Engineering Manager (m/w/d)

The future looks like you

With over 1,300 stores in 17 European countries and more than 27,000 employees, C&A is one of Europe’s leading fashion retailers. Every day, C&A welcomes millions of visitors to its stores in Europe and to its online shop. C&A offers high-quality and long-lasting fashion at affordable prices for all. We are building on 184 years of experience in the fashion industry and continuously modernize the company to become an omnichannel fashion retailer. 

At C&A we are driven by our values. We are united by our passion for fashion and consumers. We believe that affordable and high-quality fashion is not contradictory to caring for people & the planet. We see ourselves as an always-on learning community, always forward thinking and acting to develop our business and innovate the industry. Only when we work together as a team we can face challenges and find innovative solutions.  This is your chance to join the C&A team as an Engineering Manager! 

Our Merchandising domain is one of eight tech domains within C&A and shaped around 150 IT- and Design-peers. We are developing creative and innovative in-house digital solutions, web-based and Windows desktop applications.

Your responsibilities

• Leading, coaching, and developing one or more cross-functional engineering teams to drive goals and objectives  
• Establishing and maintaining a positive and productive work environment that fosters teamwork, creativity, and collaboration  
• Fostering engineering excellence within your team(s) and identifying training opportunities and career development strategies  
• Building engineering capabilities within the team to ensure engineering best practices  
• Pairing with the Digital Product Manager and Product Designer on the steering of the team’s roadmap  
• Managing Engineers, as well as hiring and retaining talents  
• Staying up to date with emerging technologies and industry trends, and evaluating their potential impact on the company's products and services
• Work closely with Product Manager to define product roadmaps

What you bring

• Relevant experience as Engineering Manager or with a similar technical leadership role (minimum five years for a Senior role)  
• Leading with humility, and empathy as well as experience with mentorship and the ability to effectively delegate  
• Strong communication skills and demonstrated ability to present complex technical information in a clear, and concise manner to a variety of audiences  
• Ability to split large features into smaller deliverables to deliver value as early as possible  
• Strong technical and functional analysis also in Capacity Management  
• Great passion for technology and software development 
• Excellent understanding of software development lifecycle 
• Excellent understanding of agile processes and ability to transform legacy departments into modern/agile working teams 
• Has previously worked with product managers as an engineering peer to find best in class solutions for enterprise grade users 
• Strong technical profile, Java and Python expertise are required, Cobol knowledge is huge plus. 

What we offer

• Countless learning and development opportunities via our C&A academy 
• Access to Partner Discount Scheme 
• An employee discount of 20% in C&A stores 
• 30 days' vacation plus additional 3 days off 
• Corporate pension scheme 
• An exciting job in an international and inspirational working environment 
• A positive working atmosphere and a talented team with an open feedback culture 

C&A fosters equal opportunity for people of all backgrounds and identities. We are led by a gender-balanced board committed to build a diverse and inclusive organization where everyone can become their best self. 

We do not discriminate based on age, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, ethnicity, race, religion or belief, parental and family status, or any other protected characteristic. We welcome applications from women, men and non-binary candidates of all ethnicities and socio-economic backgrounds. We encourage people belonging to underrepresented groups to apply. 

Even if you don't check every box, but see yourself contributing, please apply and help us build an inclusive community.