Executive Manager - Engineering

We’re looking for a senior engineering leader to be based in Sydney to take on a high-impact role within wiq, our long-term joint venture between Woolworths Group and Quantium.

This JV brings together large-scale retail data with advanced analytics, engineering, and AI, operating as a single, embedded team within the Woolworths business. It builds and runs the platforms and solutions that power critical decisions across buying and merchandising, supply chain, and customer analytics, combining real-world scale with complex, high-impact problem solving.

In this role, you’ll lead a 30+ engineer organisation across the Buying & Merchandising domain, shaping how technology drives better commercial outcomes. Sitting at the intersection of engineering, data, AI, and business, you’ll be accountable for delivery, people leadership, and strategic influence.

You’ll have the opportunity to elevate an already capable team by coaching emerging leaders, strengthening execution, and acting as a trusted partner to non-technical stakeholders. Your impact will come from aligning teams, navigating complexity, and connecting engineering work directly to business value.

This role is suited to a leader who thrives in ambiguity, leads through influence, and is motivated by building capability at scale, not just delivering technology.

How you will make an impact

• Lead and develop a 30+ engineering organisation across Quantium and Woolworths, including multiple engineering managers
• Drive delivery of scalable, high-quality solutions that improve buying and merchandising decisions
• Partner closely with senior stakeholders to shape strategy and translate business priorities into engineering outcomes
• Coach and uplift a cohort of talented, early-stage leaders to improve capability, alignment, and performance
• Improve operational effectiveness across teams, ensuring consistent and reliable delivery
• Advance engineering practices, standards, and ways of working across the wiq environment
• Navigate and align across a complex joint venture structure to deliver outcomes at scale

The superpowers you will bring to the team

• Proven experience leading engineering organisations of 30+ people, including managing managers
• Strong people leadership skills, with a track record of coaching and developing other leaders
• Ability to operate as a strategic partner, influencing senior stakeholders and connecting technology to business value
• Solid technical foundation with the ability to guide system design and challenge teams without needing to be hands-on
• Experience working in complex, matrixed, or enterprise environments where stakeholder alignment is critical
• Pragmatic and commercially minded, able to balance delivery, quality, and business impact
• High credibility, judgement, and presence, with the ability to build trust quickly across teams and leadership groups

Remember: You might not tick every box, but don’t let that stop you applying. We’re more interested in how you work, your ability to solve problems, and how you think big.

What could your Quantium experience look like?

Working at Quantium will allow you to challenge your imagination. You will get to solve complex problems using rigor, precision, and by asking great questions. It also means you can think big, push boundaries, and take your problem-solving skills further.

By joining the Quantium team, you’ll get to:

• Forge your path: Many of our team move across different teams or offices. You’ll be in the driver’s seat, with the support to shape your own career
• Find your kind: Embrace diversity and connect with your tribe, whether that’s foodies, dog lovers, readers, or runners
• Make an impact: Leave your mark, with contributions that matter regardless of role or level

Perks and benefits

• Flexible work arrangements: Achieve work-life balance with hybrid and flexible options
• Continuous learning: Grow through our Analytics Community, fostering development, collaboration, and technical excellence
• Remote working: Work outside your home location for up to 2 months each year

Apply now and let’s forge a better, more intelligent world together!