About the Role
We are seeking a hands-on, experienced and dynamic Senior Manager, Technology Engagement and Delivery, to join our innovative team. This role focuses on being a business partner in technology roadmap planning and overseeing the digital products roadmap from an IT delivery perspective. The successful candidate will have a proven track record of managing large-scale technology projects and delivering high-quality digital solutions.
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Your Responsibilities
- Collaborating with business leaders, executives, and stakeholders to understand the strategic goals and objectives, and aligning the enterprise architecture with the strategic direction.
- Act as a business partner in strategizing and planning the technology roadmap to align with organizational goals.
- Assess and recommend technology solutions that align with business goals and objectives.
- Oversee the digital products roadmap from an IT delivery perspective, ensuring alignment with business objectives. Ensure the roadmap is value-driven and not a feature factory, focusing on delivering high-impact solutions that meet the needs of the business and its customers.
- Ensure timely funding of Agile teams to support continuous delivery and improvement.
- Design, develop and maintain the enterprise architecture, which encompasses the structure, processes, information, and technology assets of the assigned line of business (LOB).
- Oversee the overall enterprise architecture to ensure scalability, efficiency, and alignment with business goals.
- Continuous improvement through analysis to identify areas for improvement and providing strategic guidance on technology investments.
- Manage relationships with vendors in the ecosystem to ensure the delivery of high-quality services and products. Also responsible for drawing future roadmap of vendor products and working with assigned LOBs to include in the implementation roadmap.
- Monitor service levels to ensure high performance and reliability of digital solutions.
Qualifications
- Experience: Minimum of 10 years of experience in technology engagement and delivery, with at least 5 years in a managerial role focused on large-scale deliveries.
- Technical Expertise: Strong background in technology solutions, with expertise in modern development practices and tools.
- Agile Methodologies: Extensive experience in leading Agile teams and managing projects using Agile frameworks.
- Problem-Solving Skills: Excellent analytical and problem-solving abilities, with a focus on delivering high-quality solutions.
- Communication Skills: Strong verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to effectively convey technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
- Education: Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field.
Preferred Skills
- Experience with cloud-based architectures and technologies.
- Experience in delivering B2C digital and retail solutions.
- Knowledge of DevOps practices and tools.
- Familiarity with microservices architecture and containerization.
- Stakeholder Management and Engagement.
Be part of an extraordinary story
Your skills. Your imagination. Your ambition. Here, there are no boundaries to your potential and the impact you can make. You’ll find infinite opportunities to grow and work on the biggest, most rewarding challenges that will build your skills and experience. You have the chance to be a part of our future, and build the life you want while being part of an international community.
Our best is here and still to come. To us, impossible is only a challenge. Join us as we dare to achieve what’s never been done before. Together, everything is possible.
