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Head of Digital Engineering
This is a senior leadership role with a broad remit. You'll own the digital technology strategy and engineering teams behind the company's consumer web, app and MarTech platforms, reporting into a Director and playing a key part in their wider technology transformation.
What you'll be doing
- Develop and execute the digital and MarTech technology strategy in partnership with the Marketing function
- Own the digital platform across a blend of in-house built and SaaS products, covering architecture, product selection and engineering delivery
- Lead a mix of in-house and outsourced engineers, fostering a culture of collaboration, best practice and continuous improvement
- Oversee the design and delivery of scalable digital solutions across web, app and MarTech
- Drive engineering best practices including TDD, continuous delivery and pair programming
- Translate business requirements into technical priorities and work closely with product and commercial stakeholders
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What we're looking for
- Background in retail or hospitality engineering leadership, this is a must
- Previously a Head of Technology or Staff Software Engineer with strong front-end, back-end and mobile experience (Node, React, Kotlin, Swift ideally)
- Experience leading across outsourced and in-house delivery teams
- Strong knowledge of microservices, cloud, CI/CD and cybersecurity
- Commercially minded with the ability to communicate technical strategy to non-technical stakeholders
- UK right to work
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Why join
- Senior mandate with visibility across the full digital and MarTech estate
- Reporting into Director level with influence over the company's digital future
- Strong compensation package
- Manchester city centre, hybrid (3 days in office), with some travel to London
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