Engineering Manager & Product Owner – Digital Experience

About Us  

Huggies®. Kleenex®. Cottonelle®. Scott®. Kotex®. Poise®. Depend®. Kimberly-Clark Professional®. You already know our legendary brands—and so does the rest of the world. In fact, millions of people use Kimberly-Clark products every day. We know these amazing Kimberly-Clark products wouldn’t exist without talented professionals, like you.   

At Kimberly-Clark, you’ll be part of the best team committed to driving innovation, growth and impact. We’re founded on 150 years of market leadership, and we’re always looking for new and better ways to perform – so there’s your open door of opportunity. It’s all here for you at Kimberly-Clark; you just need to log on!  

Led by Purpose. Driven by You.  

About the role 

The role involves overseeing the development and maintenance of mobile applications to ensure alignment with business goals and enterprise architecture. You will manage and mentor a team of mobile developers while acting as an Agile Product Owner, defining product vision and backlog priorities. Responsibilities include promoting agile best practices, ensuring code quality, performance, and security, and driving technical strategy and decision-making. Additionally, you’ll be responsible for managing timelines, resources, and budgets to ensure timely delivery, while fostering a culture of continuous improvement and innovation within the team. 

Main responsibilities:  

• Oversee the development and maintenance of apps in our ecosystem, ensuring alignment with business goals and enterprise architecture.  

• Manage and mentor a team of mobile developers.  

• Act as the Agile Product Owner, defining product vision and backlog priorities.  

• Collaborate with stakeholders to gather requirements and ensure alignment with business goals.  

• Oversee the development and delivery of mobile applications.  

• Ensure adherence to agile methodologies and promote agile excellence within the team.  

• Ensure best practices in code quality, performance, and security within the team.  

• Mentor and develop team members, fostering a culture of continuous improvement and innovation.  

• Manage timelines, resources, and budgets, ensuring timely and within-scope delivery.  

• Drive technical strategy and decision-making, ensuring the adoption of modern technologies and methodologies. 

Key Qualifications and Experiences:  

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Management Systems, Computer Science, Engineering, or related discipline. MBA or equivalent is preferred.  

• 7+ years of leadership experience with large, global IT teams, focusing on the development lifecycle within product teams. Demonstrates strong capabilities in cross-functional collaboration and managing diverse, multicultural teams in a matrix organization to drive performance and innovation.  

• 10+ years of experience in mobile development, with at least 3 years in a leadership role.  

• Strong expertise in mobile development frameworks such as React Native.  

• Excellent leadership, communication, and organizational skills.  

• Proven experience to manage and mentor a team of developers, building highly skilled product teams and operating as a change agent.  

• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and automated testing.  

• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to make strategic decisions.  

• 3+ year demonstrable experience in Agile and Product team workflows, including epics, features, stories, sprints, and backlog management.  

• Financial Fluency: P&L understanding, Business case development, OKRs, KPIs.  

• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to make strategic decisions.  

• Experience with MACH Architecture.  

• Strong sense of urgency in delivering results and high cross-cultural awareness and sensitivity.  

• Proven ability to lead global application delivery in a 24x7 business and secure operating environment.  

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.  

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills and passion for product development.  

• Professional attitude and service orientation; team player. 

Total Benefits  

Here are just a few of the benefits you’d enjoy working in this role for Kimberly-Clark. For a complete overview, see www.mykcbenefits.com.   

Great support for good health with medical, dental, and vision coverage options with no waiting periods or pre-existing condition restrictions. Access to an on-site fitness center, occupational health nurse, and allowances for high-quality safety equipment.   

Flexible Savings and spending accounts to maximize health care options and stretch dollars when caring for yourself or dependents.  

Diverse income protection insurance options to protect yourself and your family in case of illness, injury, or other unexpected events.  

Additional programs and support to continue your education, adopt a child, relocate, or even find temporary childcare.  

To Be Considered  

Click the Apply button and complete the online application process. A member of our recruiting team will review your application and follow up if you seem like a great fit for this role.  

In the meantime, please check out the careers website. You’ll want to review this and come prepared with relevant questions when you pass GO and begin interviews.   

And finally, the fine print…. 

For Kimberly-Clark to grow and prosper, we must be an inclusive organization that applies the diverse experiences and passions of its team members to brands that make life better for people all around the world. We actively seek to build a workforce that reflects the experiences of our consumers. When you bring your original thinking to Kimberly-Clark, you fuel the continued success of our enterprise. We are a committed equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender, identity, age, pregnancy, genetic information, citizenship status, or any other characteristic protected by law. The statements above are intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by employees assigned to this classification. Statements are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities and skills required for this position.   

Additional information about the compensation and benefits for this role are available upon request. You may contact [email protected] for assistance. You must include the six digit Job # with your request.  

This role is available for local candidates already authorized to work in the role’s country only. Kimberly-Clark will not provide relocation support for this role.  

Additional information about the compensation and benefits for this role are available upon request. You may contact [email protected] for assistance. You must include the six digit Job # with your request.  

This role is available for local candidates already authorized to work in the role’s country only. Kimberly-Clark will not provide relocation support for this role.