IT & Software

Software Engineering Manager - Talent & Core HR

Marks & Spencer

Remote · Nationwide · United Kingdom

Overview

In this Engineering Manager role, you will lead engineering teams responsible for Talent & Core HR platforms that support candidate and colleague experiences across recruitment, onboarding, learning and core HR operations. You will shape the technical roadmap, drive engineering excellence, and collaborate with architects, product managers and SaaS vendors to modernise our HR technology landscape. You will prioritise scalable, secure solutions and explore AI-enabled opportunities to deliver business impact. This role offers a chance to lead with a strong Oracle HCM focus in a fast-moving retail environment.

Pay / Benefits
  • 20% colleague discount
  • holiday allowance with option to buy more
  • discretionary bonus schemes
  • pension and life assurance
  • induction and training for development
  • wellbeing support and virtual GP
Responsibilities
  • Lead, mentor and develop high-performing engineering teams to foster collaboration, innovation and engineering excellence.
  • Own the technical roadmap across Recruitment, Talent, Learn, Helpdesk and Core HR platforms ensuring scalability, security and alignment with business goals.
  • Collaborate with Product, Architecture and Engineering leadership to prioritise work and manage dependencies using agile delivery.
  • Drive SaaS innovation and adoption, including release management, platform enhancements, and exploring AI opportunities.
  • Ensure operational excellence with robust support processes, platform reliability, and a strong DevOps culture.
Key requirements
  • Proven experience leading engineering teams delivering complex enterprise SaaS solutions and critical platforms.
  • Hands-on expertise configuring and supporting Oracle HCM Cloud solutions in large organisations.
  • Deep functional knowledge across Recruitment, Talent Management, Learn, Core HR and Helpdesk processes and technologies.
  • Experience simplifying complex systems, reducing technical debt and delivering end-to-end service ownership.
  • Strong stakeholder management and leadership skills balancing strategy, delivery and operations.
  • stakeholder management
  • leadership
  • collaboration
  • Oracle HCM
  • Oracle HCM Cloud
  • Security Console

Reference: WJ-747_30988319

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