Senior Engineering Manager, Global Bank at SumUp
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At a glance
- Company
- SumUp
- Location
- London, England, United Kingdom
- Work arrangement
- On-site
- Employment type
- Full-time
- Experience
- 10+ years
- Working hours
- 40 hours
- Visa sponsorship
- Offered, according to the listing
- Posted
✨ The Stack take on this SumUp job
- 🏢 This is SumUp's only job here right now
- 🛂 Skilled Worker visa. Standard minimum salary: £41,700 a year guide
- 💡 No salary shown. Ask SumUp if it is above the minimum.
Updated 2026-11-05, from our data and official sources.
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About the role
Responsibilities:
- Lead and develop a group of Engineering Managers and directly manage a small London-based squad, building a local engineering presence.
- Own strategic, cross-cutting engineering initiatives: define scope, align stakeholders and drive delivery across squads and tribes.
- Define and raise tribe-wide standards for observability, incident response, security, AI workflows and other engineering practices.
- Act as senior escalation point for production incidents and complex technical challenges; ensure follow-through on remediation.
- Partner with InfoSec, Risk, Compliance and Internal Audit to ensure systems and processes are regulatory and audit-ready.
- Participate in hiring, talent reviews and serve as a bar raiser for technical recruitment.
Requirements:
- Proven experience managing Engineering Managers in multi-squad, complex organisations with strong coaching and performance management skills.
- Solid technical background (backend or full-stack) with enough hands-on credibility to influence technical decisions.
- Track record owning cross-functional or cross-tribe initiatives that influenced organisational technology direction.
- Comfortable operating in ambiguity, communicating to technical and non-technical audiences, and prioritising under shifting constraints.
- Experience working within regulated environments (finance, healthtech or similar) and meeting audit/compliance requirements.
Responsibilities
Lead and develop a group of Engineering Managers and a small squad of engineers to build a banking presence in London. Drive strategic engineering initiatives and establish tribe-wide practices for observability, security, and regulatory compliance.
Requirements
Proven experience managing Engineering Managers in complex environments with a strong technical background in backend or full-stack engineering. Must be comfortable navigating regulated financial environments and leading cross-functional organizational initiatives.
Key skills
- Engineering Management — in 71 other listings on The Stack
- Coaching — in 20 other listings on The Stack
- Performance Management — in 28 other listings on The Stack
- Backend Engineering — in 127 other listings on The Stack
- Full-stack Engineering — in 13 other listings on The Stack
- Strategic Planning — in 63 other listings on The Stack
- Observability — in 305 other listings on The Stack
- Incident Response — in 64 other listings on The Stack
- Security
- AI Workflows
- Regulatory Compliance
- Audit Readiness
- Talent Acquisition
- Cross-functional Leadership
- Stakeholder Management
- Technical Decision Making
On The Stack (as of 2026-11-05)
Frequently asked questions about SumUp
Is this Senior Engineering Manager, Global Bank role still open?
It was posted on 2026-06-19. Listings more than 30 days old may no longer be active, so check SumUp's site before applying.
Does SumUp offer visa sponsorship?
This listing is marked as offering visa sponsorship. Eligibility rules are set by the employer, so check the details on SumUp's site.
Where is this role located?
The listing gives the location as London, England, United Kingdom. It is marked on-site.
What skills does this role ask for?
The listing names: Engineering Management, Coaching, Performance Management, Backend Engineering, Full-stack Engineering, Strategic Planning, Observability, Incident Response, Security, AI Workflows, Regulatory Compliance, Audit Readiness, Talent Acquisition, Cross-functional Leadership, Stakeholder Management, Technical Decision Making.