Manager Software Development Engineering

Ready to shape engineering culture—mentoring managers, championing quality, and accelerating delivery through continuous improvement?  \LexisNexis Legal & Professional, which serves customers in more than 150 countries with 11,800 employees worldwide, is part of RELX, a global provider of information-based analytics and decision tools for professional and business customers. Our company has been a long-time leader in deploying AI and advanced technologies to the legal market to improve productivity and transform the overall business and practice of law, deploying ethical and powerful generative AI solutions with a flexible, multi-model approach that prioritizes using the best model from today’s top model creators for each individual legal use case.  \You will provide leadership, direction, and day-to-day management for software engineering teams (including offshore partners and interns), ensuring high-quality delivery across the software development life cycle. Working closely with product, project, and engineering peers, you will drive technical excellence, remove delivery blockers, and report progress and risks to senior leadership while helping shape talent, resourcing, and delivery standards.  \nPartner with product owners, project/program leaders, and principal engineers to align priorities, scope, and technical approach. \nLead, coach, and develop software engineering teams and people managers to deliver against product and platform goals. \nChampion engineering best practices (code reviews, CI/CD, test-driven development, secure coding) and drive continuous improvement. \nEnsure adherence to enterprise architecture, quality, and compliance standards through reviews and governance. \nProvide technical leadership and escalation support for complex design decisions, production issues, and critical defects. \nManage resourcing and capacity planning, including offshore/third-party partnerships and staffing models (managed services, staff augmentation). \nTrack, communicate, and mitigate delivery risks, dependencies, and blockers; nSupport talent acquisition and growth (interviewing, hiring, onboarding, training, feedback, performance development). \nLead the evolution of teams as they transition towards AI assisted development. \n10+ years of hands-on software development experience delivering production systems. \nSolid project planning and delivery management skills (scope, schedule, budget), using common planning and tracking tools. \n3+ years of engineering management experience, including leading teams and setting technical direction. \nProven ability to manage managers and build healthy team culture, accountability, and performance. \nStrong database and data modeling expertise, including design, optimization, and best practices. \JavaScript/TypeScript, C#, .NET, Angular and/or React). \nWorking knowledge of AI trends and practical ways AI can improve development and delivery outcomes. \nBachelor’s degree in Engineering/Computer Science (or equivalent practical experience). \If you have a disability or other need that requires accommodation or adjustment, please let us know by completing our Applicant Request Support Form or please contact 1-855-833-5120. \Please read our Candidate Privacy Policy. \We are an equal opportunity employer: qualified applicants are considered for and treated during employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, national origin, citizenship status, disability status, protected veteran status, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law. \