An acting manager temporarily performs a manager’s responsibilities during the manager’s absence. The role provides practical experience before a possible transition into engineering management. section 2.4.1
Typical responsibilities include:
- Conducting one-on-ones with team members. section 2.4.1
- Supporting project execution across the team. section 2.4.1
- Handling other engineering-manager responsibilities during the absence. section 2.4.1
A temporary assignment
During a manager’s paternity leave, an individual contributor served as acting manager, gained experience through one-on-ones and project execution, and later transitioned officially into the engineering-manager role. section 2.4.1
