Engineering Manager, Marketing Technology

REI (Recreational Equipment Inc.)•Seattle, WA

About The Position

REI Co-op is seeking an Engineering Manager for their Marketing Technology team. This role is responsible for leading a team of engineers in an agile, collaborative environment, partnering with stakeholders and product management to deliver and evolve technology solutions for Content Supply Chain, AdTech, and SEO capabilities. The position is key to enabling REI's marketing and digital experience strategy by delivering scalable, reliable technology solutions that enhance content operations, advertising effectiveness, and search visibility. The successful candidate will provide strong technical and organizational leadership, guiding the team in modernizing platforms, streamlining processes, adopting AI-assisted workflows, and accelerating the delivery of innovative solutions that drive business outcomes.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in computer science or business administration, or equivalent training and experience.
2+ years supervisory experience in the information technology field and the ability to direct technical work teams.
5+ years experience in information technology, including leading teams in systems analysis or software engineering.
5+ years experience in software development.
5+ years experience planning, organizing and directing systems development projects.
Experience developing long-term technology strategies.
Experience managing multiple project teams.
Experience developing team-level plans and contributing to annual budgets.
Experience supporting one or more Marketing Technology domains, including Content Supply Chain, AdTech, Retail Media, SEO, digital marketing, content operations, or related platforms.
Knowledge of methodologies, standards, procedures and organization that contribute to the development and deployment of technology solutions.
Skills in resource management, project prioritization, problem solving, issue management and negotiation, and mediation.
Strong organizational skills and ability to handle multiple tasks and respond quickly to critical issues.
Systems analysis and design skills.
Knowledge of business principles from multiple disciplines and ability to apply those principles.
Ability to manage customer and vendor relationships.
Ability to work collaboratively and across divisions.

Nice To Haves

Familiarity with technologies used by the team, including modern web application technologies, APIs and event-driven architectures, cloud platforms (AWS, GCP), source control platforms (e.g., GitHub), CI/CD pipelines, observability platforms, and AI-enabled engineering productivity tools.
Familiarity with one or more Marketing Technology domains, including: Content Supply Chain platforms, including Digital Asset Management (DAM), Media Asset Management (MAM), content operations, and studio workflow systems; AdTech platforms and capabilities, including audience activation, campaign measurement, advertising technology integrations, and Retail Media Network (RMN) solutions; SEO technologies and practices, including metadata management, structured content, content discoverability, search optimization, analytics, and related tooling.
Able to use business knowledge to guide team technical decisions.
Strong analytical, problem solving and process improvement skills.
Loves to provide hands-on guidance to team members.
Experience developing long-term technology strategies.
Experience developing team-level plans and contributing to annual budgets.
Experience evaluating and adopting AI-enabled software development practices, automation capabilities, or AI-driven business solutions.
Experience developing and executing technology modernization strategies and platform roadmaps.
Ability to negotiate contracts and agreements with vendors and service providers in the information technology business.

Responsibilities

Identifies and communicates key responsibilities and practices to ensure the organization promotes a successful attitude, confidence in leadership, and teamwork to achieve business results.
Supports the implementation of company programs, procedures, methods, and practices to promote REI key messages.
Challenges and inspires employees to achieve business results.
Ensures employees adhere to legal and operational compliance requirements.
Oversees training and development of employees directly and indirectly managed and makes effective staffing decisions.
Conducts and ensures the completion of performance reviews.
Provides coaching, direction, and leadership support to employees to achieve department, company, and customer results.
Establishes and maintains visibility within the department.
Monitors operational statistics, reports trends, variances, and issues, and takes appropriate action.
Evaluates existing applications to determine technical changes.
Sets and implements procedures related to quality standards.
Collaborates with performing teams to deliver new capabilities in business applications and/or remediate issues.
Receives assignments in the form of objectives and determines how to use resources to meet schedules and goals.
Provides guidance to subordinates within the latitude of established company policies.
Ability to analyze workflow: delegate projects to team members to meet department goals.
Works with product, quality, program, tech ops and engineering to deliver value rapidly.
Serves as a liaison to senior management reporting on the status of current WIP, identifying obstacles with associated impacts, proactively recommending solutions.
Manages team in support of departmental objectives.
Seeks feedback from others to encourage collaboration.
Helps to build consensus and morale.
Builds capacity of individuals and teams through effective employee development, involvement, communication, and supervision efforts.
Creates a strong, mutually supportive work spirit and culture where people can do their best.
Establishes trust and inspires others.
Makes effective organization and people decisions in a manner consistent with REI's values and ethics.
Delivers on commitments and holds others to same.
Champions the organization and advocates solutions in the overall Company's best interest.
Uses business knowledge, innovative thinking, and sound judgment in the solution of problems or the pursuit of business opportunities.
Consolidates information from various sources including feedback from others to reach sound decisions.
Considers the ultimate impact of decisions and actions on internal and external customers.
Fosters change in company direction.
Effectively plans and executes changes.