[Remote] Sr. Engineering Manager - Incentive Compensation Ops.

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. CaptivateIQ is hiring a Senior Engineering Manager to lead engineering for its Incentive Compensation Operations product. The role owns team delivery and outcomes while partnering across functions to evolve compensation experiences into AI-native workflows that reduce manual work and improve customer operations.

Responsibilities

• Hire, inspire, and grow software engineers at every level — from junior to staff — creating a culture of growth that keeps strong engineers doing their best work and builds the next layer of engineering leadership
• Partner with Product, Design, Customer Success, Support, Sales, and other cross-functional teams to set a clear vision, prioritize roadmaps, and shape a long-term strategy that creates value for customers and aligns with the broader organization
• Own delivery, operational excellence, and outcomes of your team's portfolio, ensuring the critical, user-facing systems you're responsible for remain performant, reliable, and secure at scale
• Provide technical leadership by setting architectural guardrails and guiding major technical decisions, without being a hands-on contributor
• Drive the reimagining of incentive compensation operations as AI-native, championing the shift from manual workflows to agent-driven ones
• Manage processes to help engineers work efficiently, effectively, and interface well with the rest of the company
• Lead by example in demonstrating and upholding Captivate's core values
• Contribute to the broader engineering leadership team, partnering with peer EMs on org-wide initiatives beyond your own team
• Participate in an on-call rotation to provide after-hours support, ensuring timely resolution of critical issues and maintaining system uptime

Skills

• 5+ years of experience managing software engineers
• 8+ years of full time software development experience
• A demonstrated track record of hiring and developing talent, with real investment in helping engineers grow their careers
• Strong user-focus with a track record of delivering high quality, impactful features across the full product lifecycle
• Demonstrated technical depth — comfortable diving into complex architectural problems and guiding senior engineers toward sound decisions
• Genuine enthusiasm for AI-native product development, with experience — or a strong point of view — on using AI and agents to eliminate manual work and transform how users interact with complex systems
• Exceptional interpersonal and written communication skills, with a proven ability to build trust with cross-functional partners in a remote-first environment
• High ownership and a growth mindset — collaborative, humble, and comfortable operating in a fast-paced, ambiguous environment
• Preferably in a remote-first B2B SaaS or startup environment
• Preferably in product engineering or full stack roles

Benefits

• 100% coverage for medical, dental, and vision for all FTEs, with roughly 75% coverage for dependents.
• Flexible vacation days plus quarterly mental health days.
• Annual stipends for professional development and caretaking needs.
• Annual work anniversary bonuses that grow with tenure.
• A 401(k) plan (US-only).
• The latest Apple hardware.
• Active Employee Resource Groups (ERGs).
• Remote work in the United States or Canada.

Company Overview

Company H1B Sponsorship