Head of Engineering - Ad Management / Retail (all genders)

Factor Eleven is a leading drive-to-store revenue platform for brick-and-mortar retailers and CPG brands. Our platform automates the entire lifecycle of digital promotion communication - from media planning and ad creation through to campaign delivery, billing, and reporting. Operating as a high-touch enterprise managed service, humans orchestrate our campaign strategy while our platform automates execution. We’re hiring a Head of Engineering for our AdManagement / Retail unit. In this role, you will own the technical engine behind the primary interface of F11’s platform. Your mission is to lead, scale, and evolve an engineering organisation tasked with a massive, high-stakes objective: rebuilding these modules into a modern, AI-native architecture.

Responsibilities

Manage, coach, and develop a team of Engineering Managers; Spearhead the greenfield rebuild and platform modernisation of our four core modules into a distributed, cloud-native system; Provide strong architectural oversight, ensuring key decisions align with our tech stack while actively embedding AI capabilities into both engineering workflows and product features; Build rapid trust across technical and non-technical boundaries, translating complex engineering roadmaps into clear strategic value for commercial leaders; Balance high-level strategic vision with relentless operational execution, ensuring high-quality, predictable delivery in a fast-paced environment

Requirements

5+ years of leadership experience, with a proven track record of managing and developing Engineering Managers, not just individual contributors; Several years of experience in AdTech product companies; 10+ years of total experience in software engineering, including solid knowledge of distributed systems and modern cloud architecture (AWS); Hands-on experience or deep technical familiarity with Node.js, TypeScript, React, and GraphQL; Exceptional interpersonal skills with a demonstrated ability to build trust quickly with cross-functional peers and commercial leaders

Nice to have

High Ambiguity Tolerance; Domain Breadth; AI-Native Mindset; Strategic Product Builder