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Executive Manager of Software Engineering and SRE

Auto-translated from Portuguese · original: Gerente Executivo de Engenharia de Software e SRE

5 day weekFortune 100 Best '26Hybrid · São Paulo, Brazil

Company Description

Serasa Experian is Brazil's first and largest Datatech company. A leader in intelligence solutions for risk analysis and opportunity identification, with a focus on credit journeys, authentication, and fraud prevention. With cutting-edge technology, innovation, and the best talent, it transforms the uncertainty of risk into the best decision, helping people achieve their dreams and companies of all sizes and segments to thrive.

We have 22,000 people operating in 32 countries and every day we are investing in new technologies, talented professionals, and innovation to help all our clients maximize every opportunity. With corporate headquarters in Dublin, Ireland, Experian is listed on the London Stock Exchange (EXPN) and is part of the FTSE 100 index.

Job Description

We are looking for executive leadership to lead the Software Engineering and SRE areas, with a strategic role in technological evolution, operational excellence, and the delivery of digital solutions that sustain and drive the business.

This position will work closely with executive leadership and the global team, leading senior teams, developing new leaders, and strengthening a modern engineering culture, with a focus on products, innovation, and high availability.

Your challenge: To be responsible for leading, structuring, and evolving software engineering and SRE, ensuring that the solutions delivered meet the highest standards of quality, performance, and scalability, always aligned with the company's strategic priorities.

Key responsibilities

  • Lead the Software Engineering and SRE areas, ensuring integration, operational efficiency, and continuous evolution of the technological architecture

  • Plan, prioritize, and monitor the IT and SRE roadmap, connecting initiatives to business strategies

  • Act as a strategic partner to product, data, and business areas, ensuring deliverables aligned with company needs

  • Manage multiple product squads, promoting agile practices, DevOps culture, and focus on value delivery

  • Drive technological modernization initiatives, including migration from legacy environments to cloud

  • Develop and mentor technical leaders (coordinators and specialists), strengthening soft skills and strategic vision

  • Manage capacity, productivity, budget (Capex/Opex), and business cases for the area

  • Create and monitor executive KPIs, ensuring visibility, data-driven decision-making, and continuous improvement

  • Conduct executive reports and actively manage risks, priorities, and dependencies

  • Represent the area in executive forums and interactions with global teams

Behavioral Competencies

  • Clear and executive communication, with the ability to navigate between technical and strategic perspectives

  • Collaborative profile, with the ability to work in dynamic and transformational environments

  • Strong ability to develop people and technical leaders

  • Systemic vision, strategic thinking, and focus on results

  • Negotiation skills, conflict management, and decision-making ability

  • Comfort leading senior, hybrid, and remote teams

Qualifications

  • Solid experience in software engineering leadership and SRE culture

  • Experience managing complex projects treated as products, not just software factories

  • Experience with architecture modernization, legacy/mainframe to cloud migration

  • Strong knowledge of cloud environments (AWS – desirable experience with Azure or GCP as well)

  • Experience with SQL and NoSQL databases

  • Practical knowledge in at least one programming language (Python, Java, Scala, JavaScript, or similar)

  • Experience in UNIX-based environments

  • Experience in financial management (Budget, Capex, Opex, Business Case)

  • Work with agile methodologies and critical project management

  • Advanced English for interaction with global teams and stakeholders

Differential

  • Knowledge in data engineering

Additional Information

Serasa Experian is much more than you imagine. With the purpose of creating a better future, expanding opportunities for people and companies, in Brazil we have more than 4,000 people working in diverse teams and specialties. Here, every knowledge and diversity complement each other and you can work on what you love most. We are committed to building an inclusive culture and an environment in which people can balance their careers with their personal commitments and interests, prioritizing well-being.

We are dedicated to being one of the best and most innovative companies to work for in the country, enabling incredible experiences and careers for our people. Our strong people-first approach is recognized externally through various market certifications: we have been awarded by Great Place To Work™ in 24 countries and by the international Top Employers certification, and we are recognized as one of the best companies for young professionals with a 4.6 rating on Glassdoor. Each recognition indicates that we are on the right path, providing an increasingly better work environment for our talent.

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