Shopify Director

Own technical SEO, website performance, and Core Web Vitals across all ecommerce platforms.

Lead technical audits, migrations, and platform improvements that enhance search visibility, speed, and user experience.

Partner with Growth and Content teams to implement SEO-first technical solutions that support organic growth.

Monitor website health, uptime and platform reliability.

Implement structured data, accessibility (WCAG) and technical best practices.

Ensure websites meet modern security, performance, and compliance standards.

Develop and maintain integrations between Shopify, CRM, ERP, payment gateways, and third-party applications.

Support API integrations and middleware solutions.

Improve platform automation and operational efficiency.

Ensure data flows reliably across all connected business systems.

Own website analytics implementation including GA4, GTM and ecommerce tracking.

Ensure accurate data collection across all customer journeys.

Improve website conversion through CRO and experimentation.

Optimise page performance, UX and customer experience.

Build scalable tracking frameworks across all digital properties.

Work closely with Growth, SEO, and Product teams to implement data-driven improvements.

Act as the technical lead for Platform, Web and Ecommerce Engineering, providing clear technical direction and recommendations.

Translate business requirements into scalable technical solutions while communicating effectively with technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Mentor developers, establish engineering standards, and lead code reviews, architecture discussions, and technical problem-solving.

Evaluate emerging web technologies and platform improvements.

Drive automation across web development and platform operations.

Champion AI-assisted development using modern engineering tools.

Recommend improvements in website architecture, performance, and developer productivity.

Support experimentation with new digital technologies that improve customer experience.

Website uptime above agreed SLA.

Platform stability across all brands.

Website security and technical compliance.

Successful delivery of integrations.

Improvement in website conversion rates.

Improvement in Core Web Vitals.

Reduction in technical debt.

Platform scalability to support future brands.

Documentation quality.

Stakeholder satisfaction across Growth, Product and Operations.

We take our values very seriously and ask that all team members reference (or keep in mind) values in dealing with conflict, challenges, opportunities and day to day operations. Each individual's role is to also hold others accountable and themselves.

Accountability: own your part in it first.

Collaboration: take initiative with discipline and humility.

Resilience: to be steadfast, assess, and bounce back.

Selflessness: what does it take to scale.

Fun: be present and connect.

The Platform & Web Lead will work closely with the Product team to identify opportunities where AI can improve website development, ecommerce operations, content delivery, testing, analytics and customer experience. The role will leverage AI-assisted development tools and automation to improve engineering efficiency while supporting Valerie's long-term AI-first strategy.

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👋 Our Hiring Process

We want interviews to be valuable for both sides. Throughout the process, you'll meet the people you'll work with, learn more about the role, and get a chance to understand how we think and operate.

Our process typically includes:

Introductory conversation with our Talent team <> 30 mins

Hiring Manager interview <> 30-45 mins

Role-specific assessment or practical exercise (where applicable)

Cross-functional or stakeholder interviews <> 30-45 mins

Final conversation with leadership <> 30-45 mins

We'll always let you know what to expect before each stage.

💪🏾 What You Can Expect

Meaningful work with visible impact

High ownership from day one

Collaboration with experienced founders, operators, and specialists

A team that values curiosity, initiative, and continuous improvement

Competitive compensation and the tools you need to do your best work

Opportunities to grow as Valerie grows