Senior Engineering Manager

Tóm tắt công việc
Global Fashion Group is the leading fashion and lifestyle destination in growth markets across LATAM, SEA and ANZ, listed in the Frankfurt Stock Exchange. From our people to our customers and partners, we exist to empower everyone to express their true selves through fashion. Our three e-commerce platforms: Dafiti, ZALORA and THE ICONIC connect an assortment of international, local and own brands to over 800 million consumers from diverse cultures and lifestyles. GFG's platforms provide seamless and inspiring customer experiences from discovery to delivery, powered by art & science that is infused with unparalleled local knowledge. As part of the Group's vision is to be the #1 online destination for fashion & lifestyle in growth markets, we are committed to doing this responsibly by being people and planet positive across everything we do.
ABOUT THE TEAM
The GFG Technology platform consists of multiple internally developed technology platforms combined with best-in-class 3rd party software solutions. Together they deliver tremendous growth and business value to GFG. We enable Fashion Brands across all continents to display, promote and reach their assortment to our customers globally. Our platforms enable a seamless customer experience through the entire customer journey.
SCOPE OF ROLE
As a Senior Engineering Manager, you will be responsible for leading multiple engineering teams or a larger engineering team across one or more platforms. You will provide technical oversight, people leadership, and strategic planning to ensure engineering teams deliver high-impact solutions aligned with departmental, platform, and company objectives.
You will report to the Head of Engineering and work closely with Product, data scientists, engineers, and other stakeholders across GFG. You will coordinate cross-team projects and initiatives, ensure effective resource utilization, and help teams prioritize and execute work that delivers measurable business value.
You will bring senior-level technical expertise and strong business acumen, helping teams connect technical strategy with the business model and objectives of the platforms they support. You will influence departmental strategies and roadmaps, identify opportunities to improve engineering processes and developer productivity, and lead initiatives that strengthen software delivery across teams.
You will also play a key role in developing mid-level managers, senior engineers, and high-potential team members through coaching, mentoring, actionable feedback, and structured development opportunities. As People are our greatest assets, you will help build, retain, and grow a diverse, safe, healthy, collaborative, and high-performing engineering culture.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Lead multiple engineering teams or a larger team of approximately 10-15 engineers across one or more platforms, providing people leadership, technical oversight, and strategic direction
Align team efforts with departmental, platform, and company objectives, ensuring effective prioritization, resource utilization, and execution
Coordinate cross-team projects, initiatives, dependencies, and delivery plans to ensure timely delivery of technical solutions that address business needs
Influence departmental strategies, technical roadmaps, and platform direction by connecting engineering priorities with broader business objectives
Develop and implement technical strategies for software projects, ensuring they support platform goals, business value, reliability, scalability, and long-term maintainability
Identify and drive initiatives that improve engineering processes, developer productivity, software delivery effectiveness, and operational excellence across teams
Provide senior-level technical guidance to engineering teams while empowering them to make sound technical decisions and execute effectively
Develop mid-level managers, senior engineers, and high-potential team members through coaching, mentoring, actionable feedback, and structured growth plans
Identify and organize development opportunities, including workshops, training sessions, mentoring programs, and knowledge-sharing forums
Help teams define, align, and deliver ambitious OKRs that support departmental and company objectives
Hire, onboard, retain, and grow strong engineering talent, contributing to final hiring decisions and ensuring new hires are integrated effectively
Build and promote a diverse, inclusive, collaborative, accountable, and high-performing engineering culture
Advocate and advance modern Agile and engineering practices, including Lean Engineering, Scrum, clean coding, clean architecture, and cross-functional collaboration
Facilitate collaboration with engineers, product managers, designers, data teams, and business stakeholders to solve complex problems across Global Fashion Group
Hold yourself, your managers, and your teams accountable to high engineering standards, delivery quality, and continuous improvement
The unique opportunity to have a serious impact on a well-established player in the fashion ecommerce industry across LATAM, SEA and ANZ
Valuable experience as the business navigates a dynamic and evolving market landscape
Work closely with a diverse and talented global team across countries
Best practice scaled agile engineering
Amazing office and great culture! Massage chairs, table tennis, video game room, quarterly team events, yearly company trip, end of the year party
Hybrid working environment.
Clear career progression plan and support
Macbook or laptop when you start
Social insurance, medical insurance & health insurance
13th month salary
15 days of annual leave, 30 days of sick leave/mental health, 1 day of occasion leave
Support for Gym membership
Apply today and join GFG in this exciting role shaping the face of fashion e-commerce!
Global Fashion Group embraces diversity and equality of opportunity. We are committed to building an inclusive and diverse team representing all backgrounds, with as wide a range of perspectives as possible, and harnessing industry-leading skills. We believe that the more inclusive we are, the better our work will be. We welcome and consider applications to join our team from all qualified candidates, regardless of their characteristics. We comply with all applicable laws and regulations on non-discrimination in employment (and recruitment), as well as work authorization and employment eligibility verification requirements.