Engineering Manager, Arbor Education
Data & Analytics
£100-110k
We helps schools transform the way they work using data
Posted today
We helps schools transform the way they work using data
101-200 employees
Posted today
£100-110k
101-200 employees
Company mission
Arbor's mission to transform the way schools work for the better, and it starts by giving everyone the right tools and technology for the job.
Role
Who you are
- Proven leadership of high-performing engineering teams across multiple levels of experience, including effective performance management
- Previous line management and delivery responsibility within a commercially focused data function (warehousing, analytics, integrations, etc)
- Outcome focussed with an ability to drive high quality delivery; preferably within AI-first environment (or one transitioning to this model)
- Good technical and engineering background, with a solid understanding of software engineering fundamentals
- Strong experience working in agile environments using various methodologies
- Hands-on experience using and interpreting metrics to guide delivery and team improvements
- Great communication skills with the ability to influence across engineering, product, and other stakeholders
- Comfortable with disagree/commit and advocating for engineering practices
- Strong collaborative mindset with a focus on alignment, outcomes, and continuous improvement
- Experience managing complex, cross-team programme delivery involving multiple workstreams and dependencies
Desirable
- Hands-on experience in a related data field: data engineering, analytics engineering or data science
What the job involves
- We are looking for an experienced and communicative Engineering Manager (Data & Analytics) to join our Engineering team and help us drive high performance, alignment, and a culture of continuous improvement across teams
- The remit and focus of the role is to lead 2 teams of engineers who are operating AI/agentic first to deliver value for a core product domain
- This includes ownership of delivery outcomes, people development, and continuous improvement of engineering practices
- It’s a broad and exciting role, so we’re looking for someone up for a challenge - if you're delivery focused and a strong collaborator, this is the role for you
- Line management of 8-12 engineers, including mentoring, performance management, and career development
- Lead the people, delivery and processes of our data teams
- Partner with internal and external customers, in addition to Senior Engineering Managers and Staff Engineers, to align our data capabilities across product and technical roadmaps
- End-to-end delivery ownership for programmes across teams, ensuring delivery is aligned to business priorities and quality expectations
- Champion, measure and refine your team’s AI-first practices
- Partner with Engineering Managers and leadership to refine engineering processes, tooling, and team structures
- Work directly with Product and commercial teams to ensure delivery goals are aligned, collaborative, and efficient
- Use metrics to identify opportunities for improving delivery velocity, team health, developer experience, and system reliability
- Promote and uphold engineering best practices across teams, including documentation, technical standards, and quality assurance
- Set clear goals and measurable targets for your teams aligned with engineering and business outcomes
- Actively support recruitment and onboarding, including interviewing and process improvement
- Represent engineering in broader organisational contexts, including cross-functional meetings, leadership forums, and internal/external presentations
Application process
- Phone screen
- 1st stage
- 2nd stage
Our take
Arbor helps schools transform the way they work, saving teachers time and improving student outcomes.
The mess and stress of data and admin is a major source of unhappiness in our schools. 60% of a teacher's time is spent on admin-related work, 53% agree that it contributes to stress and it's only getting worse every year. Arbor is tackling this by building hassle-free school technology. The company has two products, a Management Information System to automate school workflows, saving teachers time, and benchmarking analytics to identify areas of concern and reduce time to intervention.
With a team of diverse and experienced individuals, including former teachers and education specialists, the company stands poised to enact meaningful change within the sector, Its mission is clear: to assist schools in prioritising what matters most - enhancing the well-being of teachers and fostering positive student outcomes worldwide.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
Company
Funding (last 2 of 5 rounds)
Apr 2020
$4.1m
EARLY VC
Dec 2018
$2.4m
EARLY VC
Total funding: $14.1m
Company benefits
- Aside from the chance to work alongside a team of hard-working, passionate people in a role where you’ll see the impact of your work everyday.
- At Arbor we're passionate about learning, and to support this we have a dedicated training budget for all teams.
- Dedicated Mental Health First Aiders and Wellbeing Champions with ongoing support and learning around mental health.
- Depending on your role we can also offer you flexible working - just mention it in your interview and we'll let you know what your options are
- We have regular team socials where we spend dedicated time together. This year we've had BBQs, been to theatre shows, gone white water rafting, and more!
- Half-day summer Fridays Plus, we shut the office for a day at Easter and over Christmas so you get some extra time off then too!
- 25 days holiday (excl. bank holidays)
- EAP - Choice of comprehensive 24/7 support services with UK and Ireland's most trusted health and wellbeing network.
- We're all about making an impact! So everyone who joins us gets 1 day a year to volunteer for a charity or cause of their choice
Company values
- Own what you do - We act like owners, embrace responsibility and own the outcomes of our work - both good and bad!
- Everyday's a school day - Education and technology have changed more in the last 10 years than in the last 100. We need to embrace change and continually challenge ourselves to grow and stay ahead
- Make an impact - We take pride in being part of a movement to improve how schools work, so we're always thinking about how we can make a difference
- No-one can whistle a symphony - ...it takes an orchestra! We work together as a team to help each other, our partners and our customers to achieve their full potential
Company HQ
London, UK
Articles
Leadership
James Weatherill
(CEO)Previously Analyst at Ledbury Research for 3 years and Venture Manager at Therefore Ventures for 1 year
People progressing
Joined as Marketing Executive, being promoted to Marketing Manager after 1 year
Ulrik joined Arbor 10 years ago as a junior developer and has moved through the ranks to Principle Engineer and our longest serving engineer. A great representation of career progression at Arbor!
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at Arbor Education
Ben Ainger (Talent Acquisition Lead)
- At Arbor, our mission is to transform the ways schools work. That means we serve a broad and diverse professional community - from teachers to SLT to Support Staff - and an equally diverse student and parent community. We want to make sure we build the best products for our schools, and we passionately believe that starts with building a workforce as diverse as the communities we serve
- As of today we know we’re not there yet, but we’re committed to doing the work to improve. We want Arbor to be a workplace which represents, celebrates and supports people from all backgrounds, and which gives them the tools they need to thrive
- Our focus over the past few months has been on understanding where we need to improve, and on making sure that everyone at Arbor has had the chance to share their views. So far, we’ve established a Diversity and Inclusion Committee, surveyed our team, hosted training and workshops, and reviewed our recruitment process. We know we’ve still got big work to do, but we’re actively working on it. We look forward to hearing your thoughts on how we’re doing
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