Engineering Manager

Why join us

As an Engineering Manager, you will be joining a team who are passionate about delivering innovative solutions that enhance performance and create value for our business. You will have the opportunity to lead a talented team, shape a world-class engineering function, and drive the adoption of agile and lean delivery methodologies. Collaborating closely with product owners and the business, you will have end-to-end ownership of products and drive progress through your technical expertise. We are committed to fostering a collaborative and inclusive culture, prioritising customer needs, and continuously improving our engineering capabilities. Join us and be part of a team that values excellence, fosters innovation, and makes a significant impact in the retail industry.

What you'll do

You will lead a multi-skilled engineering team to deliver innovative and high-performing solutions that create value and drive efficiency for our business. 
With end-to-end ownership of products, you will oversee both change and run activities while owning the entire technology stack, including service management. 
Collaborating closely with product owners and the business, you will use your technical expertise to drive progress and influence outcomes. 
Your responsibilities will include recruiting and retaining a talented team, mentoring and coaching colleagues, shaping a world-class engineering function, and ensuring the team possesses the right skills for product development. 
You will contribute to defining the technical direction and vision, foster communities of practise, advocate and embed agile / lean delivery methodologies, manage initiative budgets, and oversee service support and SLAs. 
Your role will involve managing people and product financial data, meeting targets, providing accurate reporting, and seeking value realisation opportunities. 
Overall, you will lead by example and inspire your team, continuously striving for improvement and delivering impactful solutions while maintaining attention to detail and effectively managing resources.

Who you are

You are an experienced and passionate leader with a deep understanding of the critical role that product data plays in the success of a retailer. 
With your technical expertise and end-to-end ownership mindset, you can drive the delivery of innovative solutions that create value, increase efficiency, and enhance performance for our business. 
With an understanding of how to recruit, retain, and motivate teams, you have  excellent interpersonal skills and commitment to fostering a collaborative and inclusive culture. 
You bring cutting-edge processes and technologies to the table, always looking to enhance our engineering practises and driving the adoption of agile / lean delivery methodologies. 
With your hands-on experience in languages, tools, and infrastructure, you lead by example, inspire your teams, and ensure successful delivery of large-scale platforms. 
Your attention to detail, strategic mindset, and financial acumen enable you to manage budgets and optimise value realisation, while always prioritising the needs of our customers and the continuous improvement of our engineering capabilities.