dunnhumby is the global leader in Customer Data Science, empowering businesses everywhere to compete and thrive in the modern data-driven economy. We always put the Customer First.
Our mission: to enable businesses to grow and reimagine themselves by becoming advocates and champions for their Customers. With deep heritage and expertise in retail – one of the world’s most competitive markets, with a deluge of multi-dimensional data – dunnhumby today enables businesses all over the world, across industries, to be Customer First.
dunnhumby employs nearly 2,500 experts in offices throughout Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Americas working for transformative, iconic brands such as Tesco, Coca-Cola, Meijer, Procter & Gamble and Metro.
Job Purpose:
As a Senior Engineering Manager, you will be responsible for leading and inspiring multiple engineering teams to deliver high-quality, innovative software products that drive business growth. You will set the technical direction, build high-performing teams, and foster a culture of engineering excellence.
Key accountabilities:
- Lead an engineering function of a sub-domain in a product area and cross-cutting initiatives across engineering
- Co-own and drive the delivery of sub-domain level OKRs with product and design counterpart
- Manage multiple squads to ensure they delivery high quality and secure software in an Agile approach like: architectural discussions, solutions designs, step in when needed
- Assess the need, build a hiring strategy, hire and onboard new team members
- Form strong relationships and work closely with product, commercial, UX and client team counterparts
- Work closely with architecture team and principal engineers to help team find best technical solutions and engineering practices
- Continuously look for opportunities and drive for improvements in terms of Agile process, new technology and best engineering practices across the entire engineering domain organizations
- Continually look for opportunities and drive for improvements in terms of technical excellence, best engineering practice, cross-team collaboration and standards setting across the entire domain
- Continue to play a hands-on role in code development. The extent will depend on the needs of the team. For a mature team, you are expected to stay hands-on coding up to 40% while for a newly formed team it might be 20%
- Management of the engineering managers and/or lead engineers and engineers within the squads. Ensuring they understand expectations, help them build career development plan, continuously review the delivery plan spotting opportunities for them and carry out cyclical HR processes including performance and salary reviews
- Identify, define and execute the engineering roadmap of your teams, e.g. moving to cloud, shift-left etc. You will be the owner of your engineering roadmaps
- Define team level OKRs with product counterparts quarterly, review them and communicate to directors and stakeholders regularly
- Own the resourcing of the sub-domain within your allocated budget/squad. This includes understand and review the budget plan with your G5 director, build a hiring plan using the allocated budget and own the hiring
Experience required
- Hands on software engineering experience
- Experience in technical solutions design and architecture
- Be able to understand business requirement and translate to technical implementation
- Hands on experience in development
- Build connections with other teams and maintain the relationship so that you know who to ask for help when needed
- Business and commercial understanding
- Good stakeholder management experience
- Good experience of mentoring the team members
- Understanding of product's software eco system
- Strong people and performance management experience
What you can expect from us
We won’t just meet your expectations. We’ll defy them. So you’ll enjoy the comprehensive rewards package you’d expect from a leading technology company. But also, a degree of personal flexibility you might not expect. Plus, thoughtful perks, like flexible working hours and your birthday off.
You’ll also benefit from an investment in cutting-edge technology that reflects our global ambition. But with a nimble, small-business feel that gives you the freedom to play, experiment and learn.
And we don’t just talk about diversity and inclusion. We live it every day – with thriving networks including dh Gender Equality Network, dh Proud, dh Family, dh One and dh Thrive as the living proof. We want everyone to have the opportunity to shine and perform at your best throughout our recruitment process. Please let us know how we can make this process work best for you. For an informal and confidential chat please contact stephanie.winson@dunnhumby.com to discuss how we can meet your needs.
Our approach to Flexible Working
At dunnhumby, we value and respect difference and are committed to building an inclusive culture by creating an environment where you can balance a successful career with your commitments and interests outside of work.
We believe that you will do your best at work if you have a work / life balance. Some roles lend themselves to flexible options more than others, so if this is important to you please raise this with your recruiter, as we are open to discussing agile working opportunities during the hiring process.
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