Marks and Spencer
Software Engineering Manager
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Hybrid Engineering Manager
Join M&S at a pivotal moment as we continue the transformation of our People & Labour engineering organisation. The Talent & Core HR domain delivers enterprise SaaS solutions and services that support key activities across the candidate and colleague lifecycle, enabling our People Hub teams to recruit, develop and support colleagues across M&S.
As an Engineering Manager, you will lead engineering teams responsible for these critical enterprise platforms, ensuring we maximise the value of our SaaS investments while delivering excellent digital experiences for colleagues. Combining strong people leadership, product expertise and technical capability, you will shape engineering excellence, continuous learning and agile delivery across the domain.
You will work closely with architects, product managers, principal engineers, SaaS vendors and engineering leaders to drive platform innovation, modernisation and simplification. This role is ideal for someone with deep Oracle HCM expertise who is passionate about building high-performing teams, delivering business value and exploring innovative technologies, including AI-enabled solutions.
Due to high interest, this role may close earlier than advertised. We recommend applying as soon as possible.
What you'll do
Your key accountabilities will include:
- Lead and develop engineering teams supporting Talent & Core HR platforms, fostering a collaborative, empowered and high-performing engineering culture.
- Own and evolve the technical roadmap across Recruitment, Talent, Learn, Helpdesk and Core HR, ensuring scalable, secure and maintainable platform solutions.
- Partner with Product, Architecture and Engineering leadership to deliver strategic business priorities, manage dependencies and drive engineering best practice.
- Champion agile delivery, continuous improvement and platform innovation to enhance colleague experiences across SaaS workflows and services.
- Drive operational excellence through effective SaaS release management, support processes, service reliability and DevOps ways of working.
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Who you are
Your skills and experience will include:
- Proven experience leading engineering teams delivering enterprise SaaS solutions within large and complex organisations.
- Strong Oracle HCM Cloud expertise across Recruitment, Talent Management, Learn, Core HR and Helpdesk capabilities.
- Hands-on experience configuring, implementing and supporting HCM platforms, integrations and business processes.
- Experience driving platform modernisation, reducing technical debt and building sustainable end-to-end service ownership.
- Strong stakeholder engagement and leadership skills, with the ability to balance delivery commitments, operational support and strategic priorities.
Technology stack and platform expertise
- Oracle HCM
- Oracle HCM Functional Configuration
- Security Console
- Oracle Recruiting Cloud (Candidate Experience, Candidate Management & Workflows)
- Learn & Grow
- Talent Management
- Core HR & Work Structures
- Helpdesk (Request Routing, Knowledge Management & Case Handling)
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Technical & Integration
- HCM Data Loader (HDL)
- HCM Extracts
- OTBI / BI Publisher
- REST APIs
- Passport Partners
- Enterprise SaaS integrations and automation
- Data migration and platform lifecycle management
SaaS & UI Extensibility
- Visual Builder Studio
- Page Composer
- Fast Formula
- Configuration-led customisation
- User experience optimisation and workflow enhancement
Everyone's Welcome
We are ambitious about the future of retail. We’re disrupting, innovating and leading the industry into a more conscientious, inspiring digital era. We’re transforming how we work together and offering our most exciting opportunities yet. Marks & Spencer strives to be an inclusive organisation, trusted and admired by our colleagues, customers and suppliers. Join us and make change happen.
We are committed to building diverse and representative teams, where everyone can bring their whole selves to work and be at their best. We support each other and work together to win together.
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