Job Title:  Software Engineering Manager, Ecommerce

No Relocation Assistance Offered
# 161276 - Piscataway, New Jersey, United States

Who We Are
Colgate-Palmolive Company is a caring, innovative growth company that is reimagining a healthier future for all people, their pets and our planet. Focused on Oral Care, Personal Care, Home Care and Pet Nutrition, we sell our products in more than 200 countries and territories under brands such as Colgate, Palmolive, elmex, hello, meridol, Sorriso, Tom’s of Maine, EltaMD, Filorga, Irish Spring, PCA SKIN, Protex, Sanex, Softsoap, Speed Stick, Ajax, Axion, Fabuloso, Soupline and Suavitel, as well as Hill’s Pet Nutrition.

We are recognized for our leadership and innovation in promoting sustainability and community wellbeing, including our achievements in decreasing plastic waste and promoting recyclability, saving water, conserving natural resources and improving children’s oral health.

If you want to work for a company that lives by their values, then give your career a reason to smile and join our global team!
 

At Hill’s Pet Nutrition, we are dedicated to enriching and lengthening the special relationships between people and their pets. We are a global leader in pet nutrition and health, committed to innovation and excellence. Join us in our mission to transform the lives of pets and their owners through pioneering technology and exceptional products.

We are seeking an inspiring and technical Manager of Engineering to lead our global Direct to Consumer (DTC) initiatives. In this pivotal role, you will lead and inspire agile scrum teams, providing guidance to developers and collaborating with product architects to establish best practices and make strategic design decisions. You will play a critical role in tying business processes and requirements into full end-to-end designs, handling both the front and back end. The ideal candidate is self-motivated, data-driven, customer-centric, and can work well both independently and as part of a team.

Work visa sponsorship not available for this position

What you will do: 

• Architect, design, and develop web applications to support internal and external clients and stakeholders
• Lead and collaborate with a team of developers to design end-to-end systems and solutions, ensuring alignment with the roadmap and seamless integration with platform components
• Rapidly prototype new ideas, optimize applications for speed and scalability, and support ongoing development of existing applications
• Document development processes, conduct peer reviews, provide actionable feedback, and improve test coverage of existing code bases
• Manage and maintain data models while identifying and championing opportunities to use new technologies and processes
• Mentor junior developers, encouraging their growth and development within the team

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Mathematics, Engineering or similar degree
• 6+ years’ experience developing and deploying end to end web applications
• 3+ years of experience with full product life cycle releases
• Current on industry trends and emerging DTC technologies and ecommerce platforms (e.g., Shopify) 
• Proficiency in web technologies (JavaScript, HTML, CSS) and modern JavaScript frameworks (React, Vue, or Angular)
• Experience with relational database technologies, data modeling, and optimizing/scaling code in production environments
• Familiarity with developing applications on cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) and containerization (Docker or Kubernetes)
• Strong understanding of Git version control, security best practices, and test-driven development methodologies

Preferred Experience:

• Knowledge of event-driven systems, streaming analytics, and distributed systems
• Expertise in Shopify development, including custom theme development, app integrations, and API utilization (e.g., REST, GraphQL)
• Working on Agile/SCRUM development teams
• Static and dynamic analyses toolsets
• Use of user centric design and applying user experience concepts

Compensation and Benefits
Salary Range $130,000.00 - $160,000.00 USD

Pay is based on multiple non-discriminatory, individualized factors including but not limited to experience, job-related knowledge and education, skills and office/market location. In addition to base salary, salaried employees are eligible for annual discretionary bonuses, profit-sharing and, for Executive-level (salary grade 16 and above) roles only, long-term incentives in the form of Restricted Stock Units and/or Stock Options.

Subject to the terms and conditions of the applicable benefits plans then in effect, all salaried employees are also eligible for a competitive benefits package which includes:

• Insurance: Employees (and their eligible dependents) are eligible to participate in Company-sponsored Medical, Dental, Vision, Basic Life Insurance, Accidental Death & Dismemberment and Disability insurance plans.
• Retirement Plans: Employees are eligible to enroll in Colgate's 401(k) plan, which provides for company matching contributions subject to eligibility requirements
• Vacation/PTO: Employees receive a minimum of 15 days of vacation/PTO leave annually
• Paid Holidays: Employees receive a minimum of 13 paid/floating holidays annually
• Paid Sick Leave: Based on location and consistent with applicable state and local law, employees receive a minimum of 40 hours of paid sick leave on January 1st of each year
• Paid Parental Leave: Eligible employees may take up to eight weeks of paid parental leave and 12 weeks of unpaid leave (varies for employees with fewer than 12 months of service and is subject to hours worked requirements)

Our Commitment to Sustainability
With the Colgate brand in more homes than any other, we are presented with great opportunities and new challenges as we work to integrate sustainability into all aspects of our business and create positive social impact. We are determined to position ourselves for further growth as we act on our 2025 Sustainability & Social Impact Strategy.

Our Commitment to Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
Achieving our purpose starts with our people — ensuring our workforce represents the people and communities we serve —and creating an environment where our people feel they belong; where we can be our authentic selves, feel treated with respect and have the support of leadership to impact the business in a meaningful way.

Equal Opportunity Employer
Colgate is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, ethnicity, age, disability, marital status, veteran status (United States positions), or any other characteristic protected by law.

Reasonable accommodation during the application process is available for persons with disabilities. Please contact Application_Accommodation@colpal.com with the subject "Accommodation Request" should you require accommodation.

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