Engineering Manager

OUR MISSION At Omnea, we’re reinventing how enterprise businesses operate, starting with the most painful parts: procurement – where a single purchase can drag on for months, trigger 50+ emails, and pull in Finance, Legal, Security, and IT just to get something approved. We’ve raised $75M from Khosla Ventures, Insight Partners, and Accel to change that. Our AI-native platform connects every person, step, and system so buying is fast, safe, and efficient – one place to request, automated approvals and renewals, real-time supplier risk, and complete spend visibility. It's a $7B+ untapped market, and our traction reflects the scale of the opportunity: we’ve 10x’d ARR to double-digit millions in 18 months and are trusted by global enterprises like Spotify, MongoDB, Monzo, and Albertsons. We’re now the 4th fastest growing startup https://sifted.eu/leaderboards/sifted-future-50-2025 in Europe. Our team previously scaled Tessian (cybersecurity tech, backed by Sequoia, Balderton, Accel, acquired post-Series C), and our team includes ex-founders operators who’ve grown unicorns, shipped world-class products, and executed at the highest levels. You’ll work alongside leaders like Ben https://www.linkedin.com/in/ben-freeman-a8542166/, Abs https://www.linkedin.com/in/abhirukt/, Sabrina https://www.linkedin.com/in/scastiglione/, and Rebe https://www.linkedin.com/in/rebecatristan/. FIND OUT MORE ABOUT THE TEAM AND LIFE AT OMNEA HERE https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLpjeHyocsu3ZoDn3sfODjqIR2L_DW3dgb. WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR We're looking for an ambitious and talented Engineering Manager to join Omnea, the UK's #1 Startup in 2026 https://startups.co.uk/startups-100/2026/omnea/, as part of our Engineering leadership team. As we grow from tens to hundreds of enterprise customers and through 10x revenue growth in the next 2-3 years, you'll play a crucial role in building and leading the best Engineering function in its category. You'll be responsible for multiple teams, ensuring we ship high-quality solutions while maintaining the velocity a fast-growing environment demands. You'll operate with high autonomy, collaborating closely with other EMs, Team Leads, and Product to drive real impact. WHAT YOU’LL DO Build and lead high-performing teams: - Lead multiple engineering teams, fostering a culture of technical excellence and continuous improvement - Drive engineering best practices, quality standards, and high performance - Mentor and develop engineers, helping them grow their careers and impact - Collaborate with Product, Design, Team Leads and other key stakeholders on team structures and deliveries to ensure optimal outcomes Drive technical excellence: - Implement and refine engineering processes that scale - Facilitate architectural decisions that impact multiple teams - Champion quality improvements across teams while maintaining high velocity - Ensure robust monitoring, observability, and incident response processes Shape technical product strategy: - Partner with Product leadership to define and execute our technical roadmap - Balance technical debt, feature development, and system reliability with other deliverables - Ensure customer feedback drives technical priorities Teams and products you might end up working on: - Accounting and Goods Receipting - ensuring procurement and finance teams have the right information and tools to operate accurately, automatically, and at scale - Insights and Reporting - deep, complex custom visualisations bringing together AI and data to surface meaningful insights and context across the platform - Sourcing - building the tools that find the right suppliers, shape the right deals, and make sure the best option is already in play before a request is even created - Workflow Orchestration - the configurable backbone of our systems that accurately model company operations, underpinning a single source of truth - And many more areas we’re actively starting or expanding upon! ABOUT YOU Leadership Experience: - You have 8+ years of software engineering experience, with 3+ years managing engineering teams - You've successfully managed multiple teams simultaneously (typically 2-3 teams / 12-20 engineers) - You've demonstrated success in fast-moving, ambiguous environments, particularly in rapid-growth periods - Ideally, you have experience as an Engineering Manager at multiple companies, including at least one successful Series A+ SaaS company Technical Excellence: - Strong technical background with hands-on experience in modern web technologies - Deep understanding of distributed systems, cloud architecture (preferably AWS), and scalability challenges - Experience with our stack (TypeScript, React, AWS Serverless) is a plus, but not required Track Record of Impact: - Strong track record of successful project delivery in fast-paced environments - Proven history of improving team velocity and quality