Senior Manager, Engineering DevOPs CoE

Are you passionate about leading high-performing engineering teams and scaling world-class DevOps platforms and Developer Experience? Join Pandora’s Digital & Technology organization and help define engineering excellence across our global landscape.

About the Role

As Senior Engineering Manager, DevOps CoE, you will play a pivotal role in shaping Pandora’s engineering culture and practices. You will own the definition and adoption of engineering standards, DevOps principles, automation practices, and high-performance engineering behaviours across Digital & Technology.

You will lead and develop engineers through strong people leadership, capability building, and coaching, while driving a consistent approach to engineering excellence. This includes embedding DORA metrics, SDLC automation, reliability and SRE practices, and intelligent developer workflow automation at scale. You will manage a blended team of internal and external engineers and ensure predictable, high-quality, and secure software delivery across the organization.

Key Responsibilities

Leadership & People

• Lead teams focused on DevOps Platform, Operational Excellence, and DevOps Tooling.
• Drive career development, capability uplift, and succession planning for engineers.
• Champion a culture of DevOps, experimentation, continuous improvement, and operational excellence.

DevOps Platform & Developer Experience

• Own engineering delivery for the DevOps platform and tooling (GitHub, CI/CD, IaC, observability, Backstage, AKS).
• Drive self-service capabilities, golden paths, and developer productivity improvements.

Engineering Standards & SDLC Automation

• Define and maintain Pandora Engineering Standards and automate SDLC controls (quality, security, compliance, release).
• Partner with architects to enable decoupled, reusable, and modern platforms.

Operational Excellence & SRE

• Improve reliability and flow using DORA metrics, MTTR/MTTC, and incident/change excellence.
• Embed postmortem culture and SRE practices across domains.

Community & Partnerships

• Lead DevOps and reliability communities across Digital & Technology.
• Manage strategic vendors and partnerships (GitHub, Azure, Atlassian, New Relic) to maximize value.

What We’re Looking For

We are seeking a strategic, inspirational, and hands-on leader who can define a clear vision, build strong followership, and drive results at scale. You combine deep engineering and DevOps expertise with outstanding communication and coaching skills and work closely with both internal and external stakeholders to ensure engineers and business partners understand, adopt, and excel in the direction you set.

Your Profile

• 8+ years of experience in senior engineering leadership or platform/DevOps leadership roles.
• Master’s degree in computer science, Software Engineering, or related field.
• Proven track record of leading and developing senior engineers and engineering managers in a global, matrix organization.
• Strong understanding of modern software engineering, DevOps, cloud-native platforms, and enterprise governance.
• A visionary leader with strategic, yet hands-on and execution-focused approach when needed.
• Inspirational leadership, comfortable navigating ambiguity and driving innovation.
• Excellent communication skills to translate technical concepts into business language.

Why Join Us? 

At Pandora, you’ll have the opportunity to influence global strategy, drive adoption, and shape the future of technology at one of the world’s most iconic brands. You’ll work with senior stakeholders, cutting-edge technologies, and a passionate team to deliver innovation at scale. 

Additional information  

• Global Career Band 4A 
• This role inherit a team of 7 direct reports, 4 internal and 3 external 

Did we get your attention?  
If you see yourself in the position and would like to become a part of Pandora’s future, please do not hesitate to apply. We look forward to hearing from you!  

We process applications on a continuous basis, which is why we encourage you to send your application as soon as possible.  

You can also read more about Pandora on our corporate site www.pandoragroup.com.  

Icing on the cake   

You will be working out of our beautiful Head Office in Copenhagen V, established in 2016 and designed to unite and inspire our teams. Besides our beautiful interior design we are also proud of our LEED Gold Certification for Energy and Environmental Design. This means that we use as few natural resources as possible and that we use them with respect. The result is a professional and dynamic space that is unique, comfortable and inspirational – and delivers a true Pandora experience to anyone who works here or comes to visit.  

About Pandora  
Pandora is the world's largest jewellery brand, specialising in the design, crafting and marketing of accessible luxury jewellery made from high-quality materials. Each piece is created to inspire self-expression, allowing people to share their stories and passions through meaningful jewellery. Pandora jewellery is sold in more than 100 countries through 6,800 points of sale, including more than 2,700 concept stores.  
 
 

Headquartered in Copenhagen, Denmark, Pandora employs 37,000 people worldwide and crafts its jewellery using only recycled silver and gold. Pandora is committed to leadership in sustainability and has set out to halve greenhouse gas emissions across its value chain by 2030. Pandora is listed on the Nasdaq Copenhagen stock exchange and generated revenue of DKK 31.7 billion (EUR 4.2 billion) in 2024.  
 
 

Recognised by the Financial Times as one of Europe’s Best Workplaces and ranked #1 among Danish companies, Pandora is committed to building an inclusive and diverse workplace. We believe that reflecting the diversity of society in how we engage with our customers is essential to fulfilling our purpose: to give a voice to people’s loves. We are dedicated to nurturing a culture where everyone feels respected, valued, and empowered to thrive.