I am working on a project with sister team under my skip level manager. My manager does not manage that project. How do I approach him to ask that I want to work on a task with end-to-end ownership?
Similar to Lee, I'm also a bit confused by the question - Can you add more context on what "end to end ownership" looks like to you?
How do I approach him to ask that I want to work on a task with end-to-end ownership?
Is the idea that you don't own this current project, because it's owned by the sister team? I have seen this sort of "loaning" situation happen a lot before, especially in bigger companies like VMWare. It can often feel less rewarding to engineers as they want to work on their own thing.
If this is the case for you, I recommend talking to your manager about how much credit you're getting for your efforts. Generally engineers, especially senior engineers, are rewarded for working across teams, but this will obviously vary based on the ownership structure and your contribution.
By end to end ownership I meant I want to take end-end ownership of a feature on this project, basically drive a task from requirements to completion
Ah okay, got it. I think you can more or less take this and ask them. Something like, "I really like this project and want to take on more responsibility. Do you think I can own X part of it and own it from requirements to completion?" I don't think this is a strange ask, especially since you're a senior engineer.
On top of this, I have 2 more trains of thoughts:
This isn’t completely clear. You said you’re working on a project with a sister team already. Aren’t you already working across teams?
Why not start with your manager, even if they don’t run the project itself? They may not be able to allocate the specific work, but could determine if this is how they want to allocate your time and communicate with the right people.
By end to end ownership I meant I want to take end-end ownership of a feature on this project, basically drive a task from requirements to completion