Senior Engineering Manager, Controls Management; Remote Utah

Overview

Optro is the leading audit, risk, ESG, and Info Sec platform. Having surpassed $300M ARR and continuing to grow, Optro serves more than 50% of the Fortune 500, including 7 of the Fortune 10, with an award-winning technology. Optro is top-rated on  and Gartner Peer Insights. At Optro, we inspire each other to innovate, support customers, and contribute to the greater good of the company and communities.

We are one of the 500 fastest-growing tech companies in North America for the seventh year in a row, as ranked by Deloitte.

Why This Role is Exciting

We are looking for a highly motivated Senior Engineering Manager to lead our Controls Management team. This role offers a unique opportunity to drive large, strategic, and complex projects that will shape the future of Optro’s Audit products. The candidate should demonstrate exceptional leadership, empathy, and a passion for mentoring engineers to design and architect scalable, performant, and reliable solutions. The ideal candidate thrives on collaboration and can independently take a concept from ideation through implementation.

We are a hardworking, energetic team deeply committed to our customers and to continuous learning about our users, our product, and cutting-edge technologies.

• Lead the technical direction and execution for Optro’s Controls Management initiatives.
• Mentor, inspire, and grow a diverse team of engineers with empathy and emotional intelligence.
• Manage and develop the team through hiring, retaining, mentoring, and building individual and team capabilities in best practices.
• Develop and nurture strong relationships with Product, QA, Delivery, Design, Customer Support, GTM, and other partners to deliver best-in-class experiences for users.
• Own the end-to-end build and delivery of Controls Management features within Optro’s platform.
• Continuously improve all aspects of the product lifecycle, both technical systems and processes, to deliver outstanding results for customers.
• Work cross-functionally with other engineering teams and product lines.
• Collaborate with Product Management to define goals, objectives, and the roadmap for Controls Management initiatives, ensuring alignment with business priorities.
• Iterate and improve agile practices to ensure clarity, transparency, and efficient delivery across the team and organization.

• Experience in performance management.
• Experience in running agile teams and managing delivery processes.

• 5+ years of experience developing modern tech stacks.
• 2+ years managing a development team, specifically in a SaaS environment.
• Modern JS Framework
  
  Experience:
  
  familiarity with modern JavaScript frameworks (Ember preferred; Vue, React, Angular, etc. are valuable for front-end collaboration).

• Experience in a highly regulated ARC (Audit, Risk, and Compliance) environment.
• Managed remote or distributed teams.
• Experience in an agile development environment with modern project management tools.
• Strong B2B experience.

• Launch a career at one of the fastest-growing SaaS companies in North America and EMEA!
• Live your best life (LYBL)! $200/mo for anything that enhances your life
• Comprehensive employee health coverage
• 401(k) with company match
• Competitive compensation & bonus program
• Flexible vacation (exempt) / Accrued vacation (non-exempt)
• Time off for your birthday & volunteering
• Employee resource groups
• Opportunities for team and company-wide get-togethers
• Parental Leave
• Perks may vary based on eligibility/location

• Customer obsession:
  It starts and ends here. Consistently ask how what you’re doing creates value for customers.
• Gritty resilience:
  Make it happen. Find a way. Move fast, stay positive, and do what it takes.
• Drive innovation:
  Create the future. Continuously improve what exists and invent what’s next.
• Win, together:
  One team. No silos, no egos. Drive to be the best and support each other’s success.
• Growth mindset:
  Think in orders of magnitude, seek feedback, learn, and improve.

Please note that background checks are required. Qualified Applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for Employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act. This role may have access to highly sensitive data, including employee data, customer data, company financials, and proprietary product information. We love building strong partnerships, but Optro cannot accept unsolicited resumes from agencies.

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