As one of the world’s largest fashion companies with more than 171,000 employees worldwide, H&M is an exciting and dynamic place to pursue a career within the fashion industry. H&M group comprises nine independent brands: H&M, COS, Weekday, Monki, H&M Home, & Other Stories, ARKET and Afound. We have over 5,000 stores across more than 73 markets worldwide.

Our values reflect the heart and soul of H&M. They define what it takes to work here and how we do things. When we interact with colleagues and customers around the world, our values help us develop and grow. We want to be at the forefront of both fashion and sustainability.

H&M Group is a dynamic organization committed to exceeding customer expectations through collaboration, innovation, and technology. Our tech organization caters to the unique needs of millions of customers, delivering end-to-end solutions for all our brands. As we accelerate digitalization, we seek strong leaders who can bring their best capabilities, innovative ideas, and talented technologists to support the transformative journey of H&M Group.

In your role as an Engineering Manager for Interfaces/Expansion Pack Team you will be responsible for two teams of 20+ members.

Interfaces team works with the Integration Platform for H&M/Portfolio Brands Online Platforms and Expansion Pack Team serves as an Online Platform for 2 markets.

You will lead cross-functional, multi-competence product teams in close collaboration with key stakeholders, always keeping customers at the heart of our focus. You will work with the strategic vision for your teams and continuously align the product roadmap based on a deep understanding of the market / industry, insights & data on your customers, and input from stakeholders across the company. Furthermore, you will set objectives & key results that your products will drive towards. You will also identify, build, and manage strategic partnerships across products, working to manage dependencies.

Some of your daily work includes:

1. Set ambitious and clear product mission and OKRs and translate these into a prioritized roadmap and team backlog that drive agreed KPIs
2. Lead a team of engineers to execute and deliver value  
3. Ensure the right competence in the team to enable the mission and new technology that are in the roadmap from an integration perspective
4. Manage the Product backlog and stories and ensure a clear communication to the team on prioritization
5. Maintain an in-depth understanding of the developments of integration principles and integration solutions
6. Work with product management and translating needs and pains into re-usable and automated integration solutions
7. Work closely with Value Stream Leads and other Product Leads to drive strategies

-We believe that you are a talented Engineering Manager, highly committed, customer driven and with a strategic and holistic approach. We are also looking for someone that is a natural connector & collaborator, positive and energetic who easily connects with people to build trust and relationships at all levels. You are truly a “doer”, willing to get hands-on solving any problems needed to make the team move forward and deliver exceptional customer and business results.

We also believe you have...

1. A minimum of 12 years of experience working with IT Deliveries and at least 3 years of Leadership Experience managing a high-caliber team of 15-20 members. 

2. Strong background in eCommerce solutions/Platforms

3. Strong agile mindset and skilled in planning, prioritizing, execution, and follow ups with cross functional teams

4. Experience of Integration Frameworks and eCommerce engines

5. Experience in RedHat Fuse (JBOSS) or similar technologies

6. Experience in Java based technologies and API development for Commerce platform

7. Experience in Azure Cloud, Kubernetes and CI/CD Pipelines

8. Ability “to get it done” at scale while at the same time ensuring a fun, inclusive and healthy environment

If your experience, skills, and ambitions are right for this role, please apply with a CV in English.

Please do not send applications to individual email addresses, due to GDPR, we only accept applications through our career page. We look forward to receiving your application!

At H&M we have a strong, value-driven culture characterized by believing in people, teamwork, and an entrepreneurial spirit. Here you can be yourself and develop.

You’ll be part of an important transformation journey at H&M Group with significant opportunities to influence and make a difference. You’ll find plenty of room to grow with the right mindset and ambition.

We welcome your application regardless of gender, age, gender expression, sexual orientation, disabilities, religious beliefs, origin, or background.