Manager, Product Software Engineering

Wolters Kluwer Health’s Clinical Effectiveness (CE) organization is a fast-growing and innovation-driven healthcare information technology (HIT) provider. This role, reporting to the Director of Product Engineering, is vital for achieving development goals. The Manager of Product Engineering will lead a sizable team of software engineers, providing expert guidance in solving complex technical challenges, ensuring quality standards, and fostering professional growth. The role involves planning, delivery, agile process, culture, mentorship, and career progression, collaborating with product management, technical leads, and architects to deliver high-quality functional enhancements.

Must Have

• Lead and manage a sizable team of software engineers.
• Provide expert guidance in solving complex technical challenges.
• Communicate effectively in a matrixed organization.
• Oversee adherence to quality standards and best practices.
• Provide leadership and mentorship to team members.
• Collaborate with other teams for seamless integration and product launches.
• Plan and schedule work within the team.
• Monitor development processes, framework adoption, and project progress.
• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in computer science.
• More than 14 years of comprehensive leadership and team management expertise.
• 5+ years of experience as a software engineer with leadership responsibilities.
• 8+ years of experience managing a team, preferably in an Agile setting.
• Evidence of live software developed and released under supervision in the past two years.
• Strong people management skills in a team-oriented, collaborative environment.
• Experience with Continuous Delivery to the Cloud and best practices.
• Proficiency in Java, Spring, Python, Vue JS, Oracle, Couchbase, GitHub, JIRA, Jenkins.
• Competent in presenting technical and business information to various audiences.
• Experience in a dynamic, entrepreneurial environment.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.

Perks & Benefits

• Well-being benefits provide tools, programs, and resources to help employees feel healthy, happy, safe, and prosperous.

Wolters Kluwer Health’s Clinical Effectiveness (CE) organization is a fast-growing and innovation-driven healthcare information technology (HIT) provider working on the front lines of clinical care. Our talented team of physician editors, technologists, and product visionaries collaborate to provide advanced clinical decision support solutions that measurably improve clinical effectiveness by helping healthcare professionals provide optimal care for their patients. Its flagship product, UpToDate, is trusted by over 1 million clinicians in over 170 countries to make the best decisions at the point of patient care. Net Promoter Scores consistently fell in the high-70s, largely due to the unrivaled breadth and depth of its evidence-based content. More than 60 research studies confirm UpToDate’s widespread usage and association with improved patient care and hospital performance, including reduced lengths of stay, adverse complications and mortality.

A SaaS-based product, UpToDate is a critical component of the clinical workflow when embedded in today’s electronic health record systems. In fact, 93% of clinicians surveyed say embedding UpToDate in their electronic health record systems is important to patient care, and 91% say it improves clinician satisfaction. As a mission-based organization committed to getting things right, we’re investing in cutting edge healthcare technology solutions to meet the strategic needs of our customers.

Reporting to the Director of Product Engineering, this role is vital for achieving our development goals. The candidate must possess strong management, technical, and communication skills to collaborate with product management on defining and delivering our products. We seek a high-energy Manager of Product Engineering with experience in scalable SaaS healthcare products. This hands-on role will work closely with the director, agile coach, architects, and engineers to drive product development.

ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

In this role, you are responsible for planning, delivery, agile process, culture, mentorship, and career progression. You must align with Technical Leads, Architects, and product experts to ensure high-quality functional enhancements and well-designed solutions to technical and functional issues are delivered on time. You act to impact the achievement of product and company objectives positively.

• Lead and manage a sizable team of software engineers, fostering a positive and high-performing work culture.
• Provide expert guidance in solving complex technical challenges and making critical project decisions.
• Communicate effectively in a matrixed organization with senior management, stakeholders, and cross-functional teams to ensure alignment and collaboration.
• Oversee the adherence to quality standards and best practices throughout the software development process.
• Provide leadership and mentorship to team members, fostering their professional growth and development.
• Collaborate with other teams and functions to facilitate seamless integration and successful product launches.
• Plan and schedule work within the team, ensuring efficient resource utilization and meeting project timelines.
• Monitor development processes, framework adoption, and project progress to ensure efficiency and compliance with standards.

Experience:

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in computer science.
• Bringing more than 14 years of comprehensive leadership and team management expertise.
• 5+ years of experience as a software engineer with leadership responsibilities.
• 8+ years of experience managing a team, preferably in an Agile setting.
• Evidence of live software developed and released under supervision in the past two years.
• Strong people management skills in a team-oriented, collaborative environment.
• Experience with Continuous Delivery to the Cloud and best practices around developer experience, continuous deployment, and feature flag management.
• Tech Stack/Tools: Java, Spring, Python, Vue JS, Oracle, Couchbase, GitHub, JIRA, Jenkins.
• Competent in presenting technical and business information to various audiences.
• Experience in a dynamic, entrepreneurial environment.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.

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To maintain a fair and genuine hiring process, we kindly ask that all candidates participate in interviews without the assistance of AI tools or external prompts. Our interview process is designed to assess your individual skills, experiences, and communication style. We value authenticity and want to ensure we’re getting to know you—not a digital assistant. To help maintain this integrity, we ask to remove virtual backgrounds and include in-person interviews in our hiring process. Please note that use of AI-generated responses or third-party support during interviews will be grounds for disqualification from the recruitment process.

Applicants may be required to appear onsite at a Wolters Kluwer office as part of the recruitment process.

Compensation:

Target salary range CA, CT, CO, DC, HI, IL, MA, MD, MN, NY, RI, WA: $145,500 - $203,900

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About Wolters Kluwer

Wolters Kluwer reported 2023 annual revenues of €5.6 billion. The group serves customers in over 180 countries, maintains operations in over 40 countries, and employs approximately 21,400 people worldwide.

Our customers work in industries which impact the lives of millions of people every single day. Our mission is to empower our professional customers with the information, software solutions, and services they need to make critical decisions, achieve successful outcomes, and save time.

Our expert solutions combine deep domain knowledge with technology to deliver both content and workflow automation to drive improved outcomes and productivity for our customers.

We are committed to helping professionals improve the way they do business and solve complex problems with our range of digital solutions and services, which we continuously evolve to meet their changing needs. Our 188-year legacy and portfolio represent thousands of customers worldwide.

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