<strong>About the Role</strong><br>An Engineering Manager in the Acquisition Portfolio leads a team of 5-8 full-stack engineers, bridging technical expertise and product partnerships. The day involves being a hands-on technical partner to product management and tech leads, overseeing delivery, and maintaining hands-on technical understanding. This includes actively guiding architecture, code quality, and system design decisions to ensure scalable, high-quality solutions aligned with business objectives.<br><br><strong>Overall Tasks and Responsibilities</strong><br>Overall, the role requires providing strategic direction across teams, establishing operating practices, priorities, and metrics aligned with organizational goals. The manager interprets and applies company-wide policies within the context of engineering delivery, driving effective execution and continuous improvement. They collaborate closely with Product, business leaders, and senior stakeholders to translate complex compensation and advisor needs into well-designed technical solutions. Additionally, the manager leads technical discussions and forums that shape direction, ensure clarity, and support the delivery of business and technology outcomes. The team maintains and builds highly integrated products and experiences, requiring cross-functional collaboration across Thrivent.<br><br><strong>DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:</strong><br><strong>Designing Solutions</strong><br><ul><li>Review technical solution design and architecture and provide guidance and direction.</li><li>Take part in system design and architecture conversations with the team to land approaches to deliver solutions.</li><li>Review technical solution and supports the execution of the solution.</li></ul><br><strong>Developing Software</strong><br><ul><li>Has developed software. Can read code and stays up to date on best practices.</li><li>Ensure code reviews are completed - Problem solving and analytical skills.</li></ul><br><strong>Learning and applying new techniques</strong><br><ul><li>Promotes and empowers sharing ideas, best practices, etc. They need to make space so teams can take time for these activities.</li><li>Anticipates and analyzes trends in technology and assesses the impact of emerging technologies on the business.</li></ul><br><strong>Collaborating within team</strong><br><ul><li>Supports the team agile practices and learning events/trainings.</li><li>Helps break down barriers for the team.</li><li>Engages in sprint demos; understands the desired and actual outcomes as well as the technology delivered by the team.</li><li>Partner with Product Manager on initiatives/features/epics and provides clarity on desired outcomes as well as technical expertise.</li><li>Collaborates with Product Manager for strategies, operating plans, targets and measures for product groups.</li><li>Creating a positive team environment where individuals have psychological safety and work collaboratively while understanding, respecting, challenging and appreciating each other’s ideas.</li></ul><br><strong>Collaborating across teams</strong><br><ul><li>Supports and empowers teams to broker solutions across products.</li><li>Understands how the product integrates with other products and ensures consistency in approach to work towards a common goal/outcome.</li><li>Builds strong working relationships with peers across teams.</li><li>Proactively identifies cross team challenges and works to empower teams in solving collaboratively.</li></ul><br><strong>Collaborating across the organization</strong><br><ul><li>Align your team with the priorities of the company and the technology organization for a given product area.</li></ul><br><strong>Setting product/platform technology strategy</strong><br><ul><li>Participates in setting the product and platform technology vision, strategies, initiatives, roadmaps, objectives and alignments.</li><li>Represents the business value of technology upgrades, etc. and influences prioritization in the product roadmap.</li><li>Empowers the team to select the right tool and platforms for the given product area.</li></ul><br><strong>Defining Engineering standards/patterns</strong><br><ul><li>Collaborating with Engineers to ensure Engineering practices and be an advocate to bring the engineering disciplines.</li><li>Promoting engineering practices and continuous improvement such as develops and observability.</li><li>Contributes to the creation of enterprise frameworks and patterns.</li></ul><br><strong>DevOps</strong><br><ul><li>Define and supports the development lifecycle processes.</li><li>Supports the team and removes barriers to resolving production incidents/problems.</li><li>DevOps continuously evaluated through observability, monitoring and alerting.</li><li>Understands the health of technology products and promotes prioritization of work to maintain and continuously improve.</li><li>Serve as an escalation point in product level support for ongoing maintenance and production issues.</li></ul><br><strong>Selecting & Managing Technology Vendors</strong><br><ul><li>Be an advocate to the team to define criteria for selecting the right platform/technology.</li><li>Guides the team to build consensus on an approach and driving a build vs buy decision with the team. In a buy decision, works with the team to decide on criteria and vendor selection.</li><li>Execute or manage the overall technology solutions, platforms for the product groups and associated vendor relationships.</li></ul><br><strong>Coaching Engineers</strong><br><ul><li>Holding regular 1:1s with team members and team meetings.</li><li>Provides constructive feedback, guidance and coaching to help engineers grow their skills and experience.</li><li>Provides career planning advice to engineers and creates development plans to help them achieve their career goals which leverages their skills and capabilities and provides them with learning opportunities.</li></ul><br><strong>Recruiting/building talent</strong><br><ul><li>Leads the process of selecting and engaging the right consulting partners.</li><li>Planning in advance for future people needs for the product groups, collaborate with the other teams on the recruitment process.</li><li>Recruits, develops, and sustains a high-performing team while promoting a culture of shared accountability, operational excellence, and partnership across the organization.</li><li>Models Thrivent’s leadership competencies – courage, collaboration, and commitment by demonstrating resiliency, working together to make the best decisions, and holding yourself and others accountable.</li><li>Supports and/or develops an environment in which Thrivent employees and colleagues are focused on continuous improvement, exceptional employee engagement, and an unwavering commitment to our clients. Shapes and/or supports a culture that represents the Thrivent purpose, promise and values, ensuring that Thrivent’s trust and reputation remain strong with its clients.</li><li>Manage a team of direct and indirect staff.</li></ul><br><strong>QUALIFICATIONS & SKILLS:</strong><br><em><strong>Required:</strong></em><br><ul><li>Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or other technical field or equivalent work experience.</li><li>8+ years of progressively responsible positions in Information Technology including 5+ years’ experience in IT discipline, e.g., customer relationship management, portfolio strategy and roadmap development.</li><li>3+ years of leadership experience in all aspects of a specific IT discipline, e.g. IT/LOB customer relationship management, portfolio strategy and/or demand management.</li><li>3+ years’ management/supervisory experience in specific IT functional area discipline, e.g. applications development or equivalent skills leading major technical projects with accountability for enforcing talent management needs and performance.</li></ul>

Mgr, Digital Engineering

<div>**Compensation range for this position is $200,000 - $220,000&nbsp;<br>This is a full-time, REMOTE position that requires domestic and international travel expected at 30-50%.<br><br>Mercy Ships is seeking a Chief Technology Officer (CTO) to serve remotely. As CTO, you will provide executive leadership, strategic direction, and organizational partnership focused on the global technology function during a significant period of organizational maturity and transformation. Reporting directly to the Chief Financial Officer and working in close partnership with the Office of the CEO, Strategy &amp; Transformation Office, Executive Leadership Team, and existing technology leadership, the CTO will evaluate the organization’s current technology environment while helping establish the long-term strategic direction, governance, enterprise architecture, and operating model necessary to support Mercy Ships' global mission.&nbsp;<br><br>During the initial phase of the role, the CTO will work collaboratively alongside existing technology leadership to develop a deep understanding of the organization’s mission, operations, technology landscape, organizational capabilities, and business priorities. As this understanding develops, the CTO will partner with executive leadership to strengthen technology strategy, governance, organizational capability, and delivery effectiveness by implementing approved improvements. This role serves as both a strategic advisor and executive technology leader, ensuring that enterprise technology enables the organization’s mission while strengthening confidence, accountability, and execution across the technology function. The CTO will provide leadership in the following areas:<br><br></div><ul><li>Enterprise technology strategy and architecture&nbsp;</li><li>Technology governance and investment prioritization&nbsp;</li><li>Technology operating model and organizational capability&nbsp;</li><li>Technology delivery and execution maturity&nbsp;</li><li>Workforce capability and leadership development&nbsp;</li><li>Business readiness and organizational adoption&nbsp;</li><li>Artificial Intelligence, automation, and emerging technology strategy&nbsp;</li><li>Long-term technology investment planning&nbsp;</li><li>Establish strong connections between organizational strategy, business capabilities, enterprise architecture, and technology investments.</li></ul><div><br></div><div><br><strong>How You’ll Contribute Enterprise Technology Leadership &amp; Strategy<br></strong><br></div><ul><li>Develop a comprehensive understanding of Mercy Ships' global operations, strategic objectives, and technology landscape.&nbsp;</li><li>Evaluate the current enterprise technology environment, including enterprise architecture, infrastructure, applications, integrations, cybersecurity, data governance, operational maturity, and technology investments.&nbsp;</li><li>Develop a multi-year enterprise technology strategy aligned with organizational strategy and business capabilities.&nbsp;</li><li>Identify opportunities to strengthen enterprise architecture, reduce technical debt, improve scalability, and increase operational effectiveness.&nbsp;</li><li>Develop enterprise principles for AI, automation, emerging technologies, and responsible innovation.&nbsp;</li><li>Guide technology investment decisions through clear architectural principles and strategic alignment.</li></ul><div><br><strong>Organizational Partnership &amp; Capability Development<br></strong><br></div><ul><li>Build trusted relationships with existing technology leadership, business leaders, National Offices, and operational stakeholders.&nbsp;</li><li>Evaluate the effectiveness of the current technology operating model, organizational capabilities, leadership capacity, and delivery maturity.&nbsp;</li><li>Coach, mentor, and support technology leaders while strengthening accountability, collaboration, and execution.&nbsp;</li><li>Recommend and implement approved organizational improvements that strengthen enterprise technology capabilities and long-term organizational effectiveness.&nbsp;</li><li>Foster a culture of continuous improvement, servant leadership, operational excellence, and enterprise thinking.</li></ul><div><br></div><div><strong>Technology Governance &amp; Strategic Execution<br></strong><br></div><ul><li>Partner closely with the Strategy &amp; Transformation Office to align enterprise technology planning with organizational strategic planning, enterprise portfolio management, and transformation governance.&nbsp;</li><li>Strengthen governance processes supporting technology prioritization, investment decisions, architectural standards, risk management, and delivery oversight.&nbsp;</li><li>Establish strong connections between organizational strategy, business capabilities, enterprise architecture, and technology investments. Improve transparency regarding technology priorities, sequencing, and enterprise value.</li></ul><div><br></div><div><strong>Delivery Excellence &amp; Organizational Trust<br></strong><br></div><ul><li>Evaluate current project and program delivery practices, including business readiness, change management, solution design, vendor management, and implementation governance.&nbsp;</li><li>Identify root causes contributing to delivery challenges, organizational friction, and execution risks.&nbsp;</li><li>Partner with technology leadership to improve execution discipline, organizational alignment, and cross-functional collaboration.&nbsp;</li><li>Lead implementation of approved improvements that strengthen delivery maturity, operational excellence, and organizational trust.&nbsp;</li><li>Help re-establish confidence in the technology function through transparency, measurable progress, and consistent executive leadership.</li></ul><div><br><strong>Executive Partnership &amp; Advisory</strong></div><div><br></div><ul><li>Serve as a trusted advisor to Executive Leadership and the Board regarding enterprise technology strategy, organizational capability, emerging technology, and investment priorities.&nbsp;</li><li>Provide periodic assessments, strategic recommendations, and progress updates regarding the technology function.&nbsp;</li><li>Support executive decision-making regarding enterprise modernization, technology-enabled transformation, and long-term organizational capability.</li></ul><div><br></div><div><strong>The Ideal Candidate</strong></div><div><br></div><ul><li>Minimum 10 -15 years of progressive technology leadership experience, including executive technology leadership roles.&nbsp;</li><li>Proven experience serving as a CTO, CIO, VP of Technology, or equivalent executive leadership role within complex enterprise environments.&nbsp;</li><li>Demonstrated success leading enterprise technology transformation, organizational improvement, enterprise architecture, or operational modernization initiatives.&nbsp;</li><li>Strong enterprise architecture and systems-thinking capabilities across applications, infrastructure, cybersecurity, cloud platforms, integrations, and data.&nbsp;</li><li>Experience aligning enterprise technology strategy with organizational strategy and business priorities.&nbsp;</li><li>Demonstrated ability to build trusted executive relationships while leading organizational change.&nbsp;</li><li>Strong understanding of globally distributed organizations and multicultural operating environments.&nbsp;</li><li>Exceptional executive communication, stakeholder management, and organizational influence skills.&nbsp;</li><li>Travel domestically and internationally, including flights of extended duration and occasional time zone changes; travel expected at 30-50%</li></ul><div><br></div><div><strong>Culture and Alignment<br></strong><br></div><ul><li>Is aligned with Mercy Ships’ mission, core values, culture, and Code of Conduct.&nbsp;</li><li>Takes an active role in supporting the Community of Faith and lives out our Core Values.&nbsp;</li><li>Achieves a high level of trust in relationships, respects others, is open and honest, and admits mistakes.</li></ul><div><br></div><div><strong>Preferred Experience<br></strong><br></div><ul><li>Experience within nonprofit, humanitarian, healthcare, maritime, or globally distributed mission-driven organizations.&nbsp;</li><li>Experience advising executive leadership teams and Boards.&nbsp;</li><li>Experience leading enterprise operating model transformation.&nbsp;</li><li>Familiarity with AI governance, automation strategy, and emerging technology adoption.</li></ul><div><br></div><div>**Compensation range listed is for U.S. hires only. Actual compensation may vary dependent upon location of hire.</div>

Chief Technology Officer

<div>As <strong>Director of Engineering</strong>, you will lead the operational excellence of Tithely's Engineering organization, ensuring teams can consistently deliver high-quality technology that empowers churches to fulfill their mission. Reporting to the VP of Engineering, you will oversee the systems, processes, standards, and tooling that support effective product development, while partnering closely with Product and Design to improve delivery, develop talent, drive AI adoption, and create an environment where teams can do their best work in service of the local church.</div><div><br><strong>Primary Responsibilities of the Role</strong></div><div>Engineering Operations &amp; Delivery</div><ul><li>Own and continuously improve the software development lifecycle from planning through release and post-launch operations</li><li>Drive predictable, high-quality delivery through engineering standards, delivery processes, and operational excellence</li><li>Monitor and improve engineering effectiveness metrics, including DORA and delivery performance indicators</li><li>Partner with Product and Design leaders to align planning, prioritization, and execution across team</li></ul><div>Process, Quality &amp; Standards</div><ul><li>Establish and maintain engineering operating standards, working agreements, and delivery best practices</li><li>Ensure code quality, documentation, and development processes support long-term scalability and reliability</li><li>Partner with engineering leadership to implement career frameworks, performance standards, and organizational consistency</li><li>Identify opportunities to simplify workflows and improve team efficiency</li></ul><div>AI Enablement &amp; Innovation</div><ul><li>Lead the rollout, adoption, and governance of AI-powered engineering tools and workflows</li><li>Establish best practices, training programs, and standards for AI-assisted software development</li><li>Measure AI adoption, productivity impact, and operational outcomes across engineering teams</li><li>Partner with Product leadership to operationalize AI and LLM-powered capabilities within Tithely products</li></ul><div>Team Leadership</div><ul><li>Lead, coach, and develop engineering managers and technical leaders</li><li>Foster a culture of accountability, ownership, collaboration, and continuous improvement</li><li>Support performance management, career development, and leadership growth across the organization</li><li>Help create an environment where teams can do their best work and grow professionally</li></ul><div>Operational Strategy &amp; Governance</div><ul><li>Manage engineering tooling, vendor relationships, and department budgets</li><li>Evaluate and implement platforms that improve engineering productivity, quality, and visibility</li><li>Partner with Security, QA, Reliability Engineering, and executive leadership on cross-functional initiatives</li><li>Communicate engineering performance, risks, and opportunities to senior leadership and stakeholders</li></ul><div><br><strong>Qualifications</strong></div><div>A Successful Candidate Will:</div><ul><li><strong>Drive Results:</strong> Creates predictable delivery outcomes by building scalable systems, processes, and accountability across engineering organizations.</li><li><strong>Develop Talent:</strong> Coaches leaders and teams to perform at a high level while fostering engagement, ownership, and continuous growth.</li><li><strong>Plans and Aligns:</strong> Translates strategic objectives into clear priorities, operating rhythms, and execution plans that keep teams focused and effective.</li><li><strong>Manages Complexity:</strong> Navigates competing priorities, technical challenges, and organizational change while making thoughtful, data-informed decisions.</li><li><strong>Communicates Effectively:</strong> Builds strong partnerships across Engineering, Product, Design, and executive leadership, translating technical concepts into business impact.</li></ul><div><strong>Required Technical Qualifications:</strong></div><ul><li>8-12 years of progressive software engineering experience, including 4+ years in engineering leadership</li><li>Demonstrated experience leading engineering operations, software delivery, and development lifecycle improvements at scale</li><li>Experience managing engineering managers, technical leads, or high-performing engineering teams</li><li>Strong understanding of cloud-native software environments, modern development practices, and engineering delivery metrics</li><li>Experience establishing engineering standards, operating processes, and performance frameworks</li><li>Knowledge of security, compliance, and risk management considerations within SaaS environments</li><li>Experience managing budgets, vendor relationships, and technology investments</li><li>Strong cross-functional leadership and stakeholder management skills</li></ul><div><strong>Preferred Technical Qualifications:</strong></div><ul><li>&nbsp;Experience in fintech, payments, or high-volume SaaS environments</li><li>Experience implementing AI coding tools, agentic workflows, and engineering productivity initiatives</li><li>Familiarity with engineering effectiveness platforms and DORA-based measurement frameworks</li><li>Experience leading cloud migration, platform modernization, or large-scale transformation initiatives</li><li>Experience developing engineering career frameworks and leveling programs</li><li>Familiarity with AWS-based environments and modern software architectures</li><li>Passion for Tithely's mission of empowering churches through technology</li></ul><div><strong>Office Requirements:</strong></div><ul><li>We are a fully distributed team (100% remote) with travel sometimes required 1-2 times per year.</li><li>A stable work environment with designated workspace and access to high-speed internet.</li><li>US-based and legally able to work full time in the US. Sponsorships are not available at this time.</li><li>Tithely is currently able to employ in the following states<strong>: </strong>AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, FL, GA, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, MA, MI, MN, MT, NC, NE, NJ, NV, NY, OH, OR, PA, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, WV</li></ul><div><br><strong>Additional Information</strong></div><div>Health insurance, dental, vision for your family, 401K, paid time off, sick leave, parental leave, and more. We believe taking care of our team is important and want to be sure you have what you need.&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div><strong>Tithely is an Equal Opportunity Employer</strong></div><div>Yourgiving, Inc. DBA Tithe.ly (herein, “the Company”) is an Equal Opportunity Employer that does not discriminate on the basis of actual or perceived race (including hairstyles), color, alienage or national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, sex, gender, gender identity, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical condition, religious creed, physical disability or handicap, mental disability or handicap, age, medical condition (cancer), marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, genetic information, arrest record, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. Our management team is dedicated to this policy with respect to recruitment, hiring, placement, promotion, transfer, training, compensation, benefits, employee activities and general treatment during employment.</div>

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