Nordstrom · 2 hours ago
Sr. Manager, Technical Program Management - Merchandising Technology (Hybrid - Seattle, WA)
Seattle, WA
Full-time
Hybrid
Director/Executive
$162K/yr - $252K/yr
10+ years expNordstrom is a leading retail company, and they are seeking a Senior Manager for Technical Program Management in Merchandising Technology. This role involves leading a team to manage cross-cutting initiatives, leveraging AI and collaborating with stakeholders to implement long-term merchandising strategies.
E-CommerceFashionRetail
Responsibilities
Build and develop a high-performing team, promoting an environment that encourages diversity in styles, perspectives, and experience, with a focus on strong technical program management capabilities
Manage strategy and change management based on strong business cases, ROI, and long-term organizational goals, utilizing analytics and metrics
Forecast long-range talent and organizational structure needs, aligning capabilities with the broader enterprise strategy, with a focus on building a strong Technical Program Management team that can partner effectively across engineering and product organizations
Champion the execution of Merchandising technology roadmap and broader functional strategy, creating a compelling roadmap and plan that inspires teams, senior leaders, and external stakeholders
Contribute to the delivery roadmap, planning for the next 6 to 18 months, ensuring that requirements are independent of a specific implementation
Engage with product management and engineering teams to align prioritization of merchandising initiatives and key metrics that define the success of these initiatives
Maintain and evolve the program roadmap cross-teams, ensuring understanding of project goals and vision with a focus on reliable and scalable merchandising technologies that enable operational excellence
Build and manage relationships with partners and stakeholders, resolving issues and negotiating timing of dependencies to ensure successful delivery
Demonstrate a broad understanding of system functionality and interactions, participating in design review processes and serving as a subject matter expert for the overall program
Use retrospectives throughout the program lifecycle to ensure a continuous improvement mindset
Contribute to scenario planning and workforce modeling to understand AI’s impact on roles, skills, and structures in Merchandising Technical Program Management organization
Support updates to job architecture and capability frameworks to reflect AI-enabled work for TPM discipline
Qualification
Required
10+ years of IT industry experience
5+ years of experience leading and developing Technical Program Management or Engineering teams, in Merchandising technology or related fields at a retail, technology, or other eCommerce company
Bachelor's degree in computer science, Engineering, Information Systems, or related technical discipline
Previous experience leading teams through change and experience running an outcome driven approach to roadmaps and stakeholder and team alignment
Effective communication in a variety of settings, including one-on-one, small and large groups, and among diverse styles and position levels as well as excellent stakeholder management skills
Ability to define, measure and analyze processes to identify improvement opportunities
Proven ability to work cooperatively with others across the organization, at all levels, to achieve shared objectives
Benefits
Medical/Vision, Dental, Retirement and Paid Time Away
Life Insurance and Disability
Merchandise Discount and EAP Resources
401k, medical/vision/dental/life/disability insurance options, PTO accruals, Holidays, and more.
Company
Nordstrom
Nordstrom is an online fashion retailer that specializes in fashion, footwear, accessories, and beauty.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$969.45MKey Investors
Ryan CohenEl Puerto de Liverpool
2024-12-23Acquired
2023-02-03Post Ipo Equity
2022-09-16Post Ipo Equity· $294.45M
Leadership Team
Erik Nordstrom
Chief Executive Officer
Alexis DePree
Chief Operating Officer
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