Team Lead, Engineering

Summary

Join Xero's Engineering team as a Frontend Design Systems Engineering Team Lead and spearhead the development of Xero's user interface. You will be responsible for the engineering strategy behind the shared UI, developing foundational frontend components and platforms used across all Xero products. This role requires managing engineers, fostering a positive team culture, ensuring effective delivery pipelines, and collaborating with stakeholders. Success involves delivering high-quality software, providing timely information, and fostering a positive team environment. Xero offers a comprehensive benefits package including generous paid leave, medical insurance, wellbeing programs, parental leave, and an employee share plan.

Requirements

• Technical background with previous experience as a technical engineer
• Experience managing software delivery/engineering teams using Lean-Agile methodologies
• Strong understanding of modern software delivery practices and lifecycle
• Ability to balance individual and business needs
• Coaching, mentoring, and people leadership skills
• Demonstrated growth mindset and high EQ
• Ability to lead/live the company vision and values
• Experience in a digital product or SaaS environment

Responsibilities

• Manage engineers, support their development, and foster a positive, high-performing engineering culture
• Coach the team, provide feedback, and drive engagement
• Attract, recruit, and retain talent
• Facilitate team events
• Ensure effective delivery pipeline, systems, and product health
• Drive engineering initiatives, ensure progress towards goals, and advocate for engineering standards
• Oversee estimates, delivery forecasting, and reporting
• Troubleshoot production issues and ensure post-incident learnings
• Maintain relationships with product peers and stakeholders
• Communicate technical risks and provide information to stakeholders
• Drive continuous improvement and stay updated on emerging practices

Benefits

• Very generous paid leave to use however you’d like (plus statutory holidays!)
• Dedicated paid leave to care for your physical and mental wellbeing
• An Employee Assistance Program to access mental health care for you and your family
• Free medical insurance
• Wellbeing and sports programmes
• Employee resource groups
• 26 weeks of paid parental leave for primary caregivers
• An Employee Share Plan
• Beautiful offices
• Flexible working
• Career development