Engineering Manager

About the role

The Engineering Manager will provide leadership across multiple engineering teams within Springer Nature’s Technology division in Shanghai. Reporting to the Director of Technology, you will balance hands‑on technical contribution with line‑management responsibilities, guiding managers and engineers from associate to staff level.

Key responsibilities

• Lead and mentor engineering managers and engineers, driving performance, goal setting and career development.
• Partner with domain leadership to define and execute engineering strategy, technology stack decisions and quality standards.
• Contribute to software development life‑cycle, security and compliance initiatives.
• Shape and evolve the engineering culture, shared ways of working and cross‑disciplinary collaboration.
• Communicate technical vision and strategic goals with tech leads and project teams.
• Support long‑term engineering roadmap and align with other domains across the organization.

Required profile

• Proven experience managing engineering managers and diverse technical teams.
• Strong track record of coaching, mentoring and developing engineering talent.
• Ability to influence technical strategy and drive cultural change.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience working in a fast‑paced, product‑focused technology environment.

Required skills