Senior Engineering Manager

Job Description

Unmind is the leading workplace wellbeing platform, on a mission to create mentally healthy workplaces where employees can flourish.

Grounded in science and built for enterprise, we drive people-first performance at some of the world’s biggest brands, including Uber, Major League Baseball, NHS, Disney, Standard Chartered, Mediacom and British Airways.

Our services support the whole organisation with data-driven performance insights for leaders, training for managers, wellbeing tools for all employees, as well as access to a global network of accredited mental health practitioners.

Our internal standards are as high as those of our clients. We’re an ambitious VC backed software business on the exhilarating 10-100M phase of our growth journey. It’s hard and rewarding work and we’re determined to be our very best case study along the way.

Unmind believe high performance will hinge on the powerful harmony between our relentless drive for results and creating an environment that elevates our people's wellbeing. This wouldn’t be possible without a dedication to our core values:

• Be Human

• Grow Your Mind

• Innovate at Speed

• Inspire & Impact

To learn more about our values, what to expect when applying, interviewing, and working at Unmind, and to find answers to common questions, visit our FAQ page here.

Our DEI commitment

We strive to build a workplace that celebrates our differences, where every Unminder feels included, equal, seen and heard. This is true regardless of your age, race, gender identity, religion or belief, marital or parental status, disability, neurodiversity, or sexual orientation.

We’re proud of our culture, but not smug. So if there’s anything we can do to make the hiring process more accessible, just let us know when you apply, or email talent@unmind.com.

The Role – Senior Engineering Manager

We’re looking for an experienced Senior Engineering Manager to work with two of our product teams, which span both our human-led and AI-powered experiences. Reporting into the SVP of Technology, you’ll be responsible for the growth, performance, and delivery of 8-10 Engineers working on high-impact, fast-moving products.

You’ll play a key role in enabling teams to deliver effectively and sustainably - helping navigate challenges, balance product and technical priorities, and support decision-making. As a member of our Tech Leadership group, you’ll also influence how we work across Unmind and play a key role in amplifying Engineering’s impact across the business

In this role, you’ll get to:

• Manage and develop Engineers across two product teams, fostering high performance, engagement, and sustainable delivery

• Support delivery momentum by helping teams identify risks early, stay focused on outcomes, and work through ambiguity

• Collaborate with Staff Engineers to influence technical direction, improve decision-making, and support scalable systems

• Play an active role in the Tech Leadership group, strengthening our Engineering culture, improving how Engineering operates and how we show up as leaders

• Shape engineering practices by improving team collaboration, delivery, and engineering productivity across Product Development, including how we adopt AI tools and automation to work more effectively

• Gain exposure to AI-powered products, working with teams building innovative user-facing solutions in a fast-evolving space

Skills and Experience

We encourage you to remove education from your CV upon application as qualifications are not a driving factor in our decision making and we are committed to tackling educational inequality. We firmly believe that no one is the finished article and that there should be learning in every role you do. However, some experience in the following is important for this position:

• Proven experience managing Engineers in product-focused teams, across more than one team or domain

• Strong track record of partnering with Product Managers, including the ability to challenge decisions and shape delivery approaches, balancing tech and product priorities.

• Technically credible - able to support Engineers across all levels, contribute to architectural thinking, and ask the right questions to ensure sound decisions. (Our stack includes React, TypeScript, NodeJS and GraphQL - while direct experience isn’t required as this is a hands-off role, familiarity is a plus).

• Able to operate with judgment and independence, making good calls and knowing when to involve others

• Comfortable in fast-changing environments, with the ability to balance competing priorities and provide clarity amid ambiguity

• Experience influencing cross-functional stakeholders and contributing to shared ownership of outcomes

• Proven record of driving and maintaining a high-performance culture, including navigating the tougher moments, such as feedback or performance concerns, in a constructive, forward-looking way

Benefits

At Unmind we believe in having a whole person approach and we hope that our benefits enhance the lives of Unminders, helping them be happy, healthy and fulfilled. You can see the full list of our benefits on our careers page, but they include:

• Private Medical Insurance for you and your family

• Unmind Equity scheme

• Generous gender neutral parental leave

• 25 days annual leave plus your birthday day off and 2 celebration days

• Revive and Thrive Days: the second Friday of every month is a company day off

• Flexible working, including flexible use of Public Holidays and 3pm finishes on Fridays June-August

• Hybrid working from dog-friendly Central London office (1 team day a week)

• Annual learning budget with 2 days learning leave

• Monthly Subscription to WellHub, our fitness and wellbeing partner

• Financial wellbeing support via Bippit

• Access to the Unmind platform, including Talk - book free, weekly sessions with a therapist or coach