Manager Technical Product and Project - Remote
About the role
From Aisle to Algorithm and for All Life’s Moments, at David’s Bridal we empower our customers and employees to stay true to their dreams and find the perfect fit—whether it’s the event, the wedding dress, or the career. Join a company that dominates its product category (1 out of 3 items sold) and boasts one of the highest customer service scores in retail. If you are passionately enthusiastic, endlessly curious, and customer‑obsessed, say “I do” and apply today!
Responsibilities
- Work with stakeholders across the company to ingest, evaluate, and prioritize initiatives and maintain/prune the product backlog to ensure technology efforts focus on highest‑value targets.
- Drive omni‑channel initiatives, partnering with people across the company to define and execute change‑management plans that ensure optimal use of new technology capabilities.
- Set, maintain, and manage the business prioritization of the agile team’s roadmap through intake and sprint‑planning processes.
- Identify unmet needs of David’s Bridal customers and outline technology requirements that address those needs.
- Collaborate closely with Agile development teams, facilitating agile ceremonies, tracking team capacity and delivery commitments, and proactively removing impediments and blockers.
- Lead innovative approaches to enhancing the consumer experience, responding to core customer needs, and accounting for emerging behavioral trends by collaborating with analytics, consumer insights, and cross‑functional teams.
- Facilitate the development and implementation of key goals, objectives, and success criteria for projects with stakeholders and core team members.
- Work with IT and business leadership to assign resources and define success metrics for project plans.
- Ensure cross‑team dependencies, risks, and objectives are closely tracked and delivered.
- Execute usability and A/B testing strategies, identifying opportunities and conducting test cases for enterprise initiatives in concert with consumer insights, UX, and business teams.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Requirements
Education
- Bachelor’s degree in a business‑related field or information systems (required).
Work Experience
- 10+ years of experience in technology.
- 5+ years of experience managing products/projects involving various technologies and project teams.
- Experience with agile development processes.
- Experience with usability, multivariate testing, and analytics.
- Experience delivering large‑scale technology initiatives from ideation to production, including mobile, web, and omni‑channel solutions.
Skills
- Strong working knowledge of IT application and infrastructure landscape.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office products: Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Visio, and Project.
- Strong critical thinking and analytics experience.
- Direct knowledge of analytics tools, testing platforms, systems, and processes.
Travel Requirements
Minimal travel required (1–2 times per year).
Benefits
- Comprehensive benefits package for full‑time employees.
- Rewarding environment and competitive pay.
- Generous Dream Maker discount.
- Referral incentive program after the first pay period.
- Dayforce Wallet – get paid early.
- Health, dental, and vision insurance.
- 401(k) program.
- Paid vacation, wellness days, holidays, and your birthday off.
- Pet benefits.
- Commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion with a workforce reflective of the customers we serve.
Pay
Competitive pay. The standard base pay range for this role is posted at a minimum and maximum rate. The starting rate of pay offered will vary based on factors including position, location, training, experience, and internal equity.