J.D. Power

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Job Description: Title: Team Lead, Engineering Location: Remote – USA, Canada Reports to: Manager, Engineering – OEM Solutions Vacancy: New vacancy The Role: The Engineering Team Lead is responsible for technical project execution and owning team delivery outcomes, as well as day-to-day operational leadership of a multidisciplinary software development team. This role works closely with Business Unit stakeholders as an individual contributor while ensuring the efficient allocation, utilization, and effectiveness of Engineering staff. The Software Development Team Lead also works in close collaboration with the Software Development Manager to define, implement, and continuously improve best practices across all phases of the Software Development Lifecycle. The Impact You Will Have in This Role: You will directly influence delivery reliability, team productivity, and software quality by guiding day-to-day execution, removing blockers, and driving adherence to engineering standards and best practices. What You’ll Be Doing in This Role: Foster and maintain a positive, accountable, and collaborative work environment to motivate Engineering staff Own team delivery outcomes, ensuring commitments are met with expected quality, velocity, and reliability Contribute to the definition, adoption, and enforcement of best practices for all phases of the Software Development Lifecycle Identify, track, and report on key engineering performance indicators (quality, velocity, productivity, delivery reliability) Collaborate with Business Unit stakeholders to align priorities and allocate resources based on business objectives Provide day-to-day functional oversight and leadership for Engineering staff Identify and remove obstacles that prevent the team from meeting delivery commitments Provide continuous performance feedback through regular one-on-one meetings Conduct formal performance reviews for staff as per the schedule defined by Human Resources Develop training plans to address business needs and support ongoing growth of staff Actively participate in the recruitment process to grow the Engineering organization Manage onboarding of new software developers and interns to accelerate contribution Maintain visibility into team health, skills, and knowledge depth, addressing gaps where needed Design and develop software applications from business and technical specifications Develop and execute unit, component, and integration level tests to verify requirements are met Ensure adherence to coding standards and test coverage targets to maintain product quality Investigate and resolve technical issues and delivery risks for assigned projects Collaborate with architects and stakeholders on solution design and technical direction Contribute to the creation of technical and end user product documentation Qualifications of this Role: 5+ years of software development experience Proven technical team leadership abilities including on and offshore multidisciplinary teams Experience working with a variety of software development languages Experience with service-oriented architecture and design principles Experience with relational and non-relational database design Strong communication skills with the ability to communicate effectively at all levels of an organization Exceptionally self-motivated, accountable, and detail-oriented Superior analytical and problem-solving skills The Hiring Manager says: “I’m looking for a leader who takes ownership of outcomes, keeps teams focused on what matters, removes obstacles quickly, and continuously improves both delivery and engineering practices. This role is about driving results through people, process, and strong technical judgment.” This position has a starting salary range of $110,000 - $130,000 CAD per year. This is the range we reasonably and in good faith expect to pay for the role at the time of posting. An employee’s pay within the range is determined by a number of factors, including relevant skills, education, qualifications, experience, performance, business or organizational needs, and geographic location. Our Values We POWER Our Customer’s Success We are Innovative, Collaborative and Grounded and in Data We Make Things Easy We Get It Done We Start with Trust & Prove it Everyday JD Power is committed to employing a diverse workforce. Qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, veteran status, or disability. Should you require accommodations during the recruitment and selection process, please reach out to tarecruitment@jdpa.com. JD Power does not disclose your personal data to unauthorized third parties. However, as a global corporation consisting of multiple affiliated companies in various countries, JD Power has international sites and JD Power uses resources located throughout the world. JD Power may from time to time also use third parties to act on JD Power’s behalf. You agree to the fact that to the extent necessary your personal data may be transferred and/or disclosed to any company within JD Power group of companies as well as to third parties acting on JD Power’s behalf, including also transfers to servers and databases outside the country where you provided JD Power with your personal data. Such transfers may include for example transfers and/or disclosures outside the European Economic Area and in the United States of America. If you are a California or United Kingdom resident, additional disclosures about the information we collect and how we use that information can be found by clicking here. To all recruitment agencies: JD Power does not accept unsolicited agency resumes and we are not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes. Company Mission Our mission in the market we serve is clear. To power every auto-related decision through proprietary data, advanced analytics, deep industry expertise, and seamless workflows that connect insight to action. Our Values We POWER Our Customer's Success We are Innovative, Collaborative and Grounded in Data We Make Things Easy We Get It Done We Start with Trust & Prove it Everyday JD Power is committed to employing a diverse workforce. Qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, veteran status, or disability. Should you require accommodations during the recruitment and selection process, please reach out to tarecruitment@jdpa.com. JD Power does not disclose your personal data to unauthorized third parties. However, as a global corporation consisting of multiple affiliated companies in various countries, JD Power has international sites and JD Power uses resources located throughout the world. JD Power may from time to time also use third parties to act on JD Power’s behalf. You agree to the fact that to the extent necessary your personal data may be transferred and/or disclosed to any company within JD Power group of companies as well as to third parties acting on JD Power’s behalf, including also transfers to servers and databases outside the country where you provided JD Power with your personal data. Such transfers may include for example transfers and/or disclosures outside the European Economic Area and in the United States of America. If you are a California or United Kingdom resident, additional disclosures about the information we collect and how we use that information can be found by clicking here. To all recruitment agencies: JD Power does not accept unsolicited agency resumes and we are not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.