Manager Software Engineering

Would you like to lead engineering teams that build scalable, data-driven solutions with real business impact?
Are you motivated by coaching engineers, shaping technical strategy, and delivering high-quality software at scale?

About our Team
LexisNexis Legal & Professional, which serves customers in more than 150 countries with 11,800 employees worldwide, is part of RELX ( a global provider of information-based analytics and decision tools for professional and business customers. Our company has been a long-time leader in deploying AI and advanced technologies to the legal market to improve productivity and transform the overall business and practice of law, deploying ethical and powerful generative AI solutions with a flexible, multi-model approach that prioritizes using the best model from today's top model creators for each individual legal use case. The company employs over 2,000 technologists, data scientists, and experts to develop, test, and validate solutions in line with RELX Responsible AI Principles (

About the Role
As a Software Engineering Manager, you will lead and grow engineering teams delivering complex, data-driven solutions. You will provide technical leadership and people management across distributed teams while partnering with product, architecture, and business stakeholders to deliver high-quality outcomes. The role focuses on enabling strong delivery, continuous improvement, and alignment between engineering execution and business priorities.

Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and develop a team of software engineers, including offshore partners, fostering a collaborative and high-performance culture
• Drive end-to-end delivery of software solutions across the development lifecycle, ensuring quality, scalability, and alignment with architectural standards
• Partner with product and project leaders to plan, prioritize, and execute work aligned to business objectives
• Contribute to technical decision-making through design reviews, code reviews, and complex problem solving
• Define and implement engineering best practices, including test-driven development and code quality standards
• Oversee system integration, user acceptance testing, and release cycles to support reliable delivery
• Lead technical strategy and contribute to the evolution of system architecture
• Manage relationships with external vendors and offshore development partners

Requirements

• Experience leading software engineering teams and delivering complex software solutions
• Experience working with global or offshore delivery models and external technology partners
• Strong knowledge of database design, data modeling, and data optimization techniques
• Understanding of modern software development methodologies, including Agile and test-driven development
• Experience with project, resource, and delivery planning, including budgeting considerations
• Ability to contribute to technical discussions, design reviews, and solution decisions
• Experience leading cross-functional initiatives and addressing large-scale technical challenges
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills

Work in a Way That Works for You
We promote a healthy work/life balance across the organisation. We offer an appealing working prospect for our people. With numerous wellbeing initiatives, shared parental leave, study assistance and sabbaticals, we will help you meet your immediate responsibilities and your long-term goals.

Working Pattern
Working flexible hours - flexing the times when you work in the day to help you fit everything in and work when you are the most productive.

About the Business
LexisNexis Legal & Professional® provides legal, regulatory, and business information and analytics that help customers increase their productivity, improve decision-making, achieve better outcomes, and advance the rule of law around the world. As a digital pioneer, the company was the first to bring legal and business information online with its Lexis® and Nexis® services.
U.S. National Base Pay Range: $118,300 - $219,800. Geographic differentials may apply in some locations to better reflect local market rates.This job is eligible for an annual incentive bonus.
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