Vice President, eCommerce Technology

Company: Express, Inc.
Location: Columbus
Posted on: February 22, 2021

Job Description:

Vice President, eCommerce Technology in Columbus, Ohio - Careers at 1 Express Drive Please Enable Cookies to Continue Please enable cookies in your browser to experience all the personalized features of this site, including the ability to apply for a job. Welcome page Welcome page Returning Candidate? Log back in! Vice President, eCommerce Technology Job Locations US-OH-Columbus Requisition ID 2021-9634 Overview The Brand that Gets You to What's Next Express is the vibrant, confident lifestyle brand for ambitious people, providing the latest fashion for style-obsessed men and women since 1980. Our mission is to provide inspiration and confidence through fashion to help people get to what's next in their day, and their lives. With more than 600 retail and outlet stores throughout the United States, Puerto Rico and Latin America, and a best-in-class online/mobile shopping experience at www.express.com, Express brings city-inspired style to customers across the globe. A Workplace To Match We think you'll like it here.-- We offer a competitive compensation and benefits package, generous associate discount, and casual work environment. Working at Express is much more than the 9 to 5. It is an opportunity to connect and engage with some of the smartest individuals in the--fashion business doing work they are passionate about . This is the Express Life and we're always looking for talented leaders at all levels to join our team; if this sounds like you, we'd love to chat! Responsibilities Job Summary The Vice President eCommerce Technology is accountable for all technical aspects of the EXPRESS ecommerce business. Primary responsibilities:

• Strategic and tactical planning, evaluation, development, and implementation of the EXPRESS digital commerce platform
• Ensuring that future ecommerce technology investments are aligned with broader EXPRESS strategic objectives, as well as the overarching technology strategy, long-range plan and Enterprise Architecture standards
• Own the definition and alignment of eCommerce delivery model that supports broader eCommerce growth objectives including potential shifts in funding models
• Defining, budgeting and staffing the appropriate organization to achieve strategic and tactical objectives of the role
• Refining Product Management, Project Management and Scrum Master roles in the eCommerce Technology organization to sustain accelerated delivery of new capabilities balanced against ongoing operational needs
• Ensuring appropriate testing, performance engineering, de-risked implementation and ongoing operational considerations are fully contemplated and incorporated into the eCommerce technology portfolio
• Negotiating, maintaining and optimizing strategic partnerships that ensure contract requirements are met As a member of the Senior Technology Leadership Team, this person will actively participate in:
  • Developing and implementing plans for the operational infrastructure of systems, process and personnel required to accommodate strategic and tactical objectives of the organization
  • Preparing and approving the annual budget and a multi-year strategic business plan, which includes financial growth
  • Collaborating with the leadership team to align short and long-range objectives to organizational goals; create, own and manage the budgets and objectives for the eCommerce Technology teams Essential Functions % of Time Spent Essential Functions 50 eCommerce -- Desktop, Mobile Web, Tablet, API, In-Store eCommerce Mobile -- Native iOS, Native Android, Hybrid Apps Customer Experience Platform -- Content - Web, Mobile, Display, Email. -- UI Architecture - Web, Mobile. -- Digital Asset Management 25 eCommerce Delivery -- Agile delivery for eCommerce -- Integrating eCommerce delivery with broader enterprise projects/team -- Product management -- Project Management -- Scrum Master 15 Talent Management -- Associate Growth -- Career planning; Matching associate with company goals -- Training, Talent Reviews -- On boarding and Mentoring 5 Performance Engineering -- Enterprise Application Monitoring Strategy & Implementation -- Release Management -- DevOps / Software Reliability Engineering -- High Availability, Disaster Recovery and Failsafe Engineering Solutions -- Edge Cache (Akamai) 5 Digital Operations -- Commerce, User Experience, Analytics & SEO, Mobile -- Cloud, Cyber Security & Fraud Protection 100% Other essential functions may occur as directed by your supervisor Job Qualifications Essential Qualifications
    • Education: Bachelor's Degree
    • Bachelor of Science in Computer Science or related field
    • Years of Experience: 15+
    • Percentage of Travel: 5 - 15%
    • Type of Travel: Overnight
    • 15+ years' experience building and managing development of teams (50-75 associates) that design and deliver large, high availability systems
    • 8+ years' experience leading multiple groups across eCommerce, mobile through enterprise integration across customer touch points.
    • Excellent communication skills and ability to speak and write clearly and accurately, particularly as it relates to technical concepts
    • Collaborates effectively with cross-functional teams and business partners
    • Experience leading the development of technology products throughout the full product lifecycle
    • Proven track record of building high-performance teams
    • Leading organizational development exercises focused on an agile delivery model and significant scale
    • Strong decision-making and prioritization skills
    • Strong leadership skills and ability to influence
    • Demonstrates exceptional relationship building skills with strong ability to influence others
    • Proven history of working closely with business partners to successfully drive overall company objectives
    • Demonstrates proven leadership of large end-user projects and programs
    • Passionate about quality, performance, reliability, and scalability
    • Thrives in a fast-paced environment
    • Motivated, dynamic, strategic and results-oriented
    • Strong organization and project management skills
    • Experience facilitating incident management and system recovery efforts
    • Exceptional critical thinking skills; ability to decompose complex problems, prioritize issues, and implement sensible solutions
    • Ability to go high and low - make high level strategic proposals and also do individual work and in-depth analysis
    • Strong experience in an open source technology environment Preferred Qualifications ( skills and abilities)
      • Advanced Degree
      • 15+ years' experience in software engineering or related field
        • The ideal candidate will have strong experience collaborating with C-Level, SVP, EVP, VP and Director level associates
          • Specialty apparel retail experience
          • Cyber Security
          • Cloud Engineering Closing As an equal opportunity employer, Express does not discriminate in hiring or terms and conditions of employment on the basis of any federal, state, or locally protected class. Express only hires individuals authorized for employment in the United States. Notification to Agencies:-- Please note that Express does not accept unsolicited resumes or calls from third-party recruiters or employment agencies. In the absence of a signed Master Service Agreement-- and --approval from HR to submit resumes for a specific requisition, Express will not consider or approve payment to any third-parties for hires made. Options Apply for this job online Apply Share Email this job to a friend Refer Sorry the Share function is not working properly at this moment. Please refresh the page and try again later. Share on your newsfeed Loading... Application FAQs Software Powered by iCIMS
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