manager – Software Engineering will lead the design, development, and delivery of the CERius Emissions Management platform, a critical digital solution enabling enterprise-scale carbon accounting, regulatory reporting, and sustainability analytics.

This role requires a strong blend of technical leadership, product thinking, and people leadership, managing a cross-functional team spanning frontend, backend, analytics, and infrastructure.

Job Description

Key Responsibilities

1. Engineering Leadership & Delivery

• Own end-to-end delivery of the CERius platform across all engineering layers (UI, services, data, infra).
• Drive scalable, secure, and high-performance architecture for emissions data processing (Scope 1, 2, 3).
• Establish engineering best practices (CI/CD, code quality, testing, observability).
• Ensure predictable delivery through Agile/Scrum execution.

1. Architecture & Technical Strategy

• Define and evolve platform architecture for:
• Data ingestion (ERP, IoT, external datasets)
• Emissions calculation engines
• Reporting & dashboards
• Drive adoption of cloud-native, microservices, and AI-enabled patterns .
• Ensure systems are designed for multi-tenant SaaS scalability .

1. Cross-Functional Team Leadership

• Lead and mentor a team across:
• Frontend engineers (UX, dashboards)
• Backend engineers (APIs, services)
• Analytics engineers (data models, emissions logic)
• Infrastructure engineers (cloud, DevOps)
• Foster a collaborative, accountable, and high-performance culture .
• Drive skill development and career growth plans.

1. Product & Stakeholder Collaboration

• Partner with Product Managers and Sustainability SMEs to:
• Translate regulatory and business requirements into technical solutions
• Prioritize roadmap based on customer and compliance needs
• Engage with enterprise customers for feedback and solution alignment.

1. Data & Analytics Enablement

• Oversee implementation of:
• Emissions calculation methodologies (GHG Protocol aligned)
• Data pipelines and transformation logic
• Analytics dashboards and reporting frameworks
• Ensure data accuracy, traceability, and auditability .

1. Platform Reliability & Operations

• Own platform uptime, performance, and incident management.
• Implement SRE practices (monitoring, alerting, SLAs/SLOs).
• Ensure robust security and compliance posture (data privacy, audit readiness).

1. Governance & Process Excellence

• Establish engineering governance across:
• Code reviews and standards
• Release management
• Technical documentation
• Continuously improve development processes to reduce cycle time and increase quality.

1. Platform & Extensibility Engineering

• Develop reusable platform capabilities for:
• Configuration-driven workflows (planning templates, rule engines)
• Multi-tenant customization (customer-specific planning models)
• Integration frameworks (ERP, sustainability tools, external datasets)
• Drive platform modularity to support rapid feature extensions and partner ecosystem

Key Competencies

Technical Expertise

• Strong experience in:
• Full-stack development (modern frontend + backend frameworks)
• Cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP)
• Data engineering & analytics pipelines
• Familiarity with:
• Sustainability / emissions platforms (preferred)
• AI/ML integration in enterprise applications

Leadership & Execution

• Proven ability to lead multi-disciplinary engineering teams
• Strong delivery ownership and execution rigor
• Ability to balance hands-on technical depth with strategic oversight

Domain & Business Understanding

• Understanding of:
• Carbon accounting (Scope 1, 2, 3)
• ESG and sustainability reporting (nice to have)
• Ability to translate complex domain requirements into scalable systems

Additional Information

Relocation Assistance Provided: Yes