Sr. Engineering Manager

About Blackhawk Network:

Today, through BHN's single global platform, businesses of all kinds can tap into the world's largest network of branded payment solutions. BHN helps businesses grow revenue, increase loyalty, motivate and reward their teams, disburse funds and engage consumers. Branded payment solutions include the issuance and distribution of gift cards, egifts, corporate payouts and rewards, along with the technology to deliver these products in seamless, integrated ways. BHN's network spans the globe with more than 400,000 consumer touchpoints. Learn more at BHN.com.

Overview:

Blackhawk Network (BHN) is dedicated to creating meaningful connections between consumers and businesses through our global brand relationships and innovative payment technologies. As a leader in stored value payments, we serve a variety of needs including gifting, employee rewards, health and wellness, consumer promotions, government assistance, and more.

Join our Identity engineering team to help us build our industry-leading Identity platform. Our mission is to create a seamless widget and API-based identity solution that delivers user-friendly and consistent identity functions that are secure, scalable, and compliant with industry standards. We're seeking a Sr. Engineering Manager with a strong sense of individual agency; when you see problems, you actively seek solutions and have a proven track record of delivering results. You're passionate about working with people, mentoring, motivating, and fostering the career growth of team members.

This is a unique opportunity to work at the intersection of identity, security, and fintech innovation, where your leadership will directly impact how users interact with our platform. This role offers exceptional growth potential for the right candidate through team impact, strategic visibility, and technical leadership opportunities. You'll lead a handpicked team of four high-potential college graduates in Coppell plus a second team in India. Your leadership will directly shape the foundation of Blackhawk's next-generation Identity Platform. This is a system that touches nearly every product being developed across the company. As a critical, high-priority role for senior leadership, you'll report to our Director of Engineering with strong executive sponsorship. The platform serves as a strategic cornerstone with visibility across Product and Engineering. Deep identity experience is highly valued but not required; if you're a strong technical manager with Java background and experience leading backend or platform teams, you'll ramp quickly while partnering with seasoned architects who bring identity-specific expertise.

You'll Love This Job If...
• You're excited to architect and build Blackhawk's next-generation Identity Platform from the ground up, creating a foundational system that will touch nearly every product across the company and directly impact millions of users
• You thrive on mentoring and developing talent, leading a handpicked team of high-potential engineers in Coppell plus a second team in India, giving you the opportunity to shape emerging talent while building something transformative
• You want to operate with exceptional strategic visibility and executive sponsorship, reporting to a well-respected Director with direct access to senior leadership who view this identity platform as a critical business cornerstone
• You prefer leveraging your technical leadership skills while building domain knowledge, partnering with seasoned architects who provide identity expertise while you focus on building, scaling, and leading high-performing teams

Responsibilities:

• Lead engineering teams and manage complex technical projects across multiple locations
• Drive the evolution of our identity platform to meet current and future business needs
• Implement continuous improvement initiatives and establish engineering best practices
• Maintain high standards of quality, security, and regulatory compliance
• Mentor and develop team members while fostering a collaborative engineering culture
• Partner with cross-functional teams to deliver scalable, user-centric identity solutions

Qualifications:

• 10+ years of engineering experience with 3+ years in leadership roles
• 5+ years of hands-on professional experience building commercial products with Java programming language
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills with a track record of delivering complex technical solutions
• Strong communication and interpersonal abilities with experience managing distributed teams
• Proven ability to mentor and develop engineering talent

Preferred Qualifications
• Advanced degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related technical field
• Industry certifications related to software engineering, cloud technologies, or identity management
• Experience with fintech, payments, or identity platforms
• Background in agile development methodologies and DevOps practices

We seek candidates who not only demonstrate curiosity and adaptability in emerging technologies but have also successfully implemented and utilized AI tools to enhance their work, improve processes, or deliver measurable results. Our teams embrace continuous learning and the thoughtful integration of AI to create meaningful impact - for our employees and the future of work.

Benefits:

Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to education, work experience, certifications, etc. In addition to your salary, Blackhawk Network offers benefits including 401k with employer match, medical, dental, vision, 12 paid holidays throughout the year 2025, sick pay accrual according to state law, parental leave, life insurance, disability insurance, accident and illness insurance, health and dependent care flexible spending accounts, wellness benefits, and flexible time off for all full-time employees.

EEO Statement:

Blackhawk Network provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. Blackhawk Network believes that diversity leads to strength. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.

Blackhawk Network encourages applicants with previous criminal records to apply to all positions and, pursuant to the San Francisco and Los Angeles Fair Chance Acts (and other "Fair Chance" laws), Blackhawk Network will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records. For Philadelphia applicants or jobs, please see a copy of Philadelphia's ordinance on this topic by clicking this link: https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/philadelphia/latest/philadelphia_pa/0-0-0-280104.

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