We’re looking for an Engineering Manager Lead (EML) to own delivery and people leadership at the community (*) level.
An EML is the go-to person for a community’s delivery: ensuring teams ship the right things, at the right time, with a clear escalation path when priorities, technical constraints, or execution realities don’t converge.
The EML also manages and develops Engineering Managers (EMs) and Technical Leads (TLs) and partners closely with Community Tech Leads (CTLs), Product Management Leads (PMLs), Product Managers (PMs), and Engineering Program Managers (EPMs).
This role reflects our accountability model: delivery accountability and people leadership are held together, with a clear interface to product and technical leadership.
(*) A community is a group of teams with a common functional/technical purpose.
The Foresight CommunityForesight is the community responsible for Pigment’s forward-looking product surface: helping customers model scenarios, understand what’s coming, and make better decisions under uncertainty.
It typically spans multiple teams working on forecasting and what-if workflows, planning experiences, standardized agentic UI and execution framework, and the underlying capabilities needed to make those experiences fast, reliable, and explainable.
What you’ll do1) Own community delivery (accountability + operating cadence)
- Be accountable to engineering leadership for delivery across multiple teams in the community
- Ensure teams have clear priorities, sequencing, and commitments (scope/timeline/people), aligned with product priorities and technical constraints.
- Identify risks early (delivery delays, quality/production issues, team focus/inefficiencies, people performance) and drive resolution with TLs/EMs/partners.
- Maintain a written, legible status of the community’s key achievements, risks, and action plans.
- Lead key reporting moments (e.g., mid-quarter updates, community-level delivery reviews).
2) Lead people and org effectiveness through EMs and TLs
- Manage Engineering Managers and Technical Leads with clear expectations and regular coaching.
- Set standards for feedback, performance, calibration inputs, growth plans, and under-performance remediation when needed.
- Improve the system: structures, processes, rituals, and staffing approaches that increase execution speed and reduce friction.
3) Drive staffing and community-level arbitration
- Partner with CTLs and product leadership on staffing needs and constraints; drive the process to turn inputs into a committed plan.
- Resolve cross-team dependencies and trade-offs; ensure there is always a clear owner for escalation when alignment stalls.
- Represent the community in leadership forums; ensure decisions are translated into actionable plans.
4) Partner with Product & Technical leadership with clear interfaces
Work as a trio with PML and CTL:
- PML: business outcomes and product priorities
- CTL: technical approach and quality/safety bar
- EML: committed plan & delivery landing, including escalation when needed
What you will not be expected to do
You are not expected to own a single technical domain as “the expert.” Pigment separates technical decision ownership (TL/CTL) from people and delivery accountability (EML) to keep both healthy.
You are not expected to be an engineering contributor in a team. (You may still code opportunistically, but it should not be required for delivery.)
Who you are- Significant experience building and shipping software in production environments (you can evaluate plans and risks with credibility).
- Demonstrated experience leading managers and/or senior IC leaders (e.g., EMs, TLs), including performance management and growth.
- Strong delivery leadership: you bring clarity, pace, and follow-through without creating noise or process theatre.
- Excellent judgment in trade-offs (scope/timing/quality/staffing), and comfort escalating when alignment can’t be reached quickly.
- Low-ego, high-standards leadership style; you build accountability and trust.
- Fluent in English (French not required).
Skills Required
- Significant experience building and shipping software in production environments
- Experience leading managers and/or senior individual contributors
- Strong delivery leadership and judgement in trade-offs
- Excellent communication skills in English
- Low-ego, high-standards leadership style
What We Do
In a world moving at an incredibly fast pace, businesses have grown accustomed to change. Transforming their business model, pivoting their strategy, rethinking their go-to-market, the list goes on. To enable these changes, they have also had to rethink the way they work. Breaking down silos isn’t a best practice anymore. It’s a given. And yet, when it comes to planning, little has changed. In fact, planning tools work the exact opposite way, reinforcing data and people silos, and preventing teams from working together toward their common goals. As a result, planning is usually seen as a dreadful process. But the truth is, planning drives strategy. It’s high time we serve it with the right tools. Pigment is the business planning platform for fast-growing companies. Our mission is to help companies make better, faster decisions in a changing world, and drive revenue growth. At Pigment we believe that: ✅ Real-time data informs better outcomes. Trim your sail, and make the best use of current winds. ✅ Reporting should be accurate, quick, and insightful. ✅ Planning should be simple, smooth, and delightful. ✅ Less time should be spent on data crunching, more time on bringing insights to the business. ✅ Collaboration should be at the heart of any planning process, so your organization works as one. Book your demo today ? https://www.gopigment.com/contact We’re hiring! Check out our offers: https://jobs.lever.co/pigment
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