Senior Engineering Manager, Global Bank
SumUp is looking for a Senior Engineering Manager for its Global Bank engineering organisation, which powers the company's banking products across multiple markets. This is the first Senior EM role based in London, with a mandate to build a team and grow SumUp's engineering presence in one of the world's strongest tech talent markets. The role combines leadership of engineering managers, direct management of a small squad, and ownership of strategic, regulation-aligned engineering initiatives.
Responsibilities
- ▹Lead and develop a group of Engineering Managers through coaching, skip-levels, and performance conversations, while directly managing a small squad of engineers in London
- ▹Own one or more strategic engineering initiatives within the Global Bank, defining scope, aligning with product leadership, and driving delivery across squads and tribes
- ▹Establish and uplift tribe-wide engineering practices in areas such as observability, incident response, security, or AI workflows
- ▹Act as a senior escalation point for production incidents and complex cross-squad technical challenges
- ▹Partner closely with InfoSec, Risk, Compliance, and Internal Audit to keep engineering practices audit-ready and compliant with regulation
- ▹Serve as a bar raiser in hiring panels and talent reviews
Requirements
- ▹Proven track record of managing Engineering Managers, including coaching, performance management, and talent reviews in a complex, multi-squad environment
- ▹Strong technical background in backend or full-stack engineering, with enough hands-on depth to earn engineers' credibility
- ▹Experience owning cross-functional or cross-tribe initiatives that shaped technology direction at organisational level
- ▹Ability to operate effectively in ambiguity and communicate clearly with technical and non-technical audiences
- ▹Comfort navigating regulated environments such as financial services or healthtech, where compliance and audit readiness are part of the day-to-day
Soft skills
What we offer
- ▹Virtual Stock Option programme, giving a stake in SumUp's future success
- ▹28 days of paid leave plus bank holidays and special leaves
- ▹Dedicated annual Learning & Development budget
- ▹Private health insurance including optical and dental
- ▹Salary-sacrifice commuter benefits via Gogeta
- ▹Retirement scheme (SumUp matches 7% when you contribute 5%)
- ▹Life insurance from MetLife for 2x your salary
- ▹1-month sabbatical after 3 years of service (Break4me)
- ▹Referral bonus
- ▹Visa sponsorship supported for this role
About the company
SumUp is a global fintech company on a mission to empower small businesses with simple, affordable tools for payments, finance, and customer relationships. Over 4 million businesses across 37 markets rely on SumUp, and its team numbers more than 3,000 people from over 90 nationalities.