Director, IT

Overview

Our values start with our people, join a team that values you!

Bring your talents to Ross, our leading off-price retail chain with over 2,200 stores, and a strong track record of success and growth. Our focus has always been bringing our customers a constant stream of high-quality brands and on-trend merchandise at extraordinary savings. All while providing a fun and exciting treasure hunt experience.

As part of our team, you will experience:

• Success. Our winning team pursues excellence while learning and evolving
• Career growth. We develop industry leading talent because Ross grows when our people grow
• Teamwork. We work together to solve the hard problems and find the right solution
• Our commitment to Diversity, Equality & Inclusion, and our community. We celebrate the backgrounds, identities, and ideas of those who work and shop with us because our differences make us stronger. We strive to be a positive force in our community.

Our Corporate headquarters are in Dublin, CA, we have 3 buying offices in key markets in New York City, Los Angeles, and Boston, and 8 distribution centers nationwide. With 2023 revenues of $20.4 billion, we are a Fortune 500 company who is committed to providing an inclusive work environment with continuous learning opportunities and development for our teams.

GENERAL

PURPOSE:

Partner with cross functional business teams including Planning, Allocation, Forecasting, as well as other IT teams to deliver large transformation programs for the Allocation business domains. Lead the team that translates business needs into system requirements and drive project delivery with ownership of the overall IT technical solution and vendor platforms. Lead a team of technical professionals as they work with business stakeholders & consulting partners to implement a combination of vendor and custom solutions.

Help establish solution architecture & engineering direction for the overall program.

Build relationships with key business stakeholders and product management counterparts to partner with them to align project scope and requirements. Manage the delivery of projects, including overall solution quality, budget and timelines. Highly visible member of the IT portfolio leadership team that works closely with senior business and cross-functional IT leadership.

The base salary range for this role is $132,100 - $249,100. The base salary range is dependent on factors including, but not limited to, experience, skills, qualifications, relevant education, certifications, seniority, and location. The range listed is just one component of the total compensation package for employees. Other rewards vary by position and location.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Lead a team of delivery leaders responsible for delivering Allocation programs
• Lead large Allocation IT projects including large, multi-year initiatives; manage portfolio product roadmaps, resource, scope and timeline commitments
• Work with Planning & Allocation portfolio as a key participant in the IT 5-year planning and road mapping process and be responsible for managing ongoing business demand
• Help influence and set strategic direction for the Allocation IT portfolio roadmap; work with business and IT leadership to ensure roadmap alignment and business commitment. Collaborate closely with the business stakeholders to understand their requirements and translate them into technical solutions
• Ensure that individual project teams are constructed and staffed to effectively deliver commitments
• Provide ongoing support and leadership to align projects with our data governance principles
• Act as an expert of what is happening in the retail planning, forecasting and allocation landscape, and bring that expertise into Ross business discussions
• Evaluate and manage third party software and technology vendors to ensure alignment with the business.
• Provide technical leadership for the design, development and maintenance of retail forecasting, planning, and allocations.
• Build a high performing project delivery & engineering systems team with experience in iterative project delivery (Agile) skills and planning & allocation business acumen. Manage a team of software developers and technical experts to execute projects and deliver solutions on time and within budget.

COMPETENCIES:

People

• Building Effective Teams
• Developing Talent
• Collaboration

Self

• Leading by Example
• Communicates Effectively
• Ensures Accountability and Execution
• Manages Conflict

Business

• Business Acumen
• Plans, Aligns and Prioritizes
• Organizational Agility

With particular emphasis on the following specific position-related competencies

:

• Tech Savvy
• Decision Quality
• Strategic Mindset
• Drives Vision and Purpose

Qualifications and Special

Skills Required:

• Undergraduate degree in information systems, business administration, or a related technical discipline
• At least 10 years of experience within IT delivery with progressive responsibility and influence. Experience leading projects that involved cloud migration or business transformation…