We are seeking a Director of RD driven by operational excellence and delivery velocity to lead the engineering efforts for our newest brand. This is a high-accountability leadership role focused on transforming strategic vision into deployed reality. You will manage the execution of the technology roadmap, driving rigor in our development processes and ensuring that our teams are not just writing code, but delivering high-impact business value at pace.

What am I going to do?

• Drive excellence: Manage multiple engineering squads with a focus on velocity, quality, and predictability. You will implement the metrics and processes necessary to optimize throughput and minimize friction.
• Execute the roadmap: Take full ownership of delivery timelines. You will work backwards from business goals to ensure the technology organization meets critical deadlines without compromising on stability.
• Performance management: Set a high bar for performance. You will actively manage team leads, ensuring accountability, clear goal setting, and continuous optimization of team structures for maximum efficiency.
• Cross-functional alignment: Bridge the gap between Engineering, Product, and Business. Your job is to ensure that technical resources are laser-focused on the highest-value business objectives.

Requirements:

• Proven Delivery Leadership: Extensive experience leading multiple teams with a track record of shipping complex products on strict timeline
• Operational mindset: Strong ability to manage engineering via KPIs, metrics, and rigorous process management.
• Technical Acumen: Strong background in large-scale, distributed web application development with a deep understanding of modern cloud architectures, microservices, and system design.
• Decisive management: Experience making hard trade-offs between speed, scope, and quality to keep the business moving forward.
• Business Ownership: Strong product sense and a deep sense of ownership over the business outcomes driven by the technology teams.Educational Background: BSc or MSc in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related technical field from a top-tier university.

About ODDITY:

ODDITY is a consumer-tech company which builds and scales digital-first brands to disrupt offline dominated categories. In less than 6 years since launch, we have built two of the fastest-growing online beauty brands in the US—IL MAKIAGE and SpoiledChild. Our first brand IL MAKIAGE has since grown to unprecedented scale online, reaching over $300 million in revenue and 40 million users in only 4 years.

ODDITY New Ventures built and launched our second brand SpoiledChild in early 2022, and it is already scaling even faster than IL MAKIAGE.

As of 2023, ODDITY is officially a publicly-traded company valued at $2B and we were named a TIME100 Most Influential Company.Our continued success is a result of our winning mindset combined with unparalleled physical tech products.

We have made significant investments in data science, AI, computer vision, and biotechnology to identify consumer needs and develop solutions designed for consumers. Our proprietary computer vision technology allows smartphone cameras to capture hyperspectral wavelengths of light beyond the capability of the human eye.

In 2023, ODDITY acquired Revela—a biotech start-up that uses AI-based molecule discovery to bring next-generation, proprietary ingredients to the beauty wellness market.