Partners with the Supply Chain and Stores business function leaders and product managers to establish technology strategy in line with the business vision to prioritize technology initiatives, budgets, and operating plans. Partners with Engineering leaders in providing technology vision and direction for Stores and Supply Chain applications that support our customers. Drives the delivery and operations of mission-critical store capabilities and Supply Chain that drives our $10B+ retail business. Builds and nurtures best in class technical teams to support Five Below’s hyper-growth business trajectory. Builds momentum and motivates Engineering Managers/leaders to build channel agnostic, engaging user experiences, and highly performant technology solutions. Establishes metrics/key performance indicators and SLAs for driving the performance of technology product delivery. Implements and leverages best practices (e.g., code reviews, pipeline automation, code sharing) and operational key performance indicators (defects per user story, velocity, estimates to actuals) to ensure timely delivery of high-quality technology deliverables. Directs and manages implementation partners (onshore and offshore) for all engineering activities across all Stores and Supply Chain Technology initiatives using agile methodologies (backlog grooming, work estimation, and engineering best practices). Conducts market research, competitor analysis, and stays ahead of emerging trends. Responsible for reporting team’s performance against goals, risks, and driving contingency planning. Manages department budgets, invoices, and allocations, inclusive of alignment to appropriate business initiative/capability. Executes Five Below’s talent management practices including performance management and associate development to promote overall associate performance, learning, and growth opportunities. Strong vendor partnership management – especially with software engineering & development companies, implementation partners, and our cloud providers. Virtual/work from home benefit available.
Requires a Master’s degree in Computer Science or a related field and 3 years’ IT experience (or a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related field and 5 years’ IT experience). Must have experience with: application development; IT operations management; cloud infrastructure management; project/program management; technology consulting; implementing store and supply chain technology solutions (POS, Store Inventory, OMS, OmniChannel); formulating and implementing operating processes, procedures, and routines such as incident management, automated monitoring and alerting, capacity planning, and build versus buy decision making; open-source software development languages & frameworks such as Java, Spring, and Cloud Computing; building and deploying secure applications in a multi-cloud footprint such as AWS, Azure, GCP, and Oracle Cloud; and driving efficiencies across the application footprint through automation leveraging CI/CD and DevSecOps (shift-left) methodologies.
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