Manager , Software Engineering; Product Development Cycle

Job Overview

Come join us as a Manager 3 on the Product Development Lifecycle (PDLC) team. This is a high-impact, high-visibility role responsible for leading our core strategy to accelerate execution excellence across the Tech Ecosystem. Your mission is to drive a 5‑10x increase in velocity by transforming our development lifecycle into a truly product‑centric ecosystem.

We are seeking a seasoned, visionary engineering leader who will:

• Define and execute the technical strategy for the PDLC transformation, shifting the mindset from a software lifecycle to a product‑centric approach.
• Build, mentor, and lead a high‑performing team of engineers, establishing a world‑class culture of technical excellence and innovation.
• Drive measurable outcomes by shipping scalable, resilient solutions for road mapping, goal management and execution that accelerate delivery for our customers.

This role requires a blend of deep technical expertise, strategic business acumen, and an unwavering commitment to talent development focused on customer impact.

• Drive Innovation & Growth:
  Own the end‑to‑end development and deployment of new, high‑impact capabilities that directly fuel execution velocity, alignment, and predictable delivery.
• Strategic Execution:
  Define the long‑term technical roadmap for the team, balancing immediate business needs with long‑term platform health and the operationalization of a rolling 6‑Quarter roadmap.
• Cross‑Functional Alignment:
  Act as a key technical partner to leadership and 'mission team' quads (VP leaders, architects, and product leads) to translate business goals into a robust engineering strategy.
• Operational Excellence:
  Champion engineering best practices to ensure our Prioritization and Execution Tool and Planning, road mapping and dependency management tool chain are robust, reliable, and secure.

• Build an Elite Team:
  Aggressively recruit, hire, and onboard top‑tier engineering talent to rapidly scale the team’s capabilities in building world‑class planning systems.
• Cultivate Expertise:
  Mentor and coach engineers to advance their technical skills in distributed systems and AI‑native automation, fostering a culture of continuous learning.
• Performance Management:
  Establish clear performance goals, conduct regular 1:1s, and provide timely, actionable feedback to ensure high individual and team impact.
• Foster Innovation:
  Create an environment where the team is empowered to experiment with emerging technologies, such as AI‑assisted guidance for scenario planning, to drive technical debt reduction.

• Education:
  
  Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field or equivalent experience.
• Leadership Tenure: 7+ years of progressive experience in software development, with 4+ years in a management role leading high‑performance engineering teams.
• Transformation Success:
  Demonstrated success leading high‑stakes projects from research to production scale, specifically in a high‑growth environment focused on lifecycle or platform transformation.
• Cloud Architecture:
  Experience with cloud‑native architectures and developing resilient, scalable services (e.g., using AWS, GCP, or similar cloud platforms).

Intuit provides a competitive compensation package with a strong pay for performance rewards approach. This position may be eligible for a cash bonus, equity rewards and benefits, in accordance with our applicable plans and programs (see more about our compensation and benefits at Intuit®: Careers | Benefits). Pay offered is based on factors such as job‑related knowledge, skills, experience, and work location.

To drive ongoing fair pay for employees, Intuit conducts regular comparisons across categories of ethnicity and gender. The expected base pay range for this position is: