Engineering Manager (Fin-Core)
Madrid Office - Hybrid: 4 days in the office, 1 day working from home
Ebury is a hyper-growth FinTech firm, named in 2021 as one of the top 15 European Fintechs to work for by AltFi. We're breaking down the barriers set by incumbent banks to accelerate cross-border trade. We help businesses of all sizes navigate the complexities of global trade and finance, offering a range of solutions including international payments, currency risk management, and trade finance. Our mission is to simplify international business, empowering businesses to trade with confidence and unlock their full potential.
About the Role
We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced Engineering Manager to lead a team of talented engineers in the development and maintenance of our cutting-edge financial technology platform. As an Engineering Manager, you will play a critical role in shaping the technical direction of your domain, ensuring the delivery of high-quality solutions that meet the needs of our customers. You will be responsible for fostering a culture of collaboration, innovation, and excellence within your team, while driving continuous improvement and growth.
Key Responsibilities:
Technical Leadership:
- Own a domain/subdomain, setting the 0-6 month technical roadmap.
- Work with senior engineers to ensure architectural consistency.
- Accountable for the reliability, availability, and security of your systems.
- Ensure all systems have appropriate support, SLAs, on-call rotas, and documentation.
Delivery Management:
- Responsible for the delivery of your team, planning sprints, and overseeing project health.
- Assess the criticality of unplanned work, minimizing context-switching and unnecessary pressure.
- Balance team capacity with roadmap demands.
- Instill urgency to find balance between velocity and quality.
- Ensure all incidents are owned.
Cross-Functional Collaboration:
- Act as the primary liaison between engineering and product, partnering with your counterpart in product to ensure full alignment.
- Communicate progress and escalate issues effectively.
People Management:
- Lead a team, managing engineers of varying levels and creating stability for the group.
- Responsible for managing the performance and well-being of the team, initiating corrective actions when needed.
- Provide coaching, performance reviews, and career pathing.
- Create a culture of ownership and feedback.
- Demonstrate the ability to hire, grow, and retain high-performing engineers.
Process and Performance:
- Ensure that company processes are effectively and timely executed.
- Primary measurement is team-level success.
- Accountable for team KPIs (velocity, quality, on-time delivery, morale, staffing).
- May manage a limited budget for tools or specific project costs.
Qualifications:
- Proven experience as an Engineering Manager or in a similar leadership role leading/supporting engineers.
- Deep understanding of software development methodologies and best practices.
- Experience with agile development processes.
- Excellent communication, interpersonal, and leadership skills.
- Strong problem-solving and decision-making abilities.
- Passion for technology and innovation.
About Us
Ebury is a FinTech success story, positioned among the fastest-growing international companies in its sector.
Founded in 2009, we are headquartered in London and have more than 1700 staff with a presence in more than 29 markets worldwide. Cultural diversity is part of what makes Ebury a special place to be. From Sao Paulo to Dubai, Vancouver to Auckland, we enjoy sharing team experiences and celebrating success across the Ebury family.
Hard work pays off: in 2019, Ebury received a £350 million investment from Banco Santander and has won internationally recognised awards including Financial Times: 1000 Europe's Fastest-Growing Companies.
None of this would have been possible without our proudest achievement: our great people. Enthusiastic, innovative and collaborative teams, always ready to disrupt and revolutionise the fast-paced FinTech sector.
At Ebury, we're committed to building a workplace where everyone feels valued, supported, and empowered to thrive. We're proud to have active employee networks and ESG initiatives that reflect our inclusive culture, including our Women's Network, LGBTQIA+ Network, and Veterans Network. These communities provide spaces for connection, mentorship, advocacy, and collaboration across our global teams.
We believe in inclusion. We stand against discrimination in all forms and have no tolerance for the intolerance of differences that makes us a modern and successful organisation. At Ebury, you can be whoever you want to be and still feel a sense of belonging no matter your story because we want you and your uniqueness to help write our future.
Please submit your application on the careers website directly, uploading your CV / resume in English.
