Engineering Manager

NIQ is a global consumer intelligence company that delivers the most complete understanding of consumer buying behavior and reveals new pathways to growth. NIQ's A3Distrib entity, based in Cholet, France, is a leading provider of retail data and FMCG intelligence for French and European retail clients, combining web data acquisition capabilities with a strong local market heritage.

The Manager, Engineering leads the frontend and backend engineering team at A3Distrib. Based in Cholet, this role is the primary technical and people leadership position for the team that builds and maintains A3Distrib's customer-facing products: the client portal, back-office tooling, dashboards, and retail intelligence interfaces that underpin French FMCG client delivery.

Reporting to the Senior Manager, Engineering (A3D), the Manager, Engineering is accountable for reliable technical project delivery, team performance, and the ongoing modernization of A3Distrib's frontend technology estate. The role requires hands-on technical engagement alongside people management responsibility, and operates across both French and English, French being A3Distrib main language.

Own end-to-end delivery accountability for the frontend team, from backlog health and sprint cadence to production release and client-facing quality. Translate product and business priorities — set by the Senior Manager and stakeholders — into clear engineering plans, milestones