Director, Procurement Technology

Our IT delivery and support systems are continuously evolving to match the entrepreneurial pace to meet consumer needs. The candidate in this role will work with our business teams to roadmap desired system functionality and deliver scalable capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Work with stakeholders to understand business strategy and define business architecture, inclusive of artifacts such as capability maps, value streams, and roadmaps.
• Act as Technical Product Manager leading the project team that develops and implements the vision and strategy for technology used in the mobile technology stack to accelerate revenue growth and create competitive advantage.
• Create 2-4 year digital technology roadmap using a deep understanding of audience segments to drive personalization and targeting.
• Identify and define strategic capabilities, technical architectures, and design patterns needed to implement roadmaps.
• Translate strategic initiatives into delivery-focused initiatives and release plans.
• Provide architectural guidance to IT client engagement lead for mobile consumer marketing and marketing clients.
• Propose, develop, and execute proof of concepts for new mobile technologies which could result in differentiating capabilities.
• Lead the transition of new mobile technologies into repeatable/usable frameworks.
• Work collaboratively with IT partners (North America, Global IT, BIG, CCR, vendors) to deliver solutions on time and within budget.
• Research, evaluate, and recommend emerging technology concepts, vendors, and products, as well as manage vendor relationships.
• Lead vendor assessments, security reviews, and compliance audits.
• Ensure compatibility and integration of products/services within the broader ecosystem.
• Clearly define objectives, coordinate with vendors, and lead execution of Proof of Concepts (POCs) and test & learn pilots to investigate issues, accelerate learning, and confirm feasibility.
• Understand business needs, define solutions, produce design artifacts with required functions, interfaces, and detailed technical architecture, including system, sub-system, and component designs.
• Develop solution alternatives, schedule and cost estimates, proposals, and SOWs for approval.
• Create and deliver presentations to senior leadership in support of technology strategy, investments, and initiatives.
• Lead and facilitate business process modeling sessions to develop, assess, streamline, redesign, and optimize processes and workflows.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Management Information Systems, Computer Science, Engineering, or related field preferred.
• 5+ years’ experience in managing large-scale products or programs, consumer mobile technology, IT architecture experience with architectural oversight or managing dev-ops models.
• Experience in Procurement Technology solutions such as Ariba, Jaggaer is a must.
• Experience in dev-ops delivery/support models as well as iterative software delivery methodologies – Agile, SCRUM, etc.
• Develop, test, and deploy mobile app functionalities according to project specifications and development standards.
• Experience in Java, Kotlin, Swift, OOP (Object-Oriented Programming) programming paradigms.
• Experience in CI/CD tools such as GoCD/Jenkins or Bamboo.
• Proficient understanding of code versioning tools, such as GIT, Bitbucket.
• Experience in TDD, test automation using Appium/Espresso/XC UI Test.
• Experience in building framework/SDK.
• Proven experience in integration of highly complex applications and surrounding mobile & web solutions.
• Excellent communication, presentation, and leadership skills.
• Experience in setting architectural direction and successful track record of delivering strategic solutions.
• Understanding of mobile best practices and design trade-offs, with the ability to communicate design choices in business terms.
• Ability to translate user requirements into technical solutions that drive up differentiation or quality of marketing.

Reports to Senior Director Global IT - Integrated & Automated Supply Chain Replenishment. This position is based in Atlanta and will not offer sponsorship for employment status (e.g., H1-B visa). Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis.

Pay

Base pay range: 171,000 USD - 198,000 USD. Pay offered may vary depending on geography, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. A full range of medical, financial, and other benefits is offered for this position.

Annual Incentive reference value is 30% of the base pay, representing a market-based competitive value for performance at target.