Lead Product Engineer

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🇬🇧 United Kingdom – Remote

⏰ Full Time

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Syngenta Group

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10,000+ employees

🌾 Agriculture

🧬 Biotechnology

Agriculture • Biotechnology • Health care

Syngenta Group is a world leader in agricultural technology and innovation, striving to transform agriculture through tailor-made solutions that benefit farmers, society, and the planet. With a presence in over 100 countries and a workforce of 60,000 people, the company specializes in crop protection, seeds, and sustainable agricultural practices, aiming to enhance productivity and sustainability in agriculture.

📋 Description

• Set the direction and engineering standards for Product Engineering across value-stream application teams • Manage and support all currently open Staff Engineer and Engineering Manager positions • Provide clear expectations, coaching, and accountability • Partner with R&D Product Managers and domain leaders to translate priorities into a coherent engineering plan • Surface risks early • Ensure Engineering Managers and Staff Engineers work effectively together on delivery, architecture, quality, and team health • Build a strong engineering culture focused on ownership, collaboration, practical technical judgement, and continuous improvement • Represent Product Engineering in cross-functional planning and architectural governance • Make decisions within the function and escalate cross-boundary issues appropriately • Strengthen recruitment, onboarding, development, and retention of engineering talent • Manage budget allocation and resource planning for the Product Engineering function • Define and track key performance indicators and metrics for productivity, quality, and team engagement • Identify and prioritize technical debt reduction initiatives • Mentor and develop high-potential engineers and managers • Create clear career pathways and foster leadership capabilities • Evaluate emerging technologies and engineering practices and recommend adoption

🎯 Requirements

• Strong engineering leadership experience across multiple teams or product areas • Technical credibility to engage with senior engineers • Proven people leadership experience, including managing engineering leaders and supporting senior individual contributors • Strong product engineering and delivery judgement • Experience hiring and developing engineering talent • Experience setting clear standards and creating an environment where teams can do their best work • Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills • Collaborative, pragmatic leadership style with confidence to make decisions, learn, and improve • Experience managing budgets and resource allocation for engineering functions • Ability to optimize utilization and align resources with organizational priorities • Ability to define, track, and act on engineering metrics and key performance indicators • Knowledge of modern software architecture patterns, technical debt management, and system design principles • Experience working across organizational boundaries and managing complex stakeholder relationships • Ability to work in cross-functional planning and governance contexts

🏖️ Benefits

• Extensive benefits package including a generous pension scheme • Bonus scheme • Private medical insurance • Life insurance • Up to 31.5 days annual holiday • Flexible working • Learning culture and wide range of training options • Opportunity to develop and apply your science within the chemical industry • Chance to work as part of a global team to address the current and future needs of the agricultural sector

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