• Own the web experience as a product at Sanity, leading a team of engineers while scoping projects, driving the roadmap, and partnering cross-functionally to deliver high-impact initiatives.
• Shift the web team from reactive execution to proactive innovation, leveraging AI to redefine how modern web experiences are built and optimised.
• Balance leadership and hands-on work — switching between leading your team, defining the roadmap, launching experiments, and building high-impact features.
• Based in London (also available in San Francisco). London salary aligned with local market rates.
📋 Job Requirements
• Have 8+ years of experience in web engineering, with 1–3+ years in a leadership or team lead role.
• Have a strong technical background in modern web development, frontend or full-stack.
• Have experience owning or contributing to high-impact marketing or product websites.
• Have a product mindset — comfortable defining problems, prioritising work, and driving outcomes, not just executing tasks.
• Have experience working cross-functionally with marketing, design, and product teams.
• Have familiarity with experimentation, analytics, and growth optimisation.
• Have interest or experience in applying AI tools and workflows to web development and content.
• Have strong communication skills and ability to align stakeholders across functions.
🌟 Nice-to-have
• Have experience turning a website into a measurable growth engine.
• Have a strong point of view on how AI will transform web experiences and content operations.
• Have experience with personalisation, experimentation platforms, or data-driven optimisation.
• Have a background working in fast-moving, ambiguous environments where you helped define direction.
• Have experience with headless CMS platforms, content infrastructure, or developer tools.
• Have a track record of improving key business metrics through web initiatives.
🎯 Responsibilities
• Lead and develop the web team: manage and mentor a team of 2+ engineers, foster a high-performing culture, and ensure strong execution across projects.
• Own the web roadmap: define priorities, scope projects, and drive delivery aligned with company growth goals.
• Transform web into a product: shift the team from reactive support to proactive opportunity identification and innovation.
• Drive AI-native web experiences: leverage Sanity's platform and emerging AI tools to build scalable, personalised, and dynamic web experiences.
• Partner cross-functionally: work closely with marketing, design, and product teams to deliver cohesive and impactful initiatives.
• Lead experimentation and optimisation: run A/B tests, iterate on user journeys, and continuously improve conversion and engagement.
• Own web performance and metrics: be accountable for key KPIs such as conversion rates, engagement, and traffic quality.
• Balance leadership and hands-on work: contribute technically where needed while guiding the team and ensuring delivery.
About Sanity
😃 What Sanity offers
• Receive competitive salary aligned with the London market, plus stock options.
• Get comprehensive health plans and perks.
• Enjoy a positive, flexible, and trust-based work environment that encourages long-term professional and personal growth.
• Work with a healthy work-life balance that accommodates individual and family needs.
• Join a highly skilled, inspiring, and supportive team within a globally diverse group of colleagues and customers.
💖 What makes Sanity unique
Sanity.io is building the future of AI-powered Content Operations. Their AI Content Operating System gives teams the freedom to model, create, and automate content the way their business works. Companies like SKIMS, Figma, Riot Games, Anthropic, and Nordstrom use Sanity to power and automate their content operations. Sanity recently raised an $85m Series C led by GP Bullhound and is a 200+ person company.
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