Dollar Tree • Chesapeake, VA 23326
Job #2713727486
We are seeking a Manager of Software Engineering for Core Systems to play a key leadership role in defining, managing, planning and executing IT solutions that will enhance and improve our business capabilities. This role works to implement the tactical and strategic initiatives for our business, by delivering capabilities with effective technology solutions
The Manager of Software Engineering - Core Systems acts as a critical liaison between business, technology and support teams, as well as external stakeholders to deliver our business strategy as capabilities through an IT Product-Oriented-Delivery (POD) team framework. This role will lead and manage the quality of the deliverables for their respectively assigned high-performing team(s) comprised of direct and indirect reports.
The Manager of Software Engineering - Core Systems is responsible for overseeing the configuration, integrations and development of systems to deliver capabilities within Dollar Tree. This role is responsible for the delivery of capabilities with architecture, security, compliance, data, quality, support and process methodology consistent with our way of working. This role will advocate and support execution of highly configurable, scalable, flexible, and agile development operations.
This Manager of Software Engineering - Core System s must be able to effectively communicate with all levels of management both within and outside of the IT department.
Qualifications, Competencies, and Principal Responsibilities by Level
Manager of Software Engineering - Core Systems :
Customer Focus & Understanding Our Business
5+ years' experience delivering multiple, large, highly complex system changes, projects & programs with a prominent role in IT or Business with the respective department area of focus (i.e Application Development Manager, Product Manager). This would include both SaaS and customer developed solutions.
Experience with Finance-Accounting and/or Real Estate Systems desired
2+ years' experience managing direct reports
Develops & maintains a high-level timeline for communication & clear understanding of overall capabilities deliveries in respect to the business roadmap
Understands the market and can explain the future direction of systems, how that direction will impact the enterprise, and how future and current systems can be exploited for the benefit of the enterprise
Help identify opportunities for business units to optimize and find efficiencies
Works on complex issues requiring in-depth knowledge of as-is & to-be technology details, organizational objectives, competing priorities, and translates business requirements into solution / design
Recommends improvements to the portfolio roadmap, based on experience and acumen, as well as across division/department lines
Driving for Results
Facilitates Demand Management of changes and additions to capabilities
Anticipates, identifies, mitigates risks/issues & escalates as appropriate to ensure success
Continuously assesses, re-evaluates priorities; reviews risks & develops contingency plans
Ensures all appropriate Change Requests are composed & tracked through the Change Approval Board processes
Identifies necessary resources to meet deliverables & ensures they are utilized efficiently
Manages multiple, complex and/or large solution delivery initiatives simultaneously
Able to present to the senior executive level and adjusts communications to most effectively be understood by the target audience with little to no direction
Help translate strategy and objectives into manageable, step-by-step action plans
Advocates and enforces leading practices and procedures, for scalable and flexible solutions in the following areas:
Methodologies to include Agile, Waterfall and Hybrid
Systems Analysis and Design methodologies
Systems Prototyping
Software Engineering
Quality Engineering
Integration implementation
Application implementation
Data Security and Integrity
Application configuration & development standards
Layered, plug & play architecture
High performing agile/scrum development operations
Adaptability & Leading Change
Ensures effective management of capabilities (as requests or projects) from inception through implementation for a designated team
Develops & manages team resources, tasks, deliverables, timeline, dependencies, based on capability delivery sprint and/or project plans
Ensures that all stakeholders are aware of scope and status of solution delivery throughout the solution delivery lifecycle
Ensures validation of acceptance criteria, addresses retrospective feedback, and successful transitions/change manages solutions to business and IT Support
Serve on departmental process improvement initiatives
Building Partnerships
Maintain and promote a positive rapport with the user community
Serve as primary liaison with contractors and vendors to ensure effective coordination of tasks among participating team members
Manage relationships with stakeholders, and key vendors and service providers
Negotiates with or influences division/department teams to facilitate resolution
Develops Self and Others
Direct, motivate, delegate and empower staff in the successful performance of their tasks and responsibilities while encouraging innovation
Promotes team building and skills development of team members
Coaches & trains less experienced team members, as needed
Cross-coordinates feedback and learning among all Solution Delivery Leads
Participates in Community of Practice activities for professional development
Perform other duties as assigned to support business objectives and fulfill the corporate Mission
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