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

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

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

You will act as the technical co-pilot to the Head of Product and collaborate closely with leadership peers across our other tribes and key commercial stakeholders.

This is a role designed for a leader who thrives on breadth, loves complex orchestration, and wants to leave a definitive mark on a core enterprise platform.

What You Will Do

• Lead & Scale Leaders: Manage, coach, and develop a team of Engineering Managers. You will foster a culture of high performance, deep psychological safety, and continuous feedback.

What We Are Looking For

• 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.

What Makes You Exceptional

• Strategic Product Builder: You are an engineering leader who knows exactly when to build fresh and when to optimise, aligning technical execution with market opportunities. You have a sharp instinct for balancing technical debt against fast-paced business delivery.