Senior Engineering Manager, Consumption Based Billing & Licensing

Asana
Vancouver, CA
On-siteCareer-pivot friendly

Who this role is best for

Aimed at senior engineering managers with fintech experience who thrive in hybrid office settings and can navigate complex billing systems.

Best fit for

  • Experienced engineering leaders who have managed fintech or billing systems.
    — “Experience working on fintech systems with real business impact
  • Managers comfortable with ambiguity and cross-functional collaboration.
    — “Ability to lead through ambiguity and move work forward across multiple stakeholders
  • Technical leaders who can balance scalability and speed.
    — “Make thoughtful trade-offs across scalability, reliability, correctness, and speed of delivery

Things to consider

  • Hybrid schedule requires 3 days in-office weekly.
    — “The standard in-office days are Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
  • Base salary range is $238,000-$270,000 CAD.
    — “the estimated base salary range is between $238,000-$270,000 CAD

How to stand out

  • Highlight specific projects involving usage-based billing systems.
    — “Experience with usage-based or consumption-based pricing models
  • Demonstrate experience building admin tools or dashboards.
    — “Experience building admin tools or customer-facing operational dashboards
  • Showcase cross-functional collaboration with non-engineering teams.
    — “Partner closely with Product, Design, Data, Finance, Sales, and other engineering teams
Pace · SteadyCollaboration · HighAutonomy · HighDecision Impact · TeamLevel · Senior

Derived from job-description analysis by Serendipath's career intelligence engine.

What success looks like

  • lead and grow a team of engineers
  • set technical direction
  • partner with cross-functional teams
  • drive execution on projects
  • make thoughtful trade-offs
Typical background
engineering managementfintechlicensing and billing systems

Skills & requirements

Required

Engineering ManagementFintech SystemsLicensing And BillingUsage TrackingAdmin DashboardsBulk License AssignmentTrial And Add-on ProvisioningAPI DesignSystem ReliabilityTeam Coaching

Preferred

Usage-based Pricing ModelsSaas BillingEntitlement SystemsAdmin ToolsCustomer-facing Operational DashboardsPlatform ServicesDistributed Systems

Stack & domain

Backend SystemsPlatform ServicesCustomer-facing ExperiencesLicensingEntitlementsUsage-based BillingAdmin DashboardsBulk License AssignmentTrial And Add-on ProvisioningLeadershipCommunicationProblem-solvingCollaborationTechnical JudgmentBillingUsage-based PricingFintech

About the role

Original posting from Asana

The Consumption Based Billing & Licensing (CBBL) team builds the systems that decide what customers can access, what they've purchased, and what they've used. We own the infrastructure behind licensing, entitlements, and usage-based billing for Asana's newer products and add-ons — making sure customers get the right paid features, usage is tracked accurately, and admins have clear ways to understand and manage their accounts. As Asana expands its product surface and pricing models, the systems we build directly shape how the business grows and how customers experience the value of what they've bought.

This role is based in our Vancouver office with an office-centric hybrid schedule. The standard in-office days are Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday. Most Asanas have the option to work from home on Wednesdays. Working from home on Fridays depends on the type of work you do and the teams with which you partner. If you're interviewing for this role, your recruiter will share more about the in-office requirements.

What you’ll achieve:

Lead and grow a team of engineers working across backend systems, platform services, and customer-facing experiences.

Set technical direction and help shape the roadmap for licensing and billing capabilities.

Partner closely with Product, Design, Data, Finance, Sales, and other engineering teams to turn ambiguous business needs into shipped solutions.

Drive execution on projects such as:

licensing and access control

usage tracking and billing

admin dashboards, alerts, and controls

bulk and automated license assignment

trial and add-on provisioning flows

Make thoughtful trade-offs across scalability, reliability, correctness, and speed of delivery.

Coach engineers, support their growth, and build a high-performing team culture.

Communicate clearly with senior stakeholders and explain technical decisions in business-friendly terms.

About you:

Strong engineering management experience, ideally at the level of leading a team through complex product and platform work.

Experience working on fintech systems with real business impact, such as billing, monetization, entitlements, payments, or other infrastructure-heavy domains.

Ability to lead through ambiguity and move work forward across multiple stakeholders and dependencies.

Strong technical judgment and comfort discussing architecture, data models, APIs, and system reliability.

Track record of hiring, coaching, and developing engineers.

Clear, practical communication style and strong cross-functional collaboration skills.

A product mindset and curiosity about how technology supports new business models.

Preferred qualifications

Experience with usage-based or consumption-based pricing models.

Experience with SaaS billing, licensing, or entitlement systems.

Experience building admin tools or customer-facing operational dashboards.

Background in platform, backend, or distributed systems work.

Experience working in a fast-moving product environment with evolving requirements.

At Asana, we're committed to building teams that include a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills, as this is critical to helping us achieve our mission. If you're interested in this role and don't meet every listed requirement, we still encourage you to apply.

What we’ll offer

Our comprehensive compensation package plays a big part in how we recognize you for the impact you have on our path to achieving our mission. We believe that compensation should be reflective of the value you create relative to the market value of your role. To ensure pay is fair and not impacted by biases, we're committed to looking at market value which is why we check ourselves and conduct a yearly pay equity audit.

For this role, the estimated base salary range is between $238,000-$270,000 CAD. The actual base salary will vary based on various factors, including market and individual qualifications objectively assessed during the interview process. The listed range above is a guideline, and the base salary range for this role may be modified.

In addition to base salary, your compensation package may include additional components such as equity, sales incentive pay (for most sales roles), and benefits. If you're interviewing for this role, speak with your Talent Acquisition Partner to learn more about the total compensation and benefits for this role.

We strive to provide equitable and competitive benefits packages that support our employees worldwide and include:

Mental health, wellness & fitness benefits

Career coaching & support

Inclusive family building benefits

Long-term savings or retirement plans

In-office culinary options to cater to your dietary preferences 

These are just some of the benefits we offer, and benefits may vary based on role, country, and local regulations. If you're interviewing for this role, speak with your Talent Acquisition Partner to learn more about the total compensation and benefits for this role.

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About us

Asana is a leading platform for human + AI collaboration. Millions of teams around the world rely on Asana to achieve their most important goals, faster. Asana has been named to Fortune's Best Workplaces for 7+ years and recognized by Fast Company, Forbes, and Gartner for excellence in workplace culture and innovation. We offer an exceptional office-centric culture while adopting the best elements of hybrid models to ensure that every one of our global team members can work together effortlessly. With 13+ offices all over the world, we are always looking for individuals who care about building technology that drives positive change in the world and a culture where everyone feels that they belong.

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Source: Asana careers

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