Director of Engineering at Theknotworldwide

WHAT WE DO MATTERS: At The Knot Worldwide, we champion celebration - and that starts with celebrating our people. Our employees are passionate dreamers, thoughtful doers, and lifelong learners who power meaningful moments for millions around the world. We’re united by authentic connection, shared purpose, and a deep commitment to the global community we serve. Here, flexibility and belonging go hand in hand with high performance. Driven by our core values, we believe the best ideas come from empowered teams: those who consistently collaborate with intention to design solutions, spark ideas, and drive impact. Our people are at the heart of our success. ABOUT THE ROLE AND OUR TEAM: The Knot Worldwide is seeking a visionary and execution-focused Director of Engineering to lead our WIM zone (WeddingWire & International Markets), driving innovation across platforms, core user experiences, and cross-brand technical enablement. This leader will own the engineering vision and execution for a portfolio of brands and technical systems that serve users worldwide, with a particular focus on increasing ACV and UBOs. You’ll lead a group of engineers and engineering managers focused on product engineering, platform leverage, and operational excellence. This is a pivotal role, central to delivering TKWW’s 3-Year Strategy and our vision for a unified, global tech ecosystem. RESPONSIBILITIES: • Define the long-term technical roadmap for WIM’s core products and services, including global storefronts, vendor onboarding, and lead-generation flows. • Partner with Product, Design, Data, and Marketing to align technical delivery with key business priorities like UBO growth, new revenue, and localization excellence. • Help translate TKWW’s “Build Once, Serve Many” philosophy into global architecture decisions that enable brand reuse and rapid expansion. • Drive architectural alignment with other zones to ensure performance, scalability, and governance across shared systems and APIs. • Manage and grow a team of Engineering Managers and ICs across several squads (international web/app experiences, vendor engagement tools, etc.). • Foster a strong team culture of collaboration, excellence, and delivery ownership. • Mentor senior engineers and managers, ensuring clarity of roles, growth opportunities, and performance expectations. • Work closely with zone leads across the company to identify areas of shared investment and cross-zone impact. • Ensure on-time, high-quality delivery of quarterly OKRs tied to WIM goals: ACV uplift, international funnel improvements, vendor success, and mobile/web experience enhancements. • Remove execution blockers and ensure sustainable velocity across squads. • Monitor engineering KPIs and drive continuous improvement through retrospectives and actionable insights. • Act as the technical voice for WIM in cross-zone forums and architecture reviews. • Ensure WIM squads adopt and contribute to shared tooling, design systems (ODS), and infrastructure. • Identify opportunities to increase leverage from Platform and Data teams, reducing bespoke code and duplicated functionality across brands. SUCCESSFUL DIRECTOR OF ENGINEERING CANDIDATES HAVE: • 10+ years of software engineering experience, including 5+ in engineering management. • Proven experience leading cross-functional teams in a product or platform environment. • Experience managing distributed engineering teams and launching products globally. • Strong technical background in fullstack web or mobile engineering (React, Node, etc.). • Familiarity with modern data stack and experimentation pipelines is a plus. • Strong organizational agility and ability to navigate and influence in a matrixed structure. • Excellent communication skills, with the ability to represent technical decisions at the executive level. • A bias for action and outcomes, with experience aligning technical initiatives to business growth goals. WORK MODEL: This role is Together@TKWW-eligible and based near one of our office hubs. You’ll be expected to work in the office two days a week as part of our hybrid work model. BENEFITS: • Private health insurance • Life insurance • Employee assistance program: on-demand mental health assistance program for any professional or personal matter • Optional salary advances • Tax relief options: pre-tax savings for food, transport, daycare and work related training expenses • Gym membership discount • Personal time off: 23 working days of holidays per year + additional days each year considering the application of the max. anual working hours of the Collective Bargaining Agreement • Other leave entitlements: enhancements to statutory leave permissions, for instance: maternity, paternity, childcare, illness and others to support work-life balance • Work from home allowance (40€/month) • Food allowance (55€/month) • Employee gifting • Signature events • Employee resource groups • DEI & Sustainability councils • Robust communication and feedback channels • Focused Fridays • Recognition iniciatives • Local events • GROW program • TKWW University for Employee & Leader development • Employee referral program #management-track At The Knot Worldwide, we believe you are more than a resume and invite you to go for it, take the leap of faith, and apply for this job. Together, we have an incredible opportunity to make it even easier for our customers to plan life’s most meaningful moments and for our small business owners to grow and scale. We would love to have you with us on our journey. WHAT WE LOVE ABOUT YOU: • Commit to our customers: You act as one team on behalf of our customers. You lead with head and heart, and build what matters for life's most meaningful moments. • Raise the bar: You define "great" and work backwards. You don't just accept how it's been done, but boldly define how it should be. You are unafraid to innovate, learn, and keep moving forward toward our shared vision. • Be all in: You believe in our mission and take ownership of your work. You debate openly to reach the best outcomes, speaking with clarity and care, embracing diverse perspectives, then commit fully. • Celebrate impact: You measure success by the outcomes you create. You hold yourself accountable to delivering value, while recognizing progress and the lessons learned along the way. You love to win, together. WHAT YOU LOVE ABOUT US: We believe in a wide range of holistic offerings to support our employees so that they can live our values day in and day out. From mental wellbeing, physical health and financial planning, to engaging perks and discounts, we are in the business of celebrating and supporting the Moments that Matter, both in and out of the office.. We offer flexible vacation, generous parental leave, and prioritize initiatives that support the growth, development, and happiness of our people. Together@TKWW is our approach to hybrid work. It’s designed to support how we work best: combining the flexibility we value with meaningful opportunities to connect in person. Whether a role is Together@TKWW-eligible or not, we believe in purposeful moments to come together, build strong relationships, and drive bold ideas forward. • For Together@TKWW-eligible roles, this includes regular in-office time to foster collaboration and connection. • For roles not eligible for in-office expectations, we support connection through virtual collaboration and intentional gatherings. To facilitate in-person collaboration, we have office spaces in Barcelona, Spain; Delhi, India; Galway, Ireland; London, England; New York, NY; and Washington, D.C. __ US Notice: The Knot Worldwide provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, or disability. In addition to federal law requirements, The Knot Worldwide complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. 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