Engineering Manager - Financial Controlling / Financial Planning & Analysis

Join H&M Tech and shape the digital backbone of Finance. The role sits within the Finance Area in the Corporate domain and is dedicated to the product Financial Controlling/Financial Planning & Analysis. As Engineering Manager, you will lead the product's technical delivery and operations, partnering with the Product Manager, Controlling, architecture and engineering teams to turn complex needs into reliable digital solutions. You will lead through technology, direction and collaboration, not through direct staff responsibility. This is a full-time permanent position based in the office in Stockholm, Sweden.

Responsibilities

Lead end-to-end technical delivery, from financial data and reporting to planning and tech cost transparency; Partner with the Product Manager and Finance stakeholders on roadmap, priorities and releases; Ensure the teams have the right skills, capacity and partners to deliver on agreed priorities; Own delivery quality across initiatives, continuous improvement and run; Ensure solutions are well documented, with AI readability and automation in mind; Be accountable for the product's health, monitoring, stability, security and scalability, including incident handling; Champion data quality and trusted, consistent financial data; Drive simplification, automation and continuous improvement; Follow up delivery and performance KPIs, and proactively manage risks, dependencies and technical debt; Set technical direction for a landscape combining cloud-native solutions in Microsoft Azure with SaaS platforms such as Anaplan and Apptio; Uphold engineering standards across architecture, DevOps, CI/CD, security and compliance; Work with solution and enterprise solution architects and lead engineers on solution design; Act as the main tech contact for the product; Collaborate with platform, data and AI teams on cross-domain challenges; Own collaboration with vendors and service providers, including SaaS and managed service contracts; Be accountable for the product's tech costs (budget, actuals and forecast); Build a high-performing, inclusive and psychologically safe culture across the teams; Coach engineers and partners to grow and perform; Plan and contribute to team development together with other Engineering Managers and Competence Managers

Requirements

Experience as a senior software engineer and/or in technical solution leadership, with several years in senior or lead roles leading teams through major deliveries; Experience leading technical delivery in a product-oriented environment, in close partnership with product and business; Solid understanding of architecture, scalable design, cloud fundamentals and modern engineering practices such as agile, DevOps and CI/CD; A DevOps mindset and a track record of building and running stable products, including RUN, delivery, security, monitoring and incident management; Comfortable with complex business processes, ideally within finance, controlling, planning, reporting, analytics or regulated environments; Financial acumen and experience managing tech budgets and forecasts, as well as vendors, consultants and SaaS partners; Strong stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to influence without formal people management responsibility; Clear, collaborative and pragmatic, balancing speed, quality, risk and long-term value; A genuine drive to lead, develop and build strong teams and culture; Curious about how technology, automation, data and AI can create better experiences and decisions

Nice to have

Experience with data warehousing, BI or planning platforms such as Anaplan

Benefits

Staff discount card usable across H&M Group brands; H&M Incentive Program (HIP); Competitive pensions (Collective Agreement and ITP pensions); 30 days' vacation, health care allowance and good work-life balance; Discounts from Benify; Global impact; Professional growth; Collaborative culture