engineering-manager

Whip Around is a comprehensive fleet management software provider focused on optimizing vehicle and equipment maintenance. Their platform offers solutions for fleet maintenance, inspections, fuel management, compliance, reporting, and integrations. Whip Around enables companies to manage documentation, track fuel usage in real time, and ensure compliance with safety and regulatory standards, helping to increase efficiency, performance, and profitability. The platform is tailored to the needs of various roles such as drivers, fleet managers, mechanics, and executives, providing real-time data and analytics to improve decision-making and reduce downtime.

Whip Around is an award winning, easy to use fleet maintenance software company that connects drivers, mechanics and fleet managers to improve the uptime of vehicles and equipment.

Founded in 2016, we are on a mission to keep the world’s fleets moving. We are committed to living and breathing our core values everyday. Our values are at the forefront of everything we do and are what is driving our success forward.

Be the Best You
We aim to be consistently better through accountability and positivity.

Be the Driver
We put ourselves in the drivers seat. We drive change through constant innovation and we are driven to succeed.

Provide Clarity
We use simple technology, transparent communication and focus on the essentials.

Manaakitanga
We embrace diversity, we do our part for the community and value each other.

Don't Drop the Trophy
Celebrate successes and don't lose focus. We have a winner's mindset.

We have a great team culture and are always on the look out for our next Whip Arounder! Whip Around’s career pages can be found here: https://apply.workable.com/whiparound/?lng=en

Whip Around

• Lead and support engineers and QAs through regular 1-1s, coaching, and feedback
• Support career development through growth plans, PDPs, and performance conversations
• Translate company and product goals into clear team and individual objectives via 15five
• Partner closely with Product Owners to support predictable, high-quality delivery
• Remove impediments and proactively support teams to maintain strong delivery velocity
• Balance scope, quality, and timelines to support sustainable execution across both Product, Engineering & Security roadmaps.
• Step in as needed to support the Product delivery team with core Scrum practices, including sprint planning, backlog refinement, and retrospectives.
• Collaborate with Product and Design to align on priorities and delivery plans
• Provide technical guidance where needed to support sound engineering practices
• Ensure engineering effort delivers meaningful product and customer impact
• Track and report on key engineering and delivery metrics
• Provide clear updates to stakeholders on progress, risks, and outcomes
• Work cross-functionally to remove blockers and improve ways of working
• Foster a culture of collaboration, ownership, and continuous improvement

Engineering Manager

Engineering Manager leading engineering and QA teams at Whip Around, a fleet management solutions provider. Driving software delivery, team performance, and collaboration with cross-functional partners.

Serko is an integrated online travel and expense management technology provider.

Our solutions empower organisations to manage their corporate travel programs and expense administration with powerful, intuitive online tools. 

Headquartered in New Zealand, with offices in Australia, United States, China and India, Serko's technology is used by hundreds of thousands of organisations in more than 180 countries and employs over 360 people world-wide. Serko is listed on the NZSX and ASX and was the best performing stock on the New Zealand exchange in 2017.

Zeno by Serko is like no travel and expense solution you’ve ever seen before. 

Imagine a truly integrated travel and expense solution designed for corporate travellers in the age of Uber, who expect business tools to have the ease and simplicity of consumer applications. 

Infused with artificial intelligence and inherently intuitive, Zeno helps organisations reduce the cost of their travel programs through intelligent itinerary recommendations, actionable cost-saving insights and seamless policy application.

Zeno’s artificial intelligence and conversational transaction ability delivers a jaw-dropping user experience. Recommended itineraries are built around a traveller’s preferences through machine learning and the ground-breaking AskZeno chatbot makes travel booking a breeze using conversational language.

Designed around the app economy, Zeno’s ecosystem of suppliers can be customised to each corporate’s requirements to keep their travellers connected across every phase of Travel; Fly, Stay, Move, Eat, Play, Work and Rest – capturing and submitting expenses as they go.
 
Serko's solutions are available through a global network of TMC (Travel Management Company) resellers and through our partnership with Booking.com

Serko Ltd.

As an **Engineering Manager**, you are responsible for enabling your team to deliver reliable outcomes while supporting their growth and development. You translate business and product priorities into clear, achievable objectives and ensure work is planned, coordinated, and delivered effectively across your stream and the wider organisation.


Engineering Manager leading engineering teams at Serko, a global travel and expense company. Responsible for enabling team outcomes and supporting development in a hybrid work environment.

• Lead, mentor and grow Engineering teams — both in recruiting great talent and developing existing team members.
• Drive hiring, onboarding, performance reviews, and career development conversations with clarity and empathy.
• Foster a culture where engineers feel empowered, supported, and accountable.
• Ensure Engineering commitments are consistently met and aligned to strategic objectives.
• Balance short-term delivery needs with long-term platform health and technical sustainability.
• Partner with Technical Directors and stream leadership to plan and resource teams effectively.
• Support engineers in their career journeys with coaching, actionable feedback, and clear growth pathways.
• Work with PPC, Product and other partners to align people development initiatives with company-wide programs and goals.
• Champion and help coordinate Communities of Practice in relevant technical domains (e.g., backend, cloud, data/ML, devops).
• Promote adoption of engineering standards, best practices, and tooling across Product & Engineering teams.

Senior Engineering Manager

Senior Engineering Manager at Serko leading and scaling high-performing engineering teams. Overseeing delivery, mentorship, and operational excellence within a dynamic business travel marketplace.

Enable is a software company providing a comprehensive rebate management platform that helps businesses optimize their rebate processes. It offers solutions for managing annual rebates, special pricing agreements, promotions, commissions, and more, leveraging AI-powered analytics for smarter decision-making. Enable’s platform is designed to enhance financial outcomes by streamlining the rebate management process, improving trading partner collaboration, and providing advanced reporting and data integration capabilities. It serves a range of industries including automotive, construction, electrical, and pharmaceutical sectors, catering to buying groups, distributors, retailers, manufacturers, and service providers. By utilizing Enable’s platform, businesses can maximize rebate revenue, improve cash flow, and drive strategic growth through precise rebate management and optimization.

Enable helps manufacturers, distributors, and retailers take control of their rebate programs and turn them into an engine for growth. Starting in finance and commercial teams, Enable helps better manage rebate complexity with automated real-time data and insights, accurate forecasting, and stronger cross functional alignment. This lets you — and everyone else you authorize in your business — know exactly where you are with rebates. Then you can extend Enable externally to your suppliers and/or customers, setting you and your partners up to use rebates as a strategy with one collaborative place to author, agree, execute, and track the progress of your deals.

Enable

• Manage a team of software engineers reporting directly to you.
• Take responsibility for leading projects and project teams.
• Lead and mentor members of your team, to ensure high quality deliverables.
• Ensure that key projects and engineering duties are fulfilled, including answering technical questions and overseeing estimates for project work.
• Plan the adoption of new technologies and regularly review current practices.
• Work alongside other Engineering Managers to identify short and long-term team objectives, focusing on quality and iterative improvement.

Engineering Manager leading project teams and mentoring engineers at Enable. Overseeing quality deliverables and guiding technical roadmap initiatives in Auckland, New Zealand.

Sharesies is an empowering wealth app on a mission to give someone with $5 and someone with $5 million the same money opportunities. 

Since launching in 2017, we’ve grown to provide access to Invest, Save, and KiwiSaver all in one place. Now, over half a million people use Sharesies to invest in the share market—and their financial future. 

No one knows retail investors quite like us. We partner with companies to offer capital raises, and engage and reward their employees through Staff Shares. Find out more on our website—go to About > For companies.

We’re a proudly certified B Corp and Living Wage Employer. Our goal is to help as many people as possible to grow their wealth, and together we plan to impact generations to come. 

Sound like something you’d like to be a part of? Head to About > Careers on our website to see if there’s a role suited to you.  💁

Sharesies

• Provide technical expertise and leadership to a team of Developers
• Drive clarity and execute priorities

Engineering Manager at Sharesies Business leading a team of Developers in Wellington. Focused on technical expertise, problem solving, and driving execution of priorities.

Phocas Software is a company that provides business intelligence solutions to help businesses connect, understand, and plan better. Their platform offers analytics, financial planning & analysis, financial statements, budgets & forecasts, and rebates management. With over 200 integrations including major ERP systems like Epicor, Microsoft, and SAP, Phocas helps companies in wholesale distribution, building and industrial sectors, and more to consolidate data and make informed business decisions. Phocas is recognized for its usability and customer satisfaction, empowering departments with integrated AI and intuitive data visualization tools.

Phocas Software makes people feel good about data because it is easy to use. All customers can collate and understand the key numbers critical to their work without the help of IT or a technical expert. Phocas has a low barrier to entry, reduces layers of data, decreases administration costs, and allows everyone within an organisation to understand financial performance better and act on it. Phocas changes the way people think and work and allows you to be decisive and more confident in your decision-making. Phocas’ cloud data analytics application plugs into enterprise ERP systems and multiple other data sources. Our team of 300 people located across the UK, Europe, Asia, Australia, New Zealand and North America live by our company values: “fun, fulfilling, forever.” 

Phocas Software

• Support, inspire, and lead two teams of talented engineers to solve valuable customer problems, enabling scalability, performance, and seamless user experience across new and existing applications.
• Lead, coach, and mentor engineers, fostering empowered teams who take ownership, solve complex problems, and embody the spirit of missionaries rather than mercenaries.
• Build and nurture an inclusive, respectful, innovative team culture, ensuring every voice is heard.
• Inspire team members to continually enhance their skills, explore new technologies, and take proactive ownership of their professional growth.
• Provide clear, actionable, and constructive feedback, promoting a culture of continuous improvement.
• Partner cross-functionally to align engineering efforts with broader product and business goals, facilitating collaboration across teams.
• Support your teams in making good technical decisions without being the technical decision-maker yourself.

Software Development Manager

Software Development Manager leading two engineering teams at a financial software company. Supporting scalable solutions, team empowerment, and continuous improvement in a hybrid work scenario.

Hybrid Engineering Managers roles in New Zealand

Browse 6 hybrid engineering managers roles hiring in New Zealand plus related opportunities such as software engineer and full-stack engineer.

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Engineering Manager

Whip Around

Engineering Manager

Serko Ltd.

Senior Engineering Manager

Serko Ltd.

Engineering Manager

Enable

Engineering Manager

Sharesies

Software Development Manager

Phocas Software