AEM Technical Lead - Octopus by RTG - 6 Months

About The Role

We are looking for a Director of Software Engineering (Full-Stack) to lead multidisciplinary engineering, QA, and content teams while overseeing the delivery of enterprise-scale digital platforms powered by Adobe Experience Manager (AEM). The role is responsible for delivery governance, technical leadership, stakeholder management, and ensuring high-quality digital experiences across multiple markets.

Key Responsibilities

Delivery Leadership & Team Management

• Lead, mentor, and manage multidisciplinary teams of Software Engineers, QA Specialists, and CMS Content Authors
• Define team structure, capacity planning, and resourcing
• Foster a culture of quality, accountability, and continuous professional development
• Own delivery governance, including sprint planning, prioritization, risk management, and reporting to client and internal stakeholders
  
  

AEM Content Operations & Editorial Management

• Oversee the creation, update, and maintenance of editorial, campaign, and product pages across multiple regional websites
• Govern news publishing, content archival, and content hygiene
• Manage offers, campaigns, competitions, forms, brochures, galleries, and downloadable assets
• Oversee dealer and showroom pages, pricing updates, locations, timings, and vehicle model information
• Ensure effective use of AEM native tooling, components, sheet-based management, and eCommerce content
• Oversee vehicle landing pages, configurator pages, kiosk pages, and model data authoring
  
  

Digital Asset Management (DAM)

• Oversee the upload, organization, and governance of digital assets
• Ensure assets are optimized and reusable across markets
• Govern brochure and model-year asset lifecycles
  
  

Product Information Management (PIM)

• Direct centralized model data management, including model-year updates, specifications, pricing, and product changes
• Coordinate model rollouts across regional markets
• Enable compare, configurator, and prices & specifications pages using PIM data
• Ensure accurate and reusable product data across all markets
  
  

Forms, Lead Management & Feature Enablement

• Oversee campaign, lead, feedback, and dealer forms
• Prioritize and enable new features based on business requirements
  
  

Digital Services & Web Applications

• Own the maintenance and enhancement of in-showroom web applications
• Oversee release management, version control, and application updates
• Drive feature enhancements and UX improvements
• Ensure synchronization between applications, AEM, and PIM
  
  

SEO, Performance & Quality

• Oversee SEO implementation and technical monitoring
• Ensure performance, accessibility, and quality standards through robust QA processes
  
  

Localization & Market Enablement

• Oversee market setup and localization of pages, assets, and product data
• Ensure consistent delivery of market-specific content
  
  

Client Engagement & Stakeholder Management

• Serve as the senior technical point of contact for client and market stakeholders
• Establish training, adoption, and feedback governance
• Communicate updates, enhancements, and roadmaps while driving continuous improvement
  
  

Requirements

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in digital delivery, web engineering, or technical program management
• 3+ years in a technical leadership or director-level role
• Proven experience delivering enterprise-scale Adobe Experience Manager (AEM) solutions
• Experience leading multidisciplinary engineering, QA, and content teams
• Strong delivery governance and stakeholder management experience
• Experience with DAM and PIM systems
• Experience overseeing custom web application maintenance and enhancement
• Experience working in Agile/Scrum environments
  
  

Technical Skills

Content Management & AEM

• Adobe Experience Manager (Sites, Assets, and authoring workflows)
• AEM native components, templates, and sheet-based content tooling
• Headless/hybrid content delivery
• Multi-market content architecture
  
  

Digital Asset & Product Information Management

• DAM structuring, asset optimization, and reuse strategies
• PIM-driven product data models
  
  

Web Application Development & Support

• Modern web application stacks
• Front-end frameworks
• API integrations
• Application performance monitoring
• Release management
  
  

SEO, Performance & Localization

• Technical SEO
• Performance optimization
• Accessibility standards
• Internationalization (i18n)
• Multi-market localization
  
  

DevOps & Delivery

• CI/CD pipelines
• Git
• Agile/Scrum
• QA processes
• Test automation
• Quality governance
  
  

Nice to Have

• Adobe Experience Manager or Adobe Experience Cloud certifications
• Experience in automotive or other multi-brand, multi-market digital sectors
• Experience with Azure, AWS, or GCP
• Experience with AEM as a Cloud Service
• Prior experience within a digital agency or consultancy delivery model
  
  

Soft Skills

• Strong leadership and mentoring capabilities
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
• Strong organizational and prioritization skills
• Analytical and problem-solving mindset
• Ability to balance technical depth with commercial and client awareness
  
  

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field (or equivalent practical experience).