Ross Stores, Inc. · 23 hours ago
Director, IT
Dublin, CA
Full-time
Hybrid
Director/Executive
$132K/yr - $249K/yr
10+ years expRoss Stores is a leading off-price retail chain with over 2,200 stores and a strong commitment to diversity and inclusion. The Director of IT will partner with cross-functional business teams to lead large transformation programs, manage project delivery, and align technical solutions with business needs.
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Responsibilities
Lead a team of delivery leaders responsible for delivering Allocation programs
Lead large Allocation IT projects including large, multi-year initiatives; manage portfolio product roadmaps, resource, scope and timeline commitments
Work with Planning & Allocation portfolio as a key participant in the IT 5-year planning and road mapping process and be responsible for managing ongoing business demand
Help influence and set strategic direction for the Allocation IT portfolio roadmap; work with business and IT leadership to ensure roadmap alignment and business commitment. Collaborate closely with the business stakeholders to understand their requirements and translate them into technical solutions
Ensure that individual project teams are constructed and staffed to effectively deliver commitments
Provide ongoing support and leadership to align projects with our data governance principles
Act as an expert of what is happening in the retail planning, forecasting and allocation landscape, and bring that expertise into Ross business discussions
Evaluate and manage third party software and technology vendors to ensure alignment with the business
Provide technical leadership for the design, development and maintenance of retail forecasting, planning, and allocations
Build a high performing project delivery & engineering systems team with experience in iterative project delivery (Agile) skills and planning & allocation business acumen. Manage a team of software developers and technical experts to execute projects and deliver solutions on time and within budget
Qualification
Required
Undergraduate degree in information systems, business administration, or a related technical discipline
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 planning, forecasting and allocation and experience in building custom applications using modern, event-driven microservice architecture and technologies such as Angular and Spring
Proven experience in a technical leadership role within the retail industry, with a focus on merchandise planning and allocation systems
Experience with implementation and operating modern, cloud retail allocation software
Strong program management skills and a track record of delivering large, transformational programs in the Merchandise and allocation systems area
Demonstrated experience in delivering development projects using an iterative, incremental delivery methodology such as Agile processes
Strong analytical ability, business acumen, judgement, and problem-solving skills
Strong communication skills, both written and verbal, and able to work effectively with senior leaders in IT and the business
Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to work effectively in a matrixed organization
Ability to build and lead teams that are geographically distributed and work across different time zones
Motivated by the desire to make a difference in the business, to work with a highly talented set of peers, and to work on interesting projects
Leadership skills; able to supervise and inspire team members
Demonstrated ability to execute financial analysis, such as estimating and managing project budgets
Some travel may be required
Preferred
Experience leading projects that involved cloud migration or business transformation
Experience with analytics applications, data & analytics and data science strongly preferred
Nice to have: Experience with Merchandising and Planning systems
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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