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Washington State Job Bank Product Engineering Manager in Seattle, Washington
Who We AreJoin a team that puts its People First! As a member of the First American family of companies, First American Trust is a federal savings bank that has provided banking, wealth management, and trust solutions on a national, full-service basis for more than five decades. Since 1889, First American (NYSE: FAF) has held an unwavering belief in its people. They are passionate about what they do, and we are equally passionate about fostering an environment where all feel welcome, supported, and empowered to be innovative and reach their full potential. Our inclusive, people-first culture has earned our company numerous accolades, including being named to the Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For list for nine consecutive years. We have also earned awards as a best place to work for women, diversity and LGBTQ+ employees, and have been included on more than 50 regional best places to work lists. First American will always strive to be a great place to work, for all. For more information, please visit www.careers.firstam.com. What We DoThe Manager of Product Engineering will provide leadership to Functional Analysts, Business Systems Analysts and Data Analysts who have responsibility for delivering product outcomes in a Scaled Agile (SAFe) agile environment. You will be an active participant in our continuous learning culture, where teamwork and collaboration are encouraged, excellence is rewarded, and diversity is respected and valued. In this hybrid remote role, quarterly travel to our headquarters location is required with a potential for additional visits as business needs arise. Essential Functions Provide talent development, coaching and mentoring for technical team members of varied disciplines who have responsibility for product delivery outcomes. Support department and division goals for increasing SAFe maturity with a primary focus on the expectations for the Agile Team members. Support and empower self-organized Agile Teams. Work within a matrixed organization structure to support talented people who work on Agile Teams that are responsible for providing: Technical and implementation focus, providing standard and customized applications to resolve escalated and/or complex business needs/issues. Delivery of desired business outcomes in varied value-driven scope areas. Analysis and delivery of SaaS, PaaS and internally developed software functionality including cross-team integrations, design, documentation, testing and training. Provide guidance and assistance to team members on blocked activities which may include facilitating problem resolution between teams or individuals. Participate in Agile Release Train routines and activities to stay attuned to team progress and blockers. Participate in developing and delivering upon mid to long range department continuous improvement goals. Assist in translating strategic goals and priorities into technical strategies and objectives. Introduce and support best practices to help ensure the timeliness, quality and consistency of the department's delivery of products and services. Provide ongoing performance feedback to employees based upon feedback from across the division. Assist with promotion recommendations and decisions. Assist with hiring recommendations and decisions. Assist with preparing and maintaining job descriptions. Regularly interact with technology and business leaders throughout the division for purposes of gaining cooperation, exchanging technical information, assisting with operational issues and/or addressing delivery related concerns. May lead cooperative inter-department projects and/or process improvement efforts. Participate in the creation and/or maintenance of relevant business processes, training procedures, standard operating procedures, etc. May occasionally be required to perform duties outside of normal work hours based on business needs. General Qualificat