Senior Technology Manager - OTM

Senior Technology Manager

The Senior Technology Manager at Car Max helps bring disruptive innovation to life. They foster a solution driven mindset for their teams and partner with stakeholders to provide innovative solutions that deliver Car Max's strategic mission and plans. This Senior Manager grows people, creates teams that solve problems for our Associates and customers and communicates priorities to stakeholders. The empowered teams of engineers they lead follow the Agile framework and leverage best in class technology to solve complex business problems.

With these teams of inspired associates, if you have a good idea, this is the place to be.

• Lead and empower a team of Engineers with varying levels of experience in a product organization while adapting to a dynamic and changing environment in our Logistics Technology space
• Ensure the right skills are being used to solve the right problems while supporting the team with coaching, skills development, and career growth
• Prioritize objectives and provide a comprehensive approach to solution recommendations that includes ROI, time to market, scalability as well as alternative recommendations
• Think strategically - identify goals for the team while working to remove impediments
• Communicate effectively to multiple levels ensuring alignment and support for team objectives with stakeholders and Senior Leadership
• Lead the team through business
• Effectively collaborate with and manage both associates and external consultants
• While this role is not "hands on keys," we challenge our Sr. Managers to remain curious of innovative technology while also broadening their knowledge of Car Max functional areas
• Drive associate engagement across multiple teams while leading through other leaders where necessary

Our engineering teams in Logistics leverage a broad complement of best-in-class systems, methodologies and technology including :

• Oracle Transportation Management (OTM)
• Cloud integration and services, including REST APIs, Eventing, Bulk Uploads
• AI & Dev Ops Practices and Culture
• Dual-Track Agile
• .Net / .Net Core, React
  
  JS, Azure, Microservices Architecture

The Logistics Senior Technology Manager's primary responsibility is to partner and engage with our business partners to understand / anticipate needs and provide technology solutions and services that help deliver Car Max's strategic vision. This includes development of long and short-term technology solutions that address business goals and deliver improved efficiency, execution, and a leading, unrivaled associate and customer experience. This Sr.

Manager will build, develop and maintain high functioning teams of talented engineers and analysts enabling Car Max's Logistics technology journey. As a leader within the organization, you will be results-oriented, data-driven, and have a proven record of influencing outcomes without direct decision-making authority. The Senior Manager will be responsible for short-term and long-term project / strategy planning and be comfortable guiding teams, setting performance standards and motivating associates to perform quality work.

The Senior Manager is responsible for identifying high performing talent, gaps in talent, and developing associates to close the gaps.

• Persuasive and influential communicator able to explain complex or intangible concepts to stakeholders at all levels
• Experience with Supply Chain Technology and Oracle Transportation Management (OTM) preferred
• Experience leveraging AI tools to boost productivity as well as support business performance
• Knowledge of Objectives and Key Results (OKRs) and how to set short term and long-term goals
• Provide people leadership for multiple, diverse cross-functional teams and individuals; coaching and guiding teams to enable future success
• Enable a flexible yet productive work environment that supports a distributed work force : remote and hybrid
• Partner with product teams to outline roadmaps, identify dependencies, and share updates on progress
• Participate in software architectural discussions, influencing decisions, and…