Senior Technical Strategist

Immerse yourself in a dynamic technology environment that solves customer problems every day.We build innovative solutions to make shopping easier for customers online or in-store. Our success is built on collaboration, driven by the desire to enhance the customer experience.Our team collaborates with international teams, enhancing decision-making processes and organizational agility through exciting projects. Your work will have a lasting impact and inspire millions of lives each day.Job Title: Senior Manager EngineeringKey Responsibilities:Lead medium-size projects and manage subsystems, overseeing a team of 10-20 resources.Work closely with directors to ensure business priorities are clear and working on the right project.Accountable for successful delivery of integration projects across tools and technologies.Provide technical leadership and direction to evaluate third-party systems and integrations.Ensure alignment with company standards and procedures, proposing optimizations for existing processes.Data and metrics-oriented, working closely with other teams to capture future needs.Foster vendor partnerships, providing an environment for coaching, mentoring, feedback, and staff development.Hire, coach, train, and lead high-caliber teams providing development expertise and guidance.Lead efforts to ensure the workplace environment supports a motivated and effective workforce focused on continuous improvement.Requirements:10+ years of application development/engineering, and/or data architecture experience.5+ years of experience leading development teams, delivering against project schedules and timelines with quality.Proven ability to manage costs and benefits associated with implementing and operating technology services.Ability to build and maintain positive working relationships across the organization.Results-oriented, willing to take responsibility and accept accountability for action.Strong communication and leadership skills, interacting with senior management, technical experts, and business customers.Ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams (Product, UX, Operations, Technology) to maintain visibility, efficiency, and collaboration.Competencies:Compassionate and kind, showing courtesy, dignity, & respect.Foster innovation through creativity to get to a workable solution.Show integrity in what is done and how it is done - without sacrificing personal/business ethics.Embrace an inclusion-focused mindset, seeking input from others on their work.Team-oriented, positively contributing to team morale & willing to help.Learning-Focused, finding ways to improve in their field and use positive constructive feedback to grow personally and professionally.Think strategically and proactively anticipate future problems, needs or changes in the work.Technical Skills:7-10+ years of experience in development and engineering.Experience leading technical and functional development teams.Proven ability to deliver projects on time and within budget.Strong communication and leadership skills.Strong Analytical and Problem Solving skills.Ability to manage multiple initiatives and projects simultaneously.Proficiency in Java, ReactJS, HTML, Spring Boot, and other relevant technologies.Experience with Azure/GCP, Kubernetes, CI/CD pipelines, and version control systems.Experience with RESTful APIs, microservices, and API management.Familiarity with data streaming platforms like Kafka.Experience with MongoDB.Strong system design skills.Results-oriented with a high degree of initiative and sense of urgency.Excellent oral and written communication skills, with the ability to interact with senior management, technical experts, and business customers.Strong engineering delivery skills with a bias for action and customer focus.