Director, Engineering – Retail Media & Marketplace

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Netherlands.

📋 Description

• Establish engineering direction within the Retail Media and Marketplace sectors.

• Determine when platforms should integrate or remain distinct.

• Lead and expand an engineering organization consisting of roughly 40 engineers distributed across 5–7 teams.

• Develop Engineering Managers along with their respective teams.

• Shape the organization as the domains progress.

• Foster an environment that promotes clear ownership and autonomy.

• Take responsibility for delivery, reliability, architecture, and managing technical debt.

• Enhance engineering maturity, allowing teams to operate swiftly without sacrificing quality.

• Collaborate on roadmaps with Product and Commercial teams.

• Link engineering priorities to take rate, advertiser ROAS, seller economics, and contribution margin.

• Direct engineering relationships with external platforms, integrators, and agencies.

• Make decisions regarding build/buy/partner strategies.

• Oversee integrations, SLAs, and vendor performance.

• Report directly to the Executive Director of Engineering / VP of Engineering.

• Lead through two Engineering Managers while collaborating with Product and Commercial leadership.

⛳️ Requirements

• A minimum of 3 years of experience in leading multiple engineering teams through managers or leads.

• Proven experience guiding organizations through significant transitions, such as merging domains, introducing new scopes, or replacing platforms.

• Experience in developing commercial B2B platforms, including marketplaces, retail media, ad tech, payments, or seller/partner platforms.

• Familiarity with high-traffic and transactional systems.

• Strong technical judgment coupled with commercial insight.

• Capability to connect engineering decisions with business outcomes.

• Confidence in partnering with senior Product and Commercial stakeholders.

• Evidence of measurable improvements in engineering excellence.

• Ability to navigate ambiguity, external partners, and competing priorities comfortably.

• Proficient English communication skills.

🏝️ Benefits

• Membership to the Urban Sports Club (M) package.

• Individual work-from-home arrangement, including the flexibility to work up to 20 days per year from anywhere in the EU.

• Opportunities for both internal and external training.

• 30 days of paid vacation annually.

• An additional paid day off on Rosenmontag.

• Option to take up to 10 days of unpaid vacation after one year of employment.

• Company pension scheme.

• Access to a dedicated external consultant for pension guidance and advice.