Director of Engineering, Commerce

We are looking for a passionate, experienced, engineering leader to run our Story Commerce development team. Our diverse Engineering team is growing and we need seasoned leaders to help inspire, guide and mentor our Engineers. 

If you believe in making your team better than you; are passionate about user experience & solving problems; have an innate curiosity for how things work; then this might be the opportunity you are looking for. 

This role specifically focuses on the team that owns building out our affiliate commerce product and tools. You will partner with our Product team to build world class user interfaces, product management tools and connect data from partners like Amazon, Jet.com  and eBay. Your work will empower our editors by providing a robust, performant tools that allows them to identify trends, keep products current and provide our readers with excellent shopping advice and reviews.
 
What you would do:

  • Help build a culture of excellence and collaboration.
  • Partner closely with Product, Design and our Commerce team to help provide strategic direction and consult on key issues.
  • Set a clear direction for the team with goals for both the group and the individuals. 
  • Guide engineers in architecting sustainable software platforms.
  • Hire best in class engineers to augment and improve the team. 
  • Grow our engineers through mentorship, support and challenging them.
  • Help build and communicate the broader vision of the whole Engineering team. 
  • Influence decision-making at all levels within the organization.
  • Communicate effectively with people of varied skill sets, experience and backgrounds.
  • Be kind. Be trustworthy. Be innovative. Lead by example. 

 
Skills you need:

  • 5+ years managing Engineering teams. 
  • An Engineering background actively developing.
  • 7+ years in the Engineering field.
  • Ability to inspire and motivate.
  • Able to manage senior stakeholders.
  • Experience using agile development processes.

 
Bonus points:

  • Have worked in media. 
  • Product management experience.
  • Experience developing dashboards or editorial interfaces.
  • Experience managing globally distributed teams.

 


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