Engineering Manager - Retail Media Network

OVERVIEW

Live the experience. From professional empowerment to continual learning opportunities. From ongoing investment in new and emerging technologies to a career of self-determination. At Ulta Beauty, our tech team is critical to our scalability-and is recognized that way. We've been defined as a "mature start-up." A place where interdepartmental exposure, open doors, and genuine collaboration is ubiquitous. Where challenges come fast and furious, requiring agility, mental dexterity, and creativity.

Where our passion for better solutions drives us and is core to who we are.

We're engineering for the future of retail, and it's no-holds-barred. But for those motivated by continual change and ambiguity, by superior leadership, by whip smart colleagues who will press you daily for your very best, you'll find that virtually nothing's impossible at Ulta Beauty.

THE IMPACT YOU CAN HAVE:

Ulta Beauty is seeking an Engineering Manager to play a pivotal role in the next phase of growth for Ulta's Retail Media Network (RMN). This leader will help transform an early‑stage ecosystem into a scalable, in‑house platform that leverages Ulta's powerful loyalty insights, customer identity, and media assets to drive meaningful value for brands and guests alike.

This role sits at the intersection of strategy, engineering, and media monetization. The Engineering Manager will lead the technical vision, development, and evolution of Ulta's Retail Media capabilities, partnering closely with marketing, product, data, and business stakeholders. As Ulta invests in its RMN business, this individual will help re‑evaluate technology decisions, build foundational platforms in‑house, and establish modern engineering and delivery practices.

This is a high‑impact opportunity for a hands‑on engineering leader with deep experience in retail media, ad technology, or data platforms to shape how Ulta builds, owns, and scales its Retail Media Network for the future.

YOU'LL ACCOMPLISH THESE GOALS BY:

* Driver of Results:
Lead multiple engineering pods using agile delivery methodologies to design and deliver technology solutions that drive business growth. Own UB Media PI planning in partnership with product owners and business SMEs, translating product vision into prioritized epics and stories. Collaborate across pods to manage dependencies, risks, and delivery milestones, ensuring the delivery train remains aligned, predictable, and on schedule.

* Technical Expertise:
Ability to shape the vision of products and lead the development of all products, including solution architecture and technical ownership of products and platforms

* Vison/Strategy:
Translate RMN product strategy into clear technical roadmaps that support long‑term growth, flexibility, and ownership

* Cultural Champion:
Champion the adoption of agile and product development practices focused on delivering value by partnering with business stakeholders and serving as a mentor to innovative teams

* Business & Stakeholder Relationship Management:
Experience championing continuous improvement by understanding stakeholder objectives, customer feedback, and proposing solutions to shape products

ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES:

* Serve as a senior thought partner on retail media trends, ad tech evolution, and emerging industry models

* Help define and mature campaign management, attribution, and reporting platforms as they are brought in‑house

* Support integration of disparate activation and identity touchpoints into a more unified customer and campaign experience

* Collaborate on the long‑term evolution of retail media architecture, data flows, and measurement frameworks

* Ensure the successful delivery of product features at each iteration, including product demos

* Assist in the development and code review of web applications using Java, React and NodeJS microservices

* Implement solutions in cloud environments leveraging Google Cloud, AWS, and Azure

* Design new solutions and system architecture across a diverse technology stack leveraging SaaS platforms

* Work with enterprise architecture to provide platform expertise and the adoption of enterprise platforms

* Partner with Product Owners…