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Sr. Manager, Software Engineering

Job Title Sr. Manager, Software Engineering

The Sr. Manager of Software Engineering is responsible for ongoing development of the Pokémon Training Club Platform. This role manages a team responsible for core services and websites by The Pokémon Company International to fans. This position works closely with the rest of the Software Engineering, DevOps team members and other stakeholders within the company in creating innovative solutions to complex business problems. The Sr. Manager will constantly exercise of discretion in prioritization of work, growing and mentoring the team and solving complex technical challenges.

What You’ll Do

• Manage a large team of Software Engineers within the larger Software Engineering department
• Make sure new features in specific company web site(s) and/or software project(s) (projects) are implemented efficiently, correctly, and on time
• You define the strategic vision for your team by partnering effectively with stakeholders and customers. You establish a roadmap and successfully deliver engineering solutions that execute that vision
• You can independently make short-term vs. long-term decisions. You define clear goals and objectives. You make crisp decisions about what projects move forward and in what priority order.
• Make sure team members document and communicate designs and interfaces for use by other engineers specific to the projects
• You delegate appropriately, assigning the right level of tasks based on the strength and development objectives of the individuals on your team.
• You define metrics to measure team progress, customer experience, solution quality, and operational excellence.
• You strive for operational excellence and help improve relevant metrics to make a positive impact on the product and its consumers.

What You’ll Bring

• Min 10+ years’ experience in multi-tiered web sites
• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or Computer Engineering and/or equivalent experience.
• Min 2+ years’ experience in people management, performance management, promotions, appraisals etc.
• Experience in working with Cloud-based technologies, multi-tiered and online services.
• Experience in managing and driving multiple teams do deliver a product across multiple releases.
• Familiarity in programming/scripting languages such as Python, Java, JavaScript is a plus.
• Familiarity with systems such as SQL, Linux, Web-services is a plus.
• Experience in the video game or trading card game industry a plus

How You Will Be Successful

• Collaborative: Develops, maintains, communicate, and strengthens partnerships with others inside and outside the organization to achieve goals and positive results.
• Innovative: Encourages diverse thinking to develop fresh ideas that provides solutions to workplace challenges and opportunities.
• Customer Focus: Continuously paying attention to internal and external customer needs and adapting as they evolve to exceed expectations.
• Impact and Influence: Persuades, negotiates and convinces others to gain the support and commitment of others for an idea, agenda or direction.
• Action-Oriented: Seizes opportunities, takes on tough challenges and drives ideas and plans forward with a sense of urgency, high energy and enthusiasm. Able to pivot to solution focus and inspires others to do the same.
• Analytical Thinking: Uses logical reasoning to systematically, analyze, diagnose and resolve issues using data.
• Excellence (Quality): Maintains and promotes high standards, seeking ways to improve products and services and encouraging others to do the same, resulting in quality deliverables.

What to Expect

We offer a professional, fun and creative work environment. While we maintain a good balance between work and life, an ability to work flexible and on-call hours as required for key initiatives, including a rotation to cover emergency web site outages.

The Pokémon Company International, a subsidiary of The Pokémon Company in Japan, manages the property outside of Asia and is responsible for brand management, licensing, marketing, the Pokémon Trading Card Game, the animated TV series, home entertainment, and the official Pokémon website. Pokémon was launched in Japan in 1996 and today is one of the most popular children's entertainment properties in the world.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of people so classified. All employees may be required to perform duties outside of their normal responsibilities from time to time, as needed.

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