Engineering Manager, Two Circles
Data Platform
Data-driven sports marketing
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Data-driven sports marketing
501-1000 employees
Be an early applicant
501-1000 employees
Company mission
To use data to grow the value of sports.
Role
Who you are
- We are looking for someone who has established themselves as a strong individual contributor before moving into leadership and who remains passionate about technology
- You should be comfortable contributing hands-on when appropriate, leading technical discussions, partnering with Lead Engineers on architecture and design decisions, and helping shape the future direction of our data platform
- 7+ years of experience in data engineering
- 3+ years of experience leading, managing, or mentoring engineers in a product-focused environment
- Strong track record as a hands-on data engineer before moving into leadership
- Experience designing, building, and operating modern cloud-native data platforms, preferably in Azure
- Strong understanding of modern software development practices, SDLC processes, and scalable platform architecture
- Strong understanding of data engineering concepts, including data pipelines, orchestration, data quality, analytics platforms, and operational support
- Experience with technologies such as Python, Databricks, Spark, Azure Data Factory, SQL, and CI/CD tooling
- Ability to contribute technically through architecture reviews, technical design, code reviews, and hands-on development
- Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to bridge technical and non-technical conversations
- Passion for fostering innovation, improving developer experience, and enabling teams to deliver effectively at scale
- Experience with DevOps practices, Infrastructure-as-Code, automated testing, and platform engineering concepts
- Experience driving engineering productivity, developer experience, or platform modernization initiatives
- Experience working in a fast-paced product or SaaS environment
What the job involves
- We're looking for an Engineering Manager to lead a team within our Data Platform organization, which comprises more than 100 Data & BI Engineers building the industry's leading Audience Intelligence Platform
- You will lead a team of Data Engineers responsible for building and operating data products, pipelines, and platform capabilities that power data-driven decision-making across the global sports industry
- Working closely with Product Managers, Delivery Managers, Lead Engineers, and Engineering Leadership, you will help ensure the team delivers high-quality solutions while continuously improving engineering practices, developer experience, and team effectiveness
- This is a highly technical player-coach role. Approximately 60% of your time will be focused on people leadership, delivery, stakeholder management, and team development, while 40% will be spent driving technical initiatives, architecture, engineering standards, AI adoption, and developer productivity
- Uccess in this role is measured through the growth and performance of your team, the quality and predictability of delivery, and your ability to elevate engineering capability, developer experience, and technical innovation across the organization
- The team consists primarily of experienced Data Engineers located across Vancouver and Hyderabad, requiring strong collaboration, communication, and leadership across regions
- Lead, coach, and develop Data Engineers through regular feedback, mentoring, and career development planning
- Build a high-performing engineering culture focused on accountability, collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement
- Create clarity around expectations, goals, and team priorities
- Support hiring, onboarding, and development of engineering talent across regions
- Champion developer experience by improving tooling, workflows, documentation, and engineering productivity
- Partner with Product Managers, Delivery Managers, QA, and Engineering Leadership to align priorities and ensure predictable delivery
- Work closely with Lead Engineers to define technical scope, manage risks, remove blockers, and balance short-term delivery with long-term platform health
- Ensure consistent adoption of SDLC practices, including code reviews, testing, CI/CD, release management, monitoring, and operational ownership
- Advocate engineering best practices across architecture, quality, security, automation, observability, and reliability
- Support engineers in making sound technical decisions and navigating trade-offs
- Ensure stakeholders have clear visibility into progress, risks, and delivery outcomes
- Partner with Lead Engineers to shape technical direction, architecture decisions, and engineering standards across the platform
- Lead initiatives that improve developer experience, engineering productivity, platform reliability, and operational efficiency
- Identify opportunities to leverage AI and emerging technologies to improve engineering workflows, platform capabilities, and business outcomes
- Contribute hands-on to technical initiatives, proofs of concept, architecture spikes, and strategic engineering projects where appropriate
- Foster a culture of technical curiosity, experimentation, and continuous learning
- Support the evolution of the Data Platform through modern engineering practices, cloud-native technologies, and scalable architecture patterns
- Champion experimentation and learning around emerging technologies as we aim towards becoming an AI-native organization
- Drive improvements in onboarding, operational excellence, engineering consistency, and developer productivity across global teams
- Partner with Support and Client Enablement teams to improve operational responsiveness and customer outcomes
- Promote knowledge sharing and collaboration across teams, disciplines, and regions
Our take
Two Circles is a digital sports marketing agency that develops and executes marketing strategies for sports-based companies, supplying the means to maximise sponsorship rights fees, increase commercial performance, engage the right audiences, and use data to inform future strategy.
As well as delivering front-running marketing tech and services for the sports industry, the company also dedicates itself to improving diversity and inclusion in sports, including its "Diversity in Sports" mentoring program that aims to accelerate the growth of under-represented talent across the industry.
Two Circles works with more than 300 sports rights holders, including the likes of the NFL, UEFA, F1, and the ICC, as well as $1bn in sponsorship revenues. A series of acquisitions has contributed to the expansion of the business - for example, that of Australia-based digital specialist Codeware, which came alongside the opening of a Melbourne office, has enabled it to grow its presence in the Oceania region and bolster its tech offering.
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Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
18% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (1 round)
Sep 2024
$317.5m
GROWTH EQUITY VC
Total funding: $317.5m
Company benefits
- Renowned Team Days often throughout the year
- Discretionary Bonus based on company performance
- Performance Reviews every 6 months with discretionary salary increases
Company HQ
Holborn, London, UK
Leadership
Gareth Balch
(Co-Founder & CEO)Previously worked in Commercial Strategy at Manchester City Football Club. Also a Former Director at Goodform.
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