Sr. Technology Manager

About the role

Join Southern Glazer’s, a leading wine and spirits distributor, as a Senior Technology Manager in Digital Engineering. Drive the digital transformation of our Commerce Enablement Portfolio, focusing on enhancing cart, checkout, and order experiences, and boosting customer engagement.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the development and integration of technology solutions that influence key business metrics.
• Manage talent acquisition, training, and retention, ensuring high expertise and commitment across teams.
• Facilitate collaboration with leaders across various disciplines to form teams that deliver reliable and high-quality software, supporting both strategic planning and execution.
• Demonstrate leadership that empowers teams to achieve exceptional quality and performance in project delivery.
• Direct and develop a multidisciplinary engineering team, fostering a culture of innovation, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
• Set clear objectives, evaluate performance, and provide coaching and support to enhance team capabilities and drive professional growth.
• Champion the adoption of agile methodologies and a DevOps culture within the team to improve productivity and project outcomes.
• Integrate security practices throughout the software development lifecycle to ensure the robustness and security of applications.
• Proactively manage engineering health metrics to maintain optimal team performance and quickly resolve issues.
• Maintain responsibility for project prioritization and resource allocation to maximize efficiency and effectiveness.
• Regularly engage in one-on-one career development discussions with direct reports, actively identifying and facilitating access to development opportunities within SGWS to support professional growth.
• Demonstrate expertise in continuous performance management by providing timely, effective, and actionable feedback, aimed at enhancing team performance and individual career progression.
• Align digital engineering strategies with overall business objectives to maximize their impact on commerce enablement initiatives and portfolio expansion.
• Drive technology innovation that supports the company's strategic goals and positions the company as a leader in the industry.
• Evaluate and incorporate emerging technologies that can create competitive advantages and improve operational efficiencies.
• Build strong partnerships with other departments to align digital initiatives with broader business strategies, ensuring cohesive progress towards the company's long-term goals.

Requirements

• At least 8 years of experience in key business priority enablement through technology delivery and support, with a minimum of 3 years in a leadership role managing diverse talent across multiple locations.
• Experience leading engineering teams focused on modern web and mobile technology and architecture.
• Proficiency in cloud-first management, with a strong emphasis on data governance and security.
• Demonstrated ability to manage complex delivery initiatives in fast-paced, global organizations; preference for experience in beverage distribution or similar sectors with a blended and distributed workforce.
• Proven track record in building & sustaining high performing team capable of driving technical modernization efforts in parallel to delivering on business commitments.
• Strong track record of managing external vendors and service providers.
• Experience driving adoption of technology through education, training, and other organizational change management strategies.

Qualifications

• Experience managing multiple frontend and full stack development teams that support B2B / B2C applications.
• Experience in application development and support of web/mobile/cloud applications on an enterprise scale, online platforms.
• Experience in modern software development frameworks and languages including React Native, React, Node.js, JavaScript/TypeScript, REST, GraphQL and practical knowledge of Docker and containerization techniques.
• Experience in deploying scalable, high-performance applications using React for web and React Native for mobile platforms, ensuring excellent user experience and robust backend integration.
• In-depth knowledge of module federation and micro-frontend architecture to enhance modularity and scalability in mobile and web applications.
• Experience in developing and maintaining comprehensive design systems and pattern libraries to ensure consistency and high-quality user interfaces across platforms.

Skills

• Strategic thinking and leadership in digital technologies.
• Expertise in cloud-first management and data governance.
• Ability to manage complex delivery initiatives in fast-paced, global organizations.
• Experience in modern software development frameworks and languages.
• Experience in deploying scalable, high-performance applications.
• Experience in module federation and micro-frontend architecture.
• Experience in developing and maintaining comprehensive design systems and pattern libraries.

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical and prescription drug coverage.
• Dental and vision plans.
• Tax-saving Flexible Spending Accounts.
• Disability coverage.
• Lifetime life insurance plans.
• A 401(k) plan.
• Tuition assistance.
• A wellness program.
• Paid parental leave.
• Vacation accrual.
• Paid sick leave.

Pay

Competitive compensation based on estimated performance level consistent with the past relevant experience, knowledge, skills, abilities and education of employees.

Schedule

Full-time position.