Manager, Software Development

Location: Philadelphia PA Hybrid (3 days in a week in office)

Position Summary

Bentley Systems is seeking a Manager Software Development to lead and develop teams within our Platform organization. The Platform organization is building the foundation that enables Bentley and its ecosystem to create digital twin experiences for the built and natural environment through open platforms open standards and developer-focused technologies.

Reporting to the Head of Software Engineering this role is responsible for building and leading high-performing software development teams that deliver impactful platform capabilities while creating an environment where engineers can do their best work and grow their careers. While the primary focus of this role is leading people and developing talent the successful candidate must be able to establish credibility with technical leads and senior engineers enabling strong partnerships and effective leadership within highly technical teams

We are looking for a Manager Software Development who is passionate about developing people and helping teams achieve their full potential. This role is responsible for setting clear expectations providing coaching and feedback managing performance supporting career growth and building an engaged high-performing team culture. They champion Bentleys vision foster accountability and collaboration and help teams stay focused on delivering meaningful outcomes for our users and business.

Success in this role is measured through the growth and engagement of colleagues the strength of the team culture and the teams ability to consistently deliver results. The manager will partner closely with Technical Leads Product Managers and peer leaders to create clarity alignment and focus across the organization.

This is a people leadership role. Success is defined by developing talent building strong teams creating accountability and enabling others to deliver

Responsibilities

• Lead coach and develop their team fostering a culture of accountability collaboration continuous learning and high performance.
• Set clear expectations provide ongoing feedback manage performance and support the career growth and development of team members.
• Build and maintain engaged inclusive and high-performing teams while identifying and developing future leaders and key talent.
• Align teams around business priorities goals and desired outcomes ensuring teams have the clarity focus and support needed to deliver successfully.
• Drive accountability for results and partner closely with Technical Leads Product Managers and peer leaders to successfully deliver results.
• Champion Bentleys vision values and strategic priorities helping teams understand how their work contributes to broader organizational success.
• Support hiring workforce planning retention and team health to ensure long-term organizational effectiveness.
• Foster collaboration across teams and remove barriers that impact team performance and delivery.
• This role requires minimal travel.
• Requires sitting or standing at will while performing work on a computer (or any other physical requirements).

Qualifications

• Passion for people leadership coaching and talent development with a desire to build strong teams and help others succeed.
• 5 years of progressive management experience leading and developing software engineering teams in a technical environment.
• Demonstrated success developing technical talent through coaching feedback performance management and career development.
• High emotional intelligence with a transparent collaborative leadership style.
• Proven ability to build engaged high-performing teams and establish credibility with technical leads and senior engineers while fostering a culture of trust accountability and collaboration.
• Strong communication collaboration and relationship-building skills with the ability to influence across teams and functions.
• Ability to create clarity align teams around priorities and lead effectively through change and ambiguity.
• Understanding of software development practices engineering team dynamics and the challenges of delivering technology solutions at scale.
• Bachelors degree in Computer Science Engineering or a related field or equivalent practical experience.

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What We Offer:

• Step into a collaborative work environment where ideas flourish and teamwork propels us forward towards shared success.
• An attractive salary and benefits package.
• Bentley Impact Day: take a day off from work to volunteer with an organization of your choice.
• Celebrate milestone achievements and moments that matter through our colleague recognition award programs and our Bentley Achievers platform.
• A commitment to inclusion belonging and colleague wellbeing through global initiatives and resource groups.
• Be part of a company committed to making a real difference by advancing the worlds infrastructure for better quality of life where your contributions help build a more sustainable connected and resilient world. Discover our latest user success stories for an insight into our global impact.

Who We Are:

Bentley Systems (Nasdaq: BSY) is the infrastructure engineering software company. We provide innovative software to advance the worlds infrastructure sustaining both the global economy and environment. Our industry-leading software solutions are used by professionals and organizations of every size for the design construction and operations of roads and bridges rail and transit water and wastewater public works and utilities buildings and campuses mining and industrial facilities. Our offerings powered by the iTwin Platform for infrastructure digital twins include MicroStation and Bentley Open applications for modeling and simulation Seequents software for geoprofessionals and Bentley Infrastructure Cloud encompassing ProjectWise for project delivery SYNCHRO for construction management and AssetWise for asset operations. Bentley Systems 5200 colleagues generate annual revenues of more than $1 billion in 194 countries.

Equal Opportunity Employer:

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