Make an impact with our Technology - Development team as a Senior Manager, Innovation Development. This diverse team of tech-savvy builders and problem solvers embraces digital transformation, and the possibilities technology brings to the future of our industry. We're looking for team members who have a strong sense of ownership and drive, and who thrive on delivering high-quality solutions that are redefining the way MNP does business.
Responsibilities- Lead the end-to-end development lifecyclefor new innovation-driven products and solutions, defining the technical vision, architecture direction, and engineering approach
- Collaborate closely with Innovation, Solution Delivery, and business stakeholdersto translate new concepts and problem statements into clear technical requirements, user stories, and sprint plans
- Collaborate with Data Engineering and Machine Learning teamswith experience to integrate AI/ML capabilities into production applications
- Establish engineering discipline from day one, ensuring code quality, automated testing, architectural consistency, and documentation practices that prevent the accumulation of technical debt over time
- Design and guide the development of modern, cloud-native applications, leveraging microservices, event-driven patterns, and modern front-end architectures
- Ensure solutions are built for scale, reusability, and long-term sustainability, creating patterns, frameworks, and shared components that can be used across the firm's innovation portfolio
- Provide hands-on architectural and technical leadership, reviewing technical decisions, solution designs, and implementation approaches
- Build and lead a high-performing development team, coaching developers, fostering a modern development culture, and enabling rapid learning, experimentation, and high-quality delivery
- Champion modern engineering best practices, including DevOps, CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure-as-code, test automation, security-by-design, and observability
- Collaborate with Architecture and Cloud Teams to ensure alignment on design patterns, cloud standards, integration approaches, and data strategy
- Drive continuous improvement, introducing tools, processes, and practices that increase developer velocity, reliability, and consistency of delivery
- Proactively manage delivery risks, dependencies, and timelines, ensuring innovation initiatives land with predictable quality and business impact
- Stay ahead of emerging technologies, evaluating new capabilities and recommending how they can be incorporated into the firm's innovation roadmap
Skills and Experience- At least five years of experience leading modern software development teams, including senior developers, in an Agile, cloud-first environment
- Proven experience delivering cloud-native applications using modern C#, .NET, RESTful services, Azure, and modern JavaScript/TypeScript frameworks such as Angular or similar
- Strong understanding of modern architecture patterns, including microservices, domain-driven design, API-first development, and event-driven systems
- Experience with Azure data services(Cosmos DB, Azure SQL) and comfort working across hybrid data environments
- Demonstrated ability to implement engineering practices that prevent technical debt, including:
- automated testing
- CI/CD pipelines
- code review discipline
- architectural guardrails
- monitoring and observability
- Strong experience operating in Agiledelivery models with the ability to shape backlog structure, refine requirements, and guide teams through rapid iteration
- Exceptional communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to engage senior stakeholders and translate technical concepts clearly
- Strong problem-solving abilities and comfort operating in environments that require creativity, experimentation, and balancing practicality with innovation
- Experience in early-stage product development, R&D, or innovation environments is a strong asset
With a focus on high-potential earnings, MNP is proud to offer customized rewards that support our unique culture and a balanced lifestyle to thrive at work and outside of the office. You will be rewarded with generous base pay, vacation time, 4 paid personal days, a group pension plan with 4% matching, voluntary savings products, bonus programs, flexible benefits, mental health resources, exclusive access to perks and discounts, professional development assistance, MNP University, a flexible 'Dress For Your Day' environment, firm sponsored social events and more!
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