Woolworths

Senior Engineering Manager

• Sydney based role with hybrid working

• Drive innovation across our technical capabilities 

• Surry Hills office location, right next to Central and public transport

We are Cartology

Cartology is one of Australia’s leading retail media businesses, powered by the Woolworths Group. We provide targeted omnichannel marketing solutions and comprehensive closed loop reporting to help brands grow. With Cartology, brands can drive real customer impact across the shopper journey. 

Cartology is truly pioneering the future of Retail Media, creating, shaping and leading this new industry that connects brands to customers in new and exciting ways.

Be nothing but yourself in a culture that is inclusive and innovative. Work as part of an ambitious, smart and passionate team and belong to something meaningful as part of the Woolworths Group. 

What you'll do

We are seeking a skilled and experienced Senior Engineering Manager to lead the teams responsible for our CRM, order management and campaign delivery platforms. This role is accountable for the delivery, quality and long-term stability of the systems that power our commercial engine. You will play a pivotal role in executing an ambitious roadmap, including the deployment of the Adobe Workfront and DAM suite for creative management and the streamlining of our order management and pricing processes. This is a role for a leader comfortable coordinating multiple high-impact streams of work in a fast-paced environment.

• Tech Platform Strategy & Vision: Define and execute the technical strategy and roadmap for our core campaign and commerce platforms, ensuring long-term scalability, security and reliability.

• Multi-Stream Delivery: Lead the successful deployment of key initiatives including Adobe Workfront and the DAM suite while managing concurrent streams focused on streamlining order management and pricing logic.

• Delivery & Product Quality: Take direct accountability for the successful delivery and high-quality performance of product features, ensuring they meet the needs of our clients and the broader business.

• Engineering & Governance: Lead the engineering of our platform infrastructure, bespoke applications and integrations, establishing high standards for security, governance and operational excellence.

• Platform Stability: Proactively manage technical health and platform maturity to ensure long-term stability, resilience and performance under high-scale demands.

• Team Leadership: Build, lead and mentor a high-performing engineering team, fostering a culture of innovation, collaboration and continuous improvement.

• Stakeholder Coordination: Partner closely with Sales, Finance and Campaign Ops to provide the foundational technology and support required to deliver high-quality campaign management and commercial solutions.

What You’ll Bring

Demonstrated Leadership experience leading engineering and operations teams with a focus on high-quality delivery and ability to coordinate multiple streams of work and lead large-scale platform deployments or migrations.

• Technical Breadth: Strong proficiency in managing bespoke built applications, ideally with experience in Python or JVM languages like Java or Kotlin.

• Ecosystem Knowledge: Experience managing and integrating with enterprise platforms such as Salesforce and the Adobe suite.

• Data & Visualization: Proficiency in leveraging BigQuery for data insights and Looker for business intelligence visualization.

• Integration Expertise: Knowledge of data integration patterns and tools like Google Cloud Composer, Fivetran or dbt.

• Agile Delivery: Agile delivery experience, including Scrum and Kanban.

• DevOps Mindset: Demonstrated experience leveraging GitHub and CI/CD pipelines.

• Media & Ad Tech Knowledge: Domain knowledge of the advertising media industry and technology landscape is highly advantageous but not mandatory.

What You’ll Experience

• We embrace diversity of thought and love to take on challenges with a pragmatic and innovative approach. Our culture thrives on mutual respect, care, curiosity, openness, and a proactive attitude. We continually seek ways to pair, collaborate, support, and learn from each other as a team!

• Team discounts across our range of Woolworths Group brands you know and love and a robust rewards program that celebrates and incentivises purpose-driven work.

• A global business with endless career possibilities around every corner and across every discipline – with valuable exposure to a vast and exciting business network.

• A progressive and flexible ‘work from anywhere' policy that gives you the opportunity to harmonise work, life and your wellbeing.

• A range of programs to help you prioritise and manage your wellbeing, including 24/7 access to the Sonder app.