Engineering Manager- Staff tools
H & M Hennes & Mauritz GBC AB · Stockholm · Tills vidare · Deadline 2026-10-30
H & M Hennes & Mauritz GBC AB is hiring an **Engineering Manager – Staff tools** for a full-time, permanent position based in Stockholm, Sweden. Working under a **hybrid schedule of four days in the office and one flexible day**, the role is based within the Retail Staff Tools area, which develops digital tools used across the group. Key responsibilities include leading engineering teams with delivery and people responsibility, collaborating with product managers and designers on workforce management and colleague-facing products, and embedding modern engineering practices. The position also focuses on guiding architecture, security, and operational ownership while driving the adoption of AI-assisted development and agentic engineering workflows. Applicants must have a hands-on software engineering background alongside **prior engineering manager experience** covering both people leadership and delivery. Candidates must have experience developing digital products within modern product organisations, practical experience using AI-assisted software development, and a track record of deploying AI-enabled capabilities into real-world use. Helpful assets include familiarity with modern data platforms, SaaS integrations, frontend or mobile products, distributed teams, and retail or workforce management environments. Applications require a CV in English submitted without a cover letter.
Job Description
Join us in shaping the next generation of digital tools used by 100,000 store colleagues across H&M Group. As an Engineering Manager, you'll build high-performing teams, help define modern engineering practices, and create products that make daily work simpler, faster and better for colleagues in stores, giving them more time to focus on customers. You'll play a key role in driving AI-enabled colleague experiences and evolving how engineering teams build software in an AI-first world.
WHAT YOU WILL DO
- Lead the development of new products and AI-enabled experiences that make daily work simpler for store colleagues and give them more time to focus on customers.
- Change how teams build software by putting AI-assisted and agentic engineering practices into real use, learning from the results and establishing what good looks like.
- Partner closely with Product Managers, designers and stakeholders to shape product direction and outcomes, ensuring that technology creates real value for store colleagues and customers.
- Raise the engineering bar across architecture, security, observability and operational ownership, helping teams build products they can reliably own and evolve.
- Help teams make pragmatic technology decisions across modern product architecture, data, integrations and build-versus-buy choices.
- Build and develop a high-performing engineering team, growing capability through coaching, hiring and clear expectations.
WHO YOU WILL WORK WITH
You will join the Retail Staff Tools area, where we build digital products used by 100,000 store colleagues across H&M Group. Our mission is simple: make daily work simpler, smarter and more effective, freeing up more time for colleagues to serve customers. You will initially work across colleague-facing products and Workforce Management, with the opportunity to shape emerging AI-enabled experiences and future Staff Tools capabilities. We are looking for someone who enjoys building products, shaping engineering and turning ideas into real-world impact.
WHO YOU ARE
- You have a hands-on software engineering background and have stayed close to modern engineering practices.
- You have previous experience as an Engineering Manager with delivery and people responsibility.
- You understand the importance of architecture, security, observability and operational ownership, and know how they contribute to building reliable, scalable and maintainable products.
- You have experience building and evolving digital products and platforms in modern product organizations.
- You are comfortable leading through change, turning ideas into working solutions and helping teams succeed in areas that do not yet have a well-defined blueprint.
- You have practical experience using AI-assisted software development and a clear view of how engineering teams need to evolve.
- You have practical experience building and bringing AI-enabled products or capabilities into real-world use.
Nice to have:
- Experience with modern data platforms, data products or lakehouse architectures.
- Experience with SaaS platforms, integrations and build-versus-buy decisions.
- Experience building colleague-facing, consumer-facing, mobile or frontend products
- Experience leading distributed engineering teams.
- Retail, Workforce Management or store operations experience.
How you lead:
- A builder who enjoys turning ideas into products and capabilities that make a real difference for colleagues.
- Passionate about developing people and creating teams that become stronger over time.
- Curious, pragmatic and focused on outcomes, preferring to learn from real-world use rather than perfect plans and blueprints
WHO WE ARE
H&M Group is a global company of strong fashion brands and ventures. Our goal is to prove that there is no compromise between exceptional design, affordable prices and sustainable solutions. Our customers are at the heart of every decision we make.
We are thousands of passionate and talented colleagues united by our shared culture and values. Together, we use our power, scale and knowledge to help shape a more inclusive and sustainable fashion industry.
WHY YOU'LL LOVE WORKING HERE
- Staff discount card for all H&M Group brands in stores and online.
- H&M Incentive Program (HIP).
- Collective Agreement and ITP pension arrangements competitive in the Swedish market.
- 30 days of vacation, healthcare allowance and support for work-life balance.
- Additional benefits and discounts through Benify.
- Opportunities to work with modern technology, grow professionally and influence solutions used at scale.
- A collaborative culture that values inclusion, learning and excellence.
JOIN US
This is a full-time permanent position, starting as soon as possible according to agreement. The role is hybrid(4days office & 1 day flexible) and based in Stockholm, Sweden.
Apply with your CV in English through our career page. Due to data policies, we only accept applications submitted through the career page.
We are committed to a fair, equitable and competency-based recruitment process. Please do not attach a cover letter to your application.