Engineering Manager, User Foundation (Users, Identity & Community)

This position is posted by Jobgether on behalf of a partner company. We are currently looking for an Engineering Manager, User Foundation (Users, Identity & Community) in United States.

This role provides a unique opportunity to lead a high-impact engineering team responsible for the company’s authoritative user and business data systems. You will shape the long-term technical strategy for foundational user identity platforms, ensuring consistency, compliance, and scalability across products and AI initiatives. The position involves guiding the development of APIs, event-driven interfaces, and governance practices that serve multiple product and infrastructure teams. You will mentor and grow a high-performing engineering team while influencing cross-organizational adoption of best practices. This is a role for a systems-focused, strategic leader who thrives at the intersection of technology, data, and business impact. You’ll be part of an inclusive, collaborative environment that values technical excellence, innovation, and practical execution.

• Define and execute the multi-year technical strategy for authoritative user and business data systems across online, offline, and event-driven platforms
• Lead the design, implementation, and adoption of consistent source-of-truth interfaces for critical user data
• Establish and scale user data governance practices, including cataloging, auditing, compliance-by-design, and privacy-first defaults
• Enable AI-powered product experiences by providing trusted, high-quality user data foundations
• Drive cross-organizational collaboration to align engineering execution with product and infrastructure priorities
• Mentor, develop, and grow a high-performing engineering team, promoting a culture of ownership, inclusion, and technical excellence
• Ensure systems are scalable, performant, secure, and compliant with relevant data privacy and regulatory requirements

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Requirements:

• 10+ years of industry experience, with 5+ years in engineering management or equivalent leadership roles
• Strong expertise in distributed, large-scale backend and data systems, including domain modeling, service APIs, event-driven architectures, and offline data pipelines
• Proven experience driving adoption of foundational platforms across multiple teams and competing priorities
• Deep understanding of data privacy, compliance, and governance in large-scale systems
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills; able to define technical vision, align teams, and influence stakeholders
• Track record of inclusive leadership, talent development, and building high-ownership teams

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with identity, user, and account modeling at scale, including relationships, permissions, authentication, and authorization
• Familiarity with data governance practices, including cataloging, lineage, auditing, and policy enforcement
• Experience partnering with Trust, Risk, Compliance, or Tax teams
• Expertise in evolving large systems incrementally while maintaining product velocity

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Benefits:

• Competitive base salary range: $204,000 — $255,000 USD
• Eligibility for bonus, equity, and employee travel credits
• Comprehensive healthcare and wellness benefits
• Remote work flexibility with occasional in-office or offsite collaboration
• Supportive and inclusive work culture emphasizing diversity, equity, and innovation
• Opportunities for career growth, mentorship, and cross-functional collaboration