Engagement Manager

Title: Engagement Manager (Technical Delivery)Location: Nashville / Hermitage, TN (Hybrid – 3 days onsite) Type: Contract/Contract to hireThe Engagement Manager leads end‑to‑end delivery of complex engineering and analytics initiatives, ensuring solutions meet business goals, technology standards, and client expectations. This role oversees multi‑team delivery, partners closely with product and engineering leaders, and drives modernization, AI‑enabled engineering practices, and predictable execution across distributed teams.Responsibilities:Lead end‑to‑end delivery of application and analytics solutions, ensuring alignment with business objectives, technology standards, and customer expectations.Partner with product, engineering, and architecture leaders to define scope, solution feasibility, and technical direction across cloud‑native and Microsoft application ecosystems.Oversee multi‑team Agile delivery across engineering pods, managing dependencies, release planning, and cross‑platform integrations for financial analytics, valuation workflows, and reporting capabilities.Drive modernization of legacy capabilities into scalable cloud‑based services, including derivatives processing, reconciliation workflows, and advanced financial analytics.Provide technical guidance across SDLC, Azure cloud technologies, and AI‑enabled engineering practices such as agentic tools, code generation, QA automation, and workflow optimization.Manage budgets, resources, stakeholder communication, and delivery governance to ensure predictable execution and transparent reporting.Requirements:Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.6+ years of engineering delivery, technical project management, or engagement management experience, preferably within Microsoft application development and Azure cloud environments.Strong understanding of SDLC, software engineering principles, Agile/SAFe methodologies, and modern DevSecOps/SRE practices.Experience leading multi‑team engineering delivery, managing complex dependencies, and coordinating across distributed teams.Familiarity with financial analytics, valuation workflows, derivatives processing, or audit/financial reporting platforms is highly preferred.Proven ability to guide technical teams, influence stakeholders, and communicate complex concepts clearly.Experience managing budgets, forecasting, and resource planning for large‑scale programs.Certifications in project management, Agile, or cloud technologies (Azure) are a plus.Preferred Experience (Nice to Have)Hands‑on exposure to AI/agentic engineering tools (GitHub Copilot, Claude, LangChain, LangSmith, etc.) to accelerate delivery and improve quality.Experience integrating Audit, Assurance or Financial applications/systemss or building data ingestion pipelines.Background in driving transformation programs, KPI definition, governance models, and cross‑functional change management.