Sr. Manager, Web Operations
Studio McGee · Utah, United States · 1 mo ago
HybridFull-time
Responsibilities
- Own the intake, scoping, and prioritization process for all web initiatives
- Translate business requirements into structured project requirements and detailed development tickets
- Write clear acceptance criteria, edge cases, dependencies, and QA requirements
- Maintain a healthy, prioritized backlog aligned to business impact
- Lead sprint planning, grooming, and retrospective sessions
- Remove blockers and manage cross functional dependencies
- Ensure consistent, on time delivery across theme and application development
- Partner with marketing, merchandising, lifecycle, CX, and operations teams to gather and clarify business requirements
- Convert ambiguous requests into actionable technical documentation
- Align feasibility and scope with development prior to commitment
- Communicate tradeoffs and timelines clearly to stakeholders
- Ensure all work is documented before development begins
- Oversee the ecommerce marketing technology ecosystem including personalization, search and merchandising, analytics tracking, lifecycle integrations, AI driven tools, and Shopify applications
- Troubleshoot tracking discrepancies, data flow interruptions, and integration conflicts
- Evaluate new tools for scalability, performance, and operational impact
- Document architecture and data flow across systems
- Serve as first point of contact for site issues and production concerns
- Diagnose root cause across theme configurations, applications, integrations, and platform settings
- Resolve non developer issues including CMS errors, content publishing conflicts, application configuration issues, tracking misfires, and feed discrepancies
- Coordinate escalation to when cross functional intervention is required
- Document incidents and implement process improvements to reduce recurrence
- Partner closely with graphic design and UX teams to scope and launch new site experiences including landing pages, seasonal campaigns, and feature enhancements
- Translate visual concepts into development ready requirements aligned with Shopify theme architecture
- Own and maintain the site component catalog including documentation of reusable modules
- Conduct feasibility reviews to ensure performance and scalability are considered prior to build
- Embrace change within a fast-evolving ecommerce landscape and proactively adapt processes, tools, and priorities as business needs shift
- Anticipate future platform capabilities, customer expectations, and technology advancements to inform roadmap planning
- Pilot new tools, frameworks, and approaches that improve efficiency, scalability, and performance
- Foster a culture of thoughtful experimentation while maintaining operational stability
- Establish responsible standards for AI usage that protect brand integrity, data accuracy, and system performance
- Continuously assess emerging technologies to ensure the ecommerce ecosystem remains competitive and future ready
- Develop and maintain standard operating procedures for releases, QA processes, deployments, integrations, and incident response
- Create templates for requirement documents, technical specifications, and post launch reviews
- Maintain a centralized documentation library to reduce institutional knowledge risk
- Continuously refine operational workflows to increase clarity and efficiency
- Demonstrate maturity, professionalism, and sound judgment in cross functional environments
- Navigate conflict constructively and address challenges directly and respectfully
- Advocate for clear priorities, appropriate resourcing, and realistic timelines
- Communicate boundaries and tradeoffs with confidence and composure
- Foster accountability while maintaining strong working relationships across teams
Qualifications
- 5-7 years of experience in ecommerce product management or web operations, with a focus on customer facing DTC digital products
- Hands on experience within the Shopify ecosystem, including Shopify Plus, with a strong understanding of platform capabilities, limitations, and integrations
- Proven ability to own the full product lifecycle from discovery through launch and ongoing iteration
- Strong understanding of ecommerce marketing technology stacks and experience troubleshooting integrations and tracking implementations
- Exceptional communication, relationship building, and documentation skills
- Ability to operate at both strategic and execution levels in a fast paced, evolving environment
- Creative and customer centric mindset with a passion for building elevated, intuitive digital experiences