Sr. Engineering Manager (Identity)

Sr. Engineering Manager

Join our Identity engineering team to help us build our industry-leading Identity platform. Our mission is to create a seamless widget and API-based identity solution that delivers user-friendly and consistent identity functions that are secure, scalable, and compliant with industry standards. We're seeking a Sr. Engineering Manager with a strong sense of individual agency; when you see problems, you actively seek solutions and have a proven track record of delivering results. You're passionate about working with people, mentoring, motivating, and fostering the career growth of team members.

This is a unique opportunity to work at the intersection of identity, security, and fintech innovation, where your leadership will directly impact how users interact with our platform. This role offers exceptional growth potential for the right candidate through team impact, strategic visibility, and technical leadership opportunities. You'll lead a handpicked team of four high-potential college graduates in Coppell plus a second team in India. Your leadership will directly shape the foundation of Blackhawk's next-generation Identity Platform. This is a system that touches nearly every product being developed across the company. As a critical, high-priority role for senior leadership, you'll report to our Director of Engineering with strong executive sponsorship. The platform serves as a strategic cornerstone with visibility across Product and Engineering. Deep identity experience is highly valued but not required; if you're a strong technical manager with Java background and experience leading backend or platform teams, you'll ramp quickly while partnering with seasoned architects who bring identity-specific expertise.

You'll Love This Job If...

• You're excited to architect and build Blackhawk's next-generation Identity Platform from the ground up, creating a foundational system that will touch nearly every product across the company and directly impact millions of users
• You thrive on mentoring and developing talent, leading a handpicked team of high-potential engineers in Coppell plus a second team in India, giving you the opportunity to shape emerging talent while building something transformative
• You want to operate with exceptional strategic visibility and executive sponsorship, reporting to a well-respected Director with direct access to senior leadership who view this identity platform as a critical business cornerstone
• You prefer leveraging your technical leadership skills while building domain knowledge, partnering with seasoned architects who provide identity expertise while you focus on building, scaling, and leading high-performing teams

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Benefits

Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to education, work experience, certifications, etc. In addition to your salary, Blackhawk Network offers benefits including 401k with employer match, medical, dental, vision, 12 paid holidays throughout the year 2025, sick pay accrual according to state law, parental leave, life insurance, disability insurance, accident and illness insurance, health and dependent care flexible spending accounts, wellness benefits, and flexible time off for all full-time employees.

EEO Statement

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