Sr Manager, ECommerce Engineering

Job Description:

Mars Wrigley is undertaking a transformation across our businesses to continuously develop best-in-class products & experiences and bring the best of our brand to our customers and consumers. As part of this transformation, new technology and new ways of operating play a crucial role to unlocking value. We have established a unique business unit built to operate with autonomy, agility, and an entrepreneurial spirit to create the best consumer-facing experiences. The role has the opportunity to work with world class brands, starting with M&M'S as the first use case.

This role is both hands-on and provides leadership to Engineers that are creating our next generation of Digital Experiences for both our flagship digital (eCommerce) and physical retail direct-to-consumer channels. This role will partner very closely with Product Owners & Product Management to identify opportunities, shape roadmaps, and ultimately execute the development of our websites and applications.

This role will have the opportunity to build and lead a team of Engineers working to design and deliver innovative solutions with Cloud-native AWS, Node, Docker, NextJS, and many lead-edge solutions in the MACH ecosystem.

Guided by our Five Principles, Mars offers a unique culture that is purpose-driven. We're striving to build the world we want tomorrow, today. As a privately-held company, we make long-term investments in our associates, our brands, and in the platforms this role is building.

What are we looking for?

• 10+ Years in D2C Ecommerce Development / Engineering with full stack responsibilities, including a focus on development, planning, best practices, and support with increasing responsibilities and scope.
• Expert-level Experience with Next.JS, Node, GraphQL, DocumentDB, and Event-driven Architecture through SQS, Solace, or similar
• Deep understanding of Cloud-native technologies (EBS, ECS, S3, API Gateway, Lambda, etc.)
• Experience with a concepts and development with a Headless Commerce engine (ie Elasticpath, Bigcommerce, commercetools is a plus)
• Good understanding of infrastructure, networks, and security best practices
• Strong communication, teamwork, and cross-functional skills

What will be your key responsibilities?

• A highly accountable leader with a hands-on approach to the full stack of eCommerce software delivery and support teams.
• Deliver software at scale with a focus on customer experience and leverage across channels.
• You will be a technical leader, programmer, mentor, and role model, confident leading and directing a team and liaising with stakeholders
• A problem solver who identifies patterns and solves them through strategic solutions.
• Drive Micro-services, API-first, Cloud-native, Headless (MACH) Design Practices
• Accountable for production stability and reliability efforts
• Build strong agile/nimble teams to deliver quality software at speed.
• Be accountable for the entire software delivery lifecycle and its support and uptime.
• Highly attentive and responsive to communication.
• Evangelizes eCommerce, technology, and innovation across the organization.
• Recruits, onboards, develops and engages Associates to maximize performance the Mars Way.

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What can you expect from Mars?

• Work with over 130,000 like-minded and talented Associates, all guided by The Five Principles.
• Join a purpose driven company, where we're striving to build the world we want tomorrow, today.
• Best-in-class learning and development support from day one, including access to our in-house Mars University.
• An industry competitive salary and benefits package, including company bonus.

Mars is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. If you need assistance or an accommodation during the application process because of a disability, it is available upon request. The company is pleased to provide such assistance, and no applicant will be penalized as a result of such a request.