Engineering Manager - Retail Media Network

Ulta Beauty, Inc. • Bolingbrook, IL

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About The Position

Ulta Beauty is seeking an Engineering Manager to play a pivotal role in the next phase of growth for Ulta’s Retail Media Network (RMN). This leader will help transform an early‑stage ecosystem into a scalable, in‑house platform that leverages Ulta’s powerful loyalty insights, customer identity, and media assets to drive meaningful value for brands and guests alike.

This role sits at the intersection of strategy, engineering, and media monetization. The Engineering Manager will lead the technical vision, development, and evolution of Ulta’s Retail Media capabilities, partnering closely with marketing, product, data, and business stakeholders. As Ulta invests in its RMN business, this individual will help re‑evaluate technology decisions, build foundational platforms in‑house, and establish modern engineering and delivery practices.

This is a high‑impact opportunity for a hands‑on engineering leader with deep experience in retail media, ad technology, or data platforms to shape how Ulta builds, owns, and scales its Retail Media Network for the future.

Requirements

• B.S. in Computer Science or Computer Information Systems
• 8+ years experience in product development or related technical field
• 2+ years leading or managing technical teams, ideally within retail media, ad tech, or data platform environments
• Experience with relevant tech stack including backend services built in Java, cloud‑native platforms on Google Cloud Platform (GCP), large‑scale analytics and reporting leveraging BigQuery, and integrations with third‑party ad tech and data platforms
• Experience driving technical and analytical teams
• Proven experience with agile (continuous delivery) and iterative methodologies
• Solid experience with hybrid & cloud environments
• Proven experience in eliciting requirements and enterprise automation
• Solid experience writing product development requirements and architecture
• Demonstrated experience in generating process modeling

Nice To Haves

• M.S. in Engineering field preferred
• Experience integrating platforms such as The Trade Desk, LiveRamp, Criteo, Citrus Ads and Google Ad Manager into RMN technology ecosystems
• Experience implementing server-side tracking (CAPI) and identity frameworks (e.g., UID2)
• Exposure to clean rooms and privacy-enhancing technologies
• Experience building or integrating attribution models (MTA, MMM, incrementality)

Responsibilities

• Driver of Results: Lead multiple engineering pods using agile delivery methodologies to design and deliver technology solutions that drive business growth. Own UB Media PI planning in partnership with product owners and business SMEs, translating product vision into prioritized epics and stories. Collaborate across pods to manage dependencies, risks, and delivery milestones, ensuring the delivery train remains aligned, predictable, and on schedule.
• Technical Expertise: Ability to shape the vision of products and lead the development of all products, including solution architecture and technical ownership of products and platforms
• Vison/Strategy: Translate RMN product strategy into clear technical roadmaps that support long‑term growth, flexibility, and ownership
• Cultural Champion: Champion the adoption of agile and product development practices focused on delivering value by partnering with business stakeholders and serving as a mentor to innovative teams
• Business & Stakeholder Relationship Management: Experience championing continuous improvement by understanding stakeholder objectives, customer feedback, and proposing solutions to shape products
• Serve as a senior thought partner on retail media trends, ad tech evolution, and emerging industry models
• Help define and mature campaign management, attribution, and reporting platforms as they are brought in‑house
• Support integration of disparate activation and identity touchpoints into a more unified customer and campaign experience
• Collaborate on the long‑term evolution of retail media architecture, data flows, and measurement frameworks
• Ensure the successful delivery of product features at each iteration, including product demos
• Assist in the development and code review of web applications using Java, React and NodeJS microservices
• Implement solutions in cloud environments leveraging Google Cloud, AWS, and Azure
• Design new solutions and system architecture across a diverse technology stack leveraging SaaS platforms
• Work with enterprise architecture to provide platform expertise and the adoption of enterprise platforms
• Partner with Product Owners to groom stories into technical requirements and functional needs
• Enhance product by identifying new software/service opportunities
• Define overall front-end and delivery system specifications and requirements

Benefits

• Full-time positions are eligible for paid time off, health, dental, vision, life and disability benefits.
• Part-time positions are eligible for dental, vision, life, and disability benefits.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees