Head of Applications Development

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Now Optics is a leader in the eye care industry. Its retail brand, Stanton Optical, is amongst the fastest-growing, full‑service retail optical centers throughout the country. The company consistently ranks among the largest optical retailers in the country by Vision Monday. Now Optics continues to expand its retail footprint with over 350 corporate and franchise locations while delivering affordable eye care services and providing a fast and friendly customer experience.

We believe in building a positive and cohesive culture where everyone is contributing towards a common goal and set of values.

Vision: Modernizing the eye care experience for all people.

Mission: Making eye care easy.

Values: iCARE

Integrity: We see integrity as building a foundation of trust with our customers, employees and stakeholders by communicating honestly, ensuring consistency and delivering on our commitments.

Collaboration: We see collaboration as combining the talents of a diverse group, offering proactive communication and being open‑minded to new ideas.

Accountability: We see accountability as taking initiative, delivering our best in all we do, accepting responsibility for our actions and taking ownership of results.

Respect: We see respect as prioritizing human relationships, being present, connecting with transparency and empathy.

Empowerment: We see empowerment as making purpose‑driven decisions to support the company vision, showing appreciation for others, and taking care of the individuals, we serve.

The Head of Enterprise Applications will strategically design, plan, manage, and direct all activities related to the architecture, development and integration of enterprise software applications, and third‑party solutions to ensure future stability and scalability of our entire technology stack. This role will develop and oversee the application architecture blueprint and will be pivotal in driving architectural vision and strategy for our enterprise applications, ensuring alignment with business goals and technology standards.

The systems under your responsibility will be amongst the most critical innovations at Now Optics. They will enable new revenue opportunities for Now Optics, bringing transformative experiences to our customers. Building these systems requires strong technology expertise and a strong sense of enterprise design, state‑of‑the‑art scalability, reliability, use of cloud technologies and data science; someone that has deep understanding and experience with Azure applications and automation.

The ideal candidate will have management experience with large and overseas teams. You will own the full lifecycle of technology services and provide management, technical and people leadership in the design, development and quality of these systems.

• Defining the overall vision and roadmap for enterprise applications, identifying technology trends, and prioritizing initiatives to support business growth, while reducing redundancy and optimizing the architecture.
• Develop and manage architectural blueprints/roadmaps for all applications, interconnectivity, and data flows. Develop SOPs to support all technology‑related projects and initiatives.
• Design, develop, customize, configure, and implement enterprise applications that support the company’s business strategy, vision, and objectives.
• Plan, execute, and manage the integration of new applications into existing systems and software throughout the enterprise, ensuring seamless interconnectivity and optimal performance, while proactively mitigating potential gaps and technology issues.
• Tracking application performance, identifying bottlenecks, and implementing improvements/upgrades.
• Develop compliance architecture methods, establish and govern software development life cycle (SDLC) processes, and maintain metrics to measure and improve team performance.
• Managing the lifecycle of all enterprise applications, including upgrades, replacements, and integrations.
• Maintaining data security and compliance with industry regulations across all…