Engineering Manager to H&M Group

Job Description
H&M Group is on a journey to meet and exceed our customers' expectations today and tomorrow. Through collaboration, innovation, and technology we challenge ourselves and the industry. To cater to the individual needs and desires of our millions of customers, our tech organisation delivers solutions for the entire value chain for all our brands.
As a Engineering Manager you have formal staff responsibility for a number of employees with tech competence distributed in one or cross several teams. You are, together with peer Engineering Managers, responsible for building and running the Community of Practice for the competence area within your expertise. You enable a strong organisational health by making sure that your employees prioritizes both deliveries as well as own competence development. You work closely with other stakeholders to make sure your employees have the right competence and the right resource set-up when it comes to both employees and consultants. You are also responsible to ensure your employees can deliver in an efficient way according to set goals – in a healthy work-life balance approach.
Responsibilities
Responsible for acting as the employer's extended arm – to follow and implement H&M Group's vision, goals, strategies, values, policies, and processes, as well as acting as an ambassador, representing the management internally and externally
Responsible as team leader and for supporting employees’ development, through continuous dialogue
Set objectives and inspire team members based on specific competence development needs
Responsible for working with performance management and salary review for their employees
Responsibility for remaining compliant with laws and policies, and act when necessary, in regards to e.g., underperformance, work environment, rehab cases, etc.
Financial responsibility for FTE & FTC budget
Responsible for building a strong organisational health, role & competence development
Leveraging deep subject matter expertise
Responsible for driving continuous learning & development activates within their unit and area of expertise
Stakeholder management
Operational contribution when needed



Qualifications
Deep subject matter expertise within area of expertise
Formal staff responsibility
Ability to practice hand-on task/coding when needed – keeping up to date with the technology being led.
Ability to coach others in a way that enables them to grow professionally and to increase their performance
Proven experience in building a successful community of practice
Experience setting and handling resource allocation budgets
Create a strong team culture where people collaborate and grow together
Strong interpersonal, collaborative and communication skills



Working with tech at H&M Group
Shaping the future of fashion with people, data, and tech. The fashion and retail industries are going through a transformation, driven by customers' technology and sustainability expectations. At H&M Group, we want to shape the future of fashion and lifestyle by harnessing the power of smart tech and data. With our 74-year history of innovation, we understand the need to collaborate and co-create with engineers and tech specialists around the world to achieve our vision.
What we offer!
You are joining a unique value-driven culture, a large tech network and community where you can be yourself. Besides the obvious perks such as staff discount card, flexible work life, learning communities, wellness benefits, parental benefits etc. There are endless opportunities to experiment and grow in any direction that you want, and when you grow, we grow. Being a major player gives us countless opportunities to make a real impact and shape the future. H&M Group is a value-driven company that wants to lead the way to a more inclusive environment. We are committed to create an inclusive & diverse workplace with a culture that is dynamic and innovative.
Additional information
This is a full-time position with placement in Stockholm. Please apply as soon as possible but no later than 2023-02-25. We will review and interview applicants on-going.