Engineering Manager

A pioneer and market leader in Open Finance, Powens Group is committed to supporting financial players in designing services and payment experiences that users love.

Headquartered in Barcelona and Paris, Powens Group is at the forefront of the Banking-as-a-Service and Open Finance movements in Europe and Latin America. Our mission is to offer banking technology as a service to any company aiming to enhance user experience and operational efficiency. We achieve this through our API-based regulated solutions covering Bank accounts, Payment solutions, Open Banking / Finance, and more.

Powens Group is a rapidly growing fintech regulated in France and Spain, allowing operations in all European countries and in Mexico.

We are a trusted partner to the top financial industry players and software editors, and we have achieved this by scouting the best talents. Joining Powens Group means being a part of an inclusive, multicultural, and international team of over 130 employees.

Job Description:

As Engineering Manager, you will take the managerial lead of the X-Connectors team, at the heart of Powens' value proposition. This team designs, develops, and maintains the critical connectors that power all of the group's products, both in France and internationally. Its responsibilities range from advanced maintenance of the proprietary framework to the delivery of new connectors with significant business implications, as well as managing issues related to anti-bot protection, proxies, CAPTCHA solving, and scalability.

Directly reporting to our CPTO, you will guide the team's trajectory across two key dimensions: operational excellence in delivery and the adoption of generative AI as a major driver of productivity. You actively participate in the Powens AI Chapter as a member, promoting best practices within your team and benefiting from the group's cross-functional dynamic. You work closely with the team's Product Owner, LatAm, DevOps, Platform, and Value Added Services teams, as well as the group's Data and AI teams.

Your responsibilities:

• Manage and develop the X-Connectors team: conduct regular one-on-one meetings, monitor progress, map skills, create a training plan, and foster a healthy, collaborative, demanding, and supportive work environment.

• Recruit, onboard, and retain the talent needed for the team's growth.

• Develop the team roadmap in tandem with the Product Manager and translate it into clear execution plans with the Product Owner and Tech Lead.

• Ensure predictability and quality of delivery (release plan completion rate, deadlines, risk management).

• Make the team's prioritization choices and performance visible through operational metrics shared with management.

• Drive the adoption of generative AI tools (Claude Code and others) within X-Connectors and demonstrate their concrete impact on productivity: number of connectors fixed via AI, reduction in average resolution time, conversion by FTE.

• Actively participate in the Powens AI Chapter: contribute to discussions, share feedback from the team's field experience, and promote best practices applicable to the connectors scope.

• Manage critical situations (incidents, departures, trial periods) with clarity and firmness.

• Represent X-Connectors in the group's cross-functional strategic bodies (Tech Heads, seminars) and amplify the team's voice.

• Collaborate with other Engineering Managers in the group on consistency of practices, sharing of experience, and managerial solidarity in critical situations. Profile and Required

• Solid experience as an Engineering Manager (typically 5+ years of direct management), with a clear track record of managing back-end development teams.

• Strong technical background (ideally Python, or a similar language), comfortable challenging architectural decisions without daily coding.

• Excellent management skills: continuous feedback, personalized coaching, ability to delegate and develop the team.

• Genuine interest in and expertise with generative AI: daily use of tools like Claude Code or equivalents, ability to imagine and deploy AI use cases to boost the productivity of a tech team.

• Data-driven approach to delivery (operational metrics, predictability, ability to make choices visible).

• Clear and adaptable communication style for different audiences (team, peers, management), comfortable in English in an international context.
• Ability to collaborate across departments with other Tech, Product, Data, and AI teams. What will make the difference

Recruitment process:

- HR meet.
- Technical meet with EM's.
- Technical meet with CPTO.
- Cultural fit with the team.

75.000€ - 85.000€ + 5.000V

Women are under-represented in the fintech industry. To women candidates, please dare to take your rightful place!

Powens Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer, we foster an inclusive and diverse working environment without any form of discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability.. If reasonable accommodations are needed for the interview process, please let us know to accommodate!