VP, Technology Product Devlopment - Digital

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Job Overview:

T he Vice President, Technology Product Development - Digital is a strategic senior technology leader who is responsible for leading the technology strategy, design, development, and operations for all digital commerce platforms for Macy's and Bloomingdales. This role is also critical in leading the efforts to modernize our technology stack while lowering overall cost by leveraging cloud technologies and platforms.

This leader should have a deep engineering and operational foundation in order to effectively lead a team of leaders and their teams comprised primarily of on-shore and off-shore engineers. They must also have experience in leading modern technology delivery at scale in both modern stack and legacy systems as well as experience leading digital transformation efforts in retail or adjacent industries. The leader will also need to attract, develop, and grow the capabilities of a large team who manages both on-shore and off-shore colleagues/contractors in multiple roles to ensure we build the next generation of technology product engineering talent needed for our business.

Given the breadth and depth of responsibilities, this leader should have a track record of building trust with stakeholders and leading at an enterprise level. This highly visible role requires extensive collaboration and partnership across multiple stake holders and executives including Macy's Chief Customer & Digital Officer, Bloomingdales SVP Customer and Revenue Growth, Technology Executive Leadership, Digital Strategy teams, Product teams, UX teams, and external 3rd party vendors.

What you will do:

• Lead the digital technology strategy while collaborating closely with senior leadership on prioritization and future roadmap
• Drive technical direction and delivery execution, ensuring engineering excellence across teams in coding practices, continuous integration, automated testing, etc.
• Optimize the use of cloud services and other resources to maximize ROI.
• Create and maintain an environment that drives innovation and challenges the team to explore and experiment with new ideas and technologies to grow the business
• Develop team members who are business-savvy tech leaders and engineers

Skills you will need

• Technology Leadership: Lead and inspire a high-performing engineering team responsible for building and maintaining the digital commerce platforms (website and mobile apps) using modern, cloud native technologies.
• Strategic Partnership: Partner with the Digital Product and UX teams to deliver digital experiences that drive customer engagement, sales, and loyalty.
• Agile Product Delivery: Champion an agile product operating model, working with product management and scrum teams to continuously deliver customer-centric features and enhancements.
• Platform Management: Ensure the e-commerce platforms operate with high availability, scalability, and security, leveraging Google Cloud Platform for cloud-native solutions and infrastructure.
• Innovation & Optimization: Stay ahead of industry trends and emerging technologies to continuously improve the customer experience, increase site performance, and optimize for mobile-first experiences.
• Cross-functional Collaboration: Ability to influence and collaborate with stakeholders across business, marketing, operations, and customer service to ensure alignment on goals, timelines, and delivery expectations. Can communicate complex messages and highly technical information to all levels through storytelling and presentations as well as written and verbal communication.
• Financial Management: Oversee the financial management of technology spend, ensuring cost-effective solutions and budgeting accuracy while driving alignment with business goals.
• Technical Governance: Uphold best practices for software development, quality assurance, and operational excellence to ensure technology investments are maximized and deliver business value.
• Team Leadership: Attract and retain talent; drive performance through people engagement; cultivating an environment which supports growth, continual feedback, and inclusion.

Who you are:

• Dedicated to fulfilling ideals of diversity, inclusion, and respect that Macy's aspires to achieve every day in every way.
• 15+ years of experience in software engineering; 10+ years of progressively increased responsibility leading and managing engineering teams & leaders.
• Brave and courageous leader who possesses a challenger mindset. Someone who is willing to challenge the status quo, reset expectations, and work in a state of continuous improvement, constantly looking for ways to improve processes and drive new solutions and out-of-the-box ideas.
• Leader who embraces change and can effectively lead others through it.
• Curious with a desire to continuously learn about the business and explore solutions that could enhance the customer experience and company growth
• Experience delivering large-scale B2C e-commerce solutions in a multi-channel, matrixed retail organization or adjacent industry.
• Experience managing large offshore teams and 3rd party vendors.
• Experience building cloud-native applications.
• Able to regularly sit, talk, hear; use hands/fingers to touch, handle, and feel. Occasionally required to move about the workplace and reach with hands and arms. Requires close vision.
• Able to work a flexible schedule based on department and company needs.

What We Can Offer You

• An inclusive, challenging, and refreshingly fun work environment
• Competitive pay and benefits rooted in principles of equity
• Performance incentives and annual merit review
• Merchandise discounts
• Health and Wellness Benefits across medical, dental, vision, and additional insurance
• Retirement Savings Plan with 401k match opportunity
• Employee Assistance Program (mental health counseling and legal/financial advice)
• Resources for continuous learning, career growth, and leadership development
• 8 paid holidays
• Paid Time Off (first year prorated depending on start date)
• Tuition reimbursement program
• Guild education benefit funds 100% of tuition, books, and fees in designated programs
• Colleague Resource Groups (CRGs) and give-back/volunteer opportunities
• Empowerment and autonomy to perform impactful work with tangible results

About Macy's

Now is an exciting time for a Macy's career as we continue to focus on creating exciting and memorable experiences for every Macy's customer, whether their journey starts online or in the store. Our opportunities in Sales, Merchandise, Operations, Customer Service, Warehouse, Marketing, and other areas let you express your creativity and commitment to excellence, grow your career and make a difference to your Macy's colleagues and customers.

Bring your creativity, energy, and ideas to the Macy's team - Apply Today!

This job description is not all-inclusive. Macy's, Inc. reserves the right to amend this job description at any time. Macy's, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to a diverse and inclusive work environment.

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