Director Engineering, Retail Media – Marketplace

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Netherlands, +1 more country.

📋 Description

• Establish the engineering strategy across the Retail Media and Marketplace sectors.

• Determine the points of convergence or separation for the platforms.

• Lead and expand an engineering team of approximately 40 engineers across 5–7 teams.

• Develop Engineering Managers and their respective teams.

• Influence the organization as the domains progress.

• Foster an environment that promotes clear ownership and autonomy.

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

• Enhance engineering maturity and empower teams to operate swiftly without sacrificing quality.

• Collaborate on roadmaps with Product and Commercial teams.

• Align engineering priorities with take rate, advertiser ROAS, seller economics, and contribution margin.

• Manage engineering relations with external platforms, integrators, and agencies.

• Make decisions regarding build/buy/partner strategies and oversee integrations, SLAs, and vendor performance.

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

⛳️ Requirements

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

• Proven experience in guiding organizations through substantial changes, such as merging domains, introducing new scopes, or replacing platforms.

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

• Experience with high-traffic and transactional systems.

• Strong technical judgment paired with commercial insights.

• Ability to link engineering decisions to business outcomes.

• Experience confidently partnering with senior Product and Commercial stakeholders.

• Proven track record of engineering excellence and measurable improvements.

• Comfort in navigating ambiguity, external partnerships, and competing priorities.

• Proficient English communication skills.

🏝️ Benefits

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

• Flexible work-from-home arrangement based on individual needs when office attendance isn't required, including up to 20 days per year anywhere within the EU.

• Access to various internal and external training opportunities.

• 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.