On Engineering Manager - Product R&D Technology

Are you an experienced technical leader passionate about building scalable internal platforms, service-oriented architectures, and fostering high-performing engineering teams? This role requires a unique balance of people leadership, technical direction, and deep stakeholder partnership to architect and amplify the core internal platforms that enable our teams to design and deliver the next generation of revolutionary products.

Your Mission

Immediate Focus (First 3 Months):
• Build strong relationships with the broader Engineering Team, Product Manager, and key cross-functional stakeholders.
• Onboard onto current projects, diving deeply into the technical landscape of our existing ecosystem to understand scope, dependencies, and delivery timelines.
• Be an active member of our future strategic vision by asking critical questions to understand the complexities of the space and rallying the team behind it. Strategic Leadership (After 6 Months):
• Lead the engineering strategy and delivery of both existing and new platforms, ensuring our systems can scale seamlessly to support complex, end-to-end product development workflows.
• Align our software architecture to the product vision, shaping technical direction and suggesting viable, scalable alternatives when ideas are technically costly or difficult.
• Continue the culture of technical excellence. Advocate for high-level engineering standards, important technical projects, observability, performance improvements and more.
• Partner with the Product Manager to create detailed work items such as tickets/EPICs. Set realistic timelines, proactively flag risks, and ensure predictable, high-quality delivery of the team’s roadmap.
• Talent Management: Outline career growth for all team members, showcase achievements from high performers, and provide timely support for underperforming members. Your Responsibilities:
• Drive the team's roadmap execution, ensuring the work directly fulfills the requirements by closely collaborating with the Product Manager around projects, progress, blockers, and risks.
• Coach, mentor, and manage a diverse engineering team, providing continuous feedback for high performance and growth.
• Protect the team from unnecessary distractions, allowing engineers to focus on high-impact, transformational platform work.
• Guide the team in making the right technical decisions, balancing short-term delivery of new features with the long-term health and scalability of the platform - all while converging into our technical and architectural north star.

Your Story

• 3+ years of experience leading, coaching, and managing engineering teams.
• Strong background in software development (event-driven systems, microservices and client facing applications) to effectively guide technical strategy.
• Exceptional communicator, adept at providing constructive feedback and translating complex technical strategies to non-technical stakeholders and users.
• Ability to see the long-term platform landscape, adept at untangling complex workflows, and capable of balancing strategic zero-to-one initiatives with the tactical maintenance of existing systems.
• Committed to fostering a safe, collaborative environment where engineers own projects and embrace continuous learning. Bonus Points If You Have:
• Hands-on experience with TypeScript/Node.js, Flutter, Kafka, and GraphQL in a high-volume production environment.
• A proven track record of scaling complex, internal-facing collaboration or support platforms.
• Experience in the craft of R&D, manufacturing, or fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) technology environment.

Meet The Team

Join our Product R&D Technology team and lead a diverse group of Engineers across different technological stacks and experience levels. Within this role, you will leave one of our core teams that power the digital backbone of our product creation process. Therefore, you will be instrumental in accelerating and building forward how our entire end-to-end product creation process works by guiding the team's execution and technical strategy.

What We Offer

On is a place that is centered around growth and progress. We offer an environment designed to give people the tools to develop holistically - to stay active, to learn, explore and innovate. Our distinctive approach combines a supportive, team-oriented atmosphere, with access to personal self-care for both physical and mental well-being, so each person is led by purpose. On is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to creating a work environment that is fair and inclusive, where all decisions related to recruitment, advancement, and retention are free of discrimination.