Mission

At the end of the day, the manager achieves goals through the work of others.

It's someone who gains energy by seeing others succeed. She/He's making their reports happy :). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yk5XC6ZMsf8&t=180s

Why does this role exist

Managerial support/duties.

The top prirorties of the manager's role:

In more details per domain:

People
- Staffing
  - Having the right skills and roles in the team to succeed.
- Hiring
  - Attract and hire great people.
  - Participate in the initial review of candidates - ‣.
- Unleashing potential. Help the engineers grow their skills and experience.
  - Give regular and clear feedback on the individual's performance.
  - Hold regular 1:1s with all members of their team to support them.
  - Give the opportunity to each member to do their best.
- A great work environment.
  - Ensure a sense of psychological safety on your team.
  - Make sure the team has the materials and equipment needed to do the work right.
  - Care about the people in your team as humans.
- Act as a servant leader.
  - Ensure all your team's options are heard and taken into account.
Processes
- Proving clarify: expectations, progress, etc.
- Provide a consistent/successful interface between Engineering Development and Product Management.
- Reduces admin burden
  
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- Focuses on continuously delivering value to the customer
- Experiments with the development process
- Trusts the team but plays tiebreakers when necessary.
- Improve adoption of the processes
Technical - relying on others to achieve technical goals
- Help drive the roadmap and priorities for your team.
- Support the IC team in achieving a high level of IC excellence and product quality.
- Dive deep into technical problems to find solutions if necessary.