2U

Education

EngineeringManager

$750–1200k ~AI est. Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa FULL TIME
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

Neural analysis suggests this role is
optimal for Manager candidates.

The Brief

“Engineering Manager at 2U. Skills: Salesforce ecosystem, AI-driven automation. Lead and manage operations. Ensure seamless coordination”

What You'll Achieve.

Drive business outcomes

Industry & Context.

Education
Problems you'll solve

Root cause analysis

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

Lead and manage operations, Own production environment, Maintain robust architecture, Ensure scalability

Nice to Have

Salesforce Architecture certifications

What You'll Do.

Lead and manage operations

Ensure seamless coordination

Drive business outcomes

Influence technical roadmaps

Translate business priorities

Own production environment

Maintain robust architecture

Ensure scalability across clouds

Full Job Description

At 2U, we are all in on purpose. We are motivated by our mission – to eliminate the back row in education – and connected by our shared passion to deliver world-class digital education at scale. As the parent company of edX, the world’s leading online learning platform, 2U powers more than 4,000 online higher education offerings – from free courses to full degrees. Together with more than 230 colleges, universities, and corporate partners, we are helping to unlock human potential. What We’re Looking For: An Engineering Manager to lead and manage operations within the Salesforce and CRM domain, ensuring seamless coordination of people, costs, and platform integrity. You will drive business outcomes by influencing technical roadmaps that leverage the full Salesforce ecosystem, with a strategic focus on Agentforce, Data Cloud and AI-driven automation. You are expected to navigate ambiguity and translate business priorities into high-performing, scalable CRM solutions. Responsibilities Include, But Are Not Limited To: Technical Architectural Ownership: Own the production environment and maintain a robust Salesforce architecture, ensuring scalability across Sales, Service, and Experience Clouds. Data Strategy Architecture certifications are a major plus. Business Acumen: Strong ability to balance business urgency with technical sustainability. Benefits & Culture Our global employee base is a diverse collection of innovators, dreamers, and doers working together to transform lives through higher education. We believe that every employee can advance our shared purpose, and that life at 2U should be fun and meaningful. If you’re excited by the opportunity to provide over 40 million learners and counting with access to world-class online higher education, then join us – and do work that makes a difference. #NoBackRow We offer comprehensive benefits (unique per country) and excellent work/life balance. Full-time, ZA benefits include: 2 complimentary Getsmarter short courses p

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