Job Description Summary

The Sr. Manager – Software Engineering will lead the development and delivery of CERius Strategy & Planning capabilities, along with platform extensibility and customer implementation frameworks.
This role sits at the intersection of product engineering, platform engineering, and customer delivery, ensuring that CERius not only builds powerful planning features but also enables rapid, scalable, and repeatable customer implementations.

Job Description

Key Responsibilities

1. Product Engineering – Strategy & Planning Modules

• Own the design and delivery of CERius Strategy & Planning features, including:

  • Decarbonization planning & scenario modeling

  • Target setting and tracking (net-zero pathways)

  • Forecasting and simulation of emissions & cost impacts

• Build intuitive UX for what-if analysis, scenario comparison, and decision support dashboards

2. Platform & Extensibility Engineering

• Develop reusable platform capabilities for:

  • Configuration-driven workflows (planning templates, rule engines)

  • Multi-tenant customization (customer-specific planning models)

  • Integration frameworks (ERP, sustainability tools, external datasets)

• Drive platform modularity to support rapid feature extensions and partner ecosystem

3. Customer Implementation Strategy & Delivery

• Define and standardize implementation playbooks for CERius deployments:

  • Data onboarding strategies

  • Configuration of planning models

  • KPI and reporting setup

• Lead technical engagement during customer onboarding and rollout phases

• Enable repeatable, low-effort implementations through tooling, automation, and templates

• Collaborate with consulting/field teams to ensure successful adoption

4. Engineering Leadership & Team Management

• Lead and mentor a team across:

  • Frontend (planning UX, dashboards)

  • Backend (scenario engines, APIs)

  • Analytics (forecasting models, simulations)

  • Infrastructure (cloud, DevOps, environments)

• Build a culture of ownership, innovation, and customer-centricity

• Drive hiring, capability building, and succession planning

5. Architecture & Technical Strategy

• Define architecture for:

  • Scenario modeling engines (high compute, scalable)

  • Data pipelines for forecasting and planning inputs

  • Real-time vs batch simulation trade-offs

• Ensure systems are:

  • Scalable for enterprise use

  • Flexible for evolving sustainability regulations

  • Performant for complex simulations

6. Data, Analytics & Decision Intelligence

• Oversee development of:

  • Forecasting and predictive models (emissions, cost, ROI)

  • Scenario comparison frameworks

  • Decision-support analytics

• Ensure traceability and explainability of planning outputs

7. Platform Reliability & DevOps

• Own environment strategy for:

  • Customer implementations (dev/test/prod isolation)

  • Demo and sandbox environments

• Implement strong DevOps practices:

  • CI/CD pipelines

  • Infrastructure as Code (IaC)

  • Monitoring and alerting

• Ensure high availability and performance for planning workloads

8. Governance & Process Excellence

• Establish structured processes for:

  • Feature releases and versioning (especially for customer-specific configs)

  • Implementation lifecycle management

• Drive Agile best practices with focus on predictability and adaptability

Key Competencies

Technical Expertise

• Strong background in:

  • Full-stack engineering and distributed systems

  • Cloud-native architecture (AWS/Azure/GCP)

  • Data and analytics platforms

• Experience with:

  • Simulation engines / planning systems (preferred)

  • Config-driven or low-code platforms (plus)

Leadership & Execution

• Proven ability to manage cross-functional engineering + implementation teams

• Strong execution discipline with ability to handle both product and customer delivery pressures

• Ability to operate in ambiguity and evolving product landscapes

Customer & Domain Orientation

• Experience working with enterprise customers in:

  • SaaS implementations

  • Sustainability / ESG / planning tools (preferred)

• Strong understanding of translating business strategy into technical solutions

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