Our purpose is clear: to create meaningful moments between people and the brands they love. We empower brands to expand their global reach to over 200 countries, ensuring simple and seamless e-commerce experiences for consumers worldwide. Through our comprehensive integration solutions, we provide a complete international checkout experience, covering local duties, taxes, fulfillment, delivery management, global returns, and payment processing.
The Senior Director, Engineering is responsible for our Madrid engineering teams, ensuring they work effectively as a unified group. As one of two engineering hubs, alongside Dublin, the Madrid office plays a pivotal role in our global strategy. We are seeking a senior leader to spearhead critical product development initiatives while serving as a key member of the Engineering leadership team at ESW.
In this role, you will be responsible for shaping and executing the engineering strategy. You will mentor and develop future leaders, foster high-performing engineering teams, and continuously elevate delivery and quality standards through a culture of ongoing improvement.
Responsibilities
- Lead the establishment and growth of the Madrid technology hub, ensure the team has best in class technical talent to innovate and solve challenging business problems.
- Provide leadership to multiple engineering teams in Madrid, setting clear goals and priorities to deliver scalable and innovative solutions.
- Build, mentor, and inspire a high-performing, cohesive team of technology professionals, with a focus on Lean and Agile methodologies.
- Foster career growth and strong team culture.
- Set and oversee high level technical strategy to ensure our system scales.
- Facilitate effective communication and collaboration across functions to ensure cohesive planning, prioritization, and execution of projects.
- Act as a key member of the global technology leadership team, contributing to company-wide technology initiatives.
- Define and oversee the technical direction for the Madrid hub, ensuring that the architecture and solutions are scalable, secure, and aligned with our roadmap.
Requirements
- Proven leader that has delivered highly scalable, mission critical, real time solutions in a fast paced agile environment.
- You think strategically and understand how to weigh the pros and cons of different solutions and prioritise them relative to other.
- Knowledge of our technology stack (e.g., .NET Core, Microservices, NoSQL, Azure).
- Experience in e-commerce, Logistics or payments is an advantage.
- Passionate about Agile and Lean methodologies, with experience in applying these frameworks to drive performance and innovation.
- A proven mentor and developer of engineering talent, with a strong track record of fostering career growth and building high-performing teams.
- Experience working in a global, cross-functional environment, ability to influence and collaborate with stakeholders at all levels.
- Intellectual curiosity, learning agility, and passion for tackling challenges.
- You love mentoring and developing engineering staff and have a proven track record of doing so.
- Outstanding communication skills required – primarily the ability to communicate ideas.
What's on offer?
- Competitive salary and benefits: Your financial well being is important to us. Join ESW and experience the satisfaction of being rewarded for your hard work, dedication and commitment.
- Professional and personal development: Find your spark and leave your mark. We will ensure your talent is nurtured and cultivated for growth and success throughout your career with ESW.
- Hybrid Working: Our Hybrid Working Model empowers you to embrace the flexibility of hybrid working and enjoy the best of office and remote work.
- Diversity, Belonging & Inclusion: When we win, we win together. You'll be part of a culture that values every individual for who they are, fostering an environment where uniqueness is encouraged.
ESW is an equal opportunity employer, and we’re proud of our ongoing efforts to foster diversity, equity, & inclusion in the workplace. Individuals seeking employment and employees at ESW are considered without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, medical condition, ancestry, disability, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.
If you require any reasonable accommodations or adjustments throughout the hiring process, please let us know. We are dedicated to ensuring equal access and opportunity for all candidates.
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