moonpig - Director of Technology
Responsibilities
• Define and lead the long-term technology strategy for the Experiences business, aligning technology investment with commercial ambitions. • Review the existing technology estate, identifying where to modernise, simplify, replace or retain platforms to maximise business value. • Lead a comprehensive assessment of the partner-side platform, developing recommendations across architecture, data, migration, sequencing, investment, organisational capability, risk and expected business outcomes. • Lead platform transformation initiatives where replatforming is the right solution. • Shape technology capabilities that support partner content, product and catalogue data, merchant onboarding, operational workflows, consumer shopping, voucher fulfilment, redemption and exchange journeys. • Lead the Experiences Data Platform, ensuring reliable, accessible and well-structured data that supports commercial insight, product development and operational decision-making. • Define how data architecture should evolve alongside application architecture to support future business needs. • Partner closely with the General Manager and Experiences Leadership Team, bringing technology and data into strategic business decisions. • Translate complex technical, architectural and delivery challenges into clear recommendations for senior business stakeholders. • Collaborate with Product, Engineering, Data, Security and Platform leaders across Moonpig Group to maximise shared capabilities while supporting the unique needs of the Experiences business. • Lead two cross-functional squads and the Experiences Data Platform team, creating an environment where people have clear goals, strong technical standards and the autonomy to make great decisions. • Develop engineering and data leadership capability, ensuring the organisation has the skills required to deliver its future technology strategy.
Benefits
• We believe in empowering our team to do their best work. Enjoy: • 💰 Competitive Pay & Bonuses: Plus, generous pension plans & staff discounts. • 💆🏽 Wellbeing First: Private healthcare (UK) and mental health support • 🏖️ Flexible Working & Time Off: Generous holidays, hybrid working (1-3 days in office, depending on role/team) & up to 20 days of international working. • 📈 Career Growth: Learning allowances, coaching & development programs. • Want to know more? • Check out our podcast, tech blog and product blog to hear more about how we work and what we're building! • Our Ways of Working: • We trust our colleagues to do what’s right and offer flexibility to support a balance between work and life. At the same time, face-to-face office time is an important and expected part of working at Moonpig Group. We believe regular in-person working supports collaboration, alignment, and effective decision-making. Candidates will have regular and ongoing time working from the office as part of their role, which will be discussed during the recruitment process. • Moonpig Group's Commitment to Equality, Diversity, and Inclusivity: • At Moonpig Group, we’re all about creating a workplace where everyone feels they truly belong. We celebrate what makes each of us unique, whether that’s our background, how we work best, or what matters most to us. • From working parents who need flexible hours to neurodiverse colleagues with specific working styles, we’re here to support our people in ways that work for them. Because when you feel valued and included, you can thrive, and so can we. • We’re proud to have a number of employee-led groups driving this forward, including our LGBTQ+, Gender Balance, Neurodiversity and EMBRACE (Educating Myself for Better Racial Awareness and Cultural Enrichment) communities, plus our Group-wide EDI committee. These teams help make sure every voice is heard and every idea has a place. • We know that diversity fuels creativity, innovation and connection, and that’s why we’ll keep pushing for progress. Together, we’re building a culture where everyone feels safe, supported, and free to be their brilliant, authentic selves. • If you have a preferred name, please use it to apply and share your pronouns if you are comfortable to do so😊 - If you have any reasonable adjustment requests throughout the interview process please let us know on your application or speak to the Recruiter.
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