Engineering Manager - Applications, BI & AI Enablement

The Role

We are looking for a hands-on Engineering Manager who combines technical leadership, people management, and delivery accountability across application development, business intelligence, and AI-enabled engineering practices. This is a player-coach role responsible for building strong engineers and analysts, owning solution quality end-to-end, and embedding modern, AI-assisted ways of working into everyday delivery.

Essential Functions

People & Team Leadership

• Directly manage application developers and a BI analyst, including coaching, performance management, and career development.
• Build a culture of accountability, technical excellence, and continuous improvement.
• Set clear expectations for quality, delivery discipline, and AI-assisted ways of working.

Technical & Solution Ownership

• Own the technical architecture and design of applications and BI solutions.
• Ensure high standards for code quality, data quality, security, reliability, and maintainability.
• Act as the primary technical escalation point while strengthening team autonomy and local decision-making.

BI & Analytics Leadership (Applied)

• Own data models, reporting quality, and analytics reliability.
• Ensure BI solutions are insight-driven, governed, and aligned to business needs.
• Work hands-on with the BI analyst when required, without becoming a reporting factory.

AI-Enabled Engineering & Process Improvement

• Embed AI tools (e.g., Copilot) into development and analytics workflows as default practice.
• Improve SDLC efficiency through better patterns for testing, review, documentation, and delivery.
• Turn AI experimentation into repeatable, safe, and scalable engineering practices.

Delivery Partnership

• Partner with PMO on delivery execution while retaining ownership of how solutions are built.
• Translate business needs into scalable, maintainable technical solutions.
• Reduce delivery risk by strengthening local ownership and decision-making.

Qualifications

• College diploma or university degree in computer science, information systems, and 5+ years of management experience.
• Prior people leadership experience managing software engineers and/or BI/analytics professionals.
• Strong background in application development and solution architecture.
• Practical experience delivering BI and analytics solutions (data models, reporting, governance).
• Comfort being hands-on when needed, without defaulting to personal delivery.
• Experience improving engineering processes and embedding modern delivery practices.
• Excellent interpersonal, communication, and stakeholder management skills.