Ross Stores, Inc. · 3 hours ago
Senior Manager, IT (Dublin, CA or New York)
Dublin, CA
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$142K/yr - $236K/yr
10+ years expRoss Stores is a leading off-price retail chain with over 2,200 stores, dedicated to providing high-quality brands and merchandise at extraordinary savings. The Senior Manager, IT - Merchandising plays a strategic role in delivering innovative technology solutions for merchandising systems, focusing on Azure technologies and Spring/Java applications while ensuring alignment with business objectives and operational efficiencies.
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Responsibilities
Lead the design and development of robust, scalable, high-performance IT solutions for retail merchandising platform and core merchandising operations
Oversee the planning, execution, and timely delivery of large-scale projects using iterative project delivery (Agile), working closely with cross-functional teams to gather requirements, assess technical feasibility, translate them into a well-architected solution
Provide leadership in modernization initiatives, offering guidance on overall design and technical direction. Establish best practices, guidelines, and management of future projects. Work through change management and support large scale transformation programs that successfully drive organizational adoption of new technologies
Stay current with emerging technologies and retail industry trends to bring innovative solutions and improvements to the business. Ability to contribute to long-term strategic planning and align IT solutions with business goals, particularly in a retail environment
Adheres to industry best practices, implements practice monitoring strategies and continuously identifies areas for system improvement and optimization; Ensure the reliability, performance, and security of systems, establishing protocols and best practices for cloud-based applications to ensure data protection and compliance
Collaborate on the IT 5-year planning and road-mapping process by working closely with the Merchandise portfolio, ensuring alignment with business demand. Responsible for vendor management and budgeting; ability to influence vendor selections and negotiations, ROI analysis, and contract management
Ensure the reliability, performance, and security of systems by adhering to industry best practices and implementing proactive monitoring strategies. Continuously identify areas for system improvement and optimization
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in computer science, information technology or related field, or equivalent combination of education, industry certifications and relevant experience
At least 10 years of experience within IT delivery with progressive responsibility and influence. Experience leading projects that involved cloud migration or business transformation is preferred
At least 5 years of retail IT systems experience, with specific systems knowledge of major retail applications, with demonstrated depth in merchandising systems
Proven experience in migrating legacy platforms to modern cloud-based technologies, with a focus on Azure services, CDC pipelines, Spring/Java applications, automated testing and deployment
Strong expertise in Microservices architecture, including Spring Boot, API Gateway, and Kubernetes, is essential for this role, given its focus on Spring/Java applications and Azure. Proficiency in API management is highly valuable
Experience with Enterprise Integration Patterns, particularly using MuleSoft, Boomi, or Azure Logic Apps for integrating merchandising systems with different SaaS solutions
Proven experience in implementing retail merchandising systems such as Oracle or similar solutions, as well as sourcing and Compliance tool using Bamboo Rose or comparable platforms
Conceptual and practical understanding of IT Infrastructure, products, and services, such as application security, networking protocols, encryption, and other technologies
Problem-Solving and Critical Thinking: Strong analytical skills to evaluate complex issues and develop effective solutions quickly
Strong communication skills, both written and verbal, and able to work effectively with senior leaders in IT and the business
Ability to mentor and build and lead teams that are geographically distributed and work across different time zones
Company
Ross Stores, Inc.
For the last 40+ years, Ross Stores, Inc. has grown from a six-store chain into an $21.1 billion, Fortune 500 Company.
10001+ employees
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Funding
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Leadership Team
William Sheehan
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
BG Badriprasad
Chief Security Architect
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