Director (data solutions, .Net, TIBCO, Java, Marketing Systems)

Macy's Inc. - Suwanee, Georgia

 
Overview:
 
The Director drives strategic and operational direction for a defined functional area to support Macys’ business plan. Forms effective partnerships across Macys and within MST. Exploits industry trends, identifies opportunities, executes strategic plans and ensures enterprise integration. Delivers results by leading efforts in planning, designing, implementing, and maintaining efficient systems and/or processes. Inspires achievement and drives excellence. Builds diverse, effective teams, and promotes career development throughout the organization.
 
Macy's Systems & Technology (MST) is the information technology division of Macy's Inc. Macy's Inc. is the nation's largest operator of department stores with over 800 department store locations in 46 states. In addition, we operate major catalog and internet operations for Bloomingdale's and Macy's. Macy's Systems & Technology is headquartered in Johns Creek, a suburban setting northeast of Atlanta, Georgia.
 
We offer competitive salaries, comprehensive benefits, employee fitness center and a merchandise discount.
 
 
Key Accountabilities: 
 
  • Delivers results by driving strategic and operational direction through effective planning, organizing, prioritizing staff assignments, and continual analysis of workload and personnel needs. A director is responsible for the success of multiple concurrent cross-functional tasks. Drives and manages change. Sets priorities based on thorough understanding of business initiatives; monitors progress of assignments, redistributing resources where appropriate.
  • Develops, directs, and executes strategic plans in collaboration with the appropriate stakeholders. Ability to build and establish solid working relationships by providing timely, accurate and high quality information to peers, subordinates, upper management and/or customers
  • Demonstrates exceptional appropriate functional knowledge and skills relevant to operational area. Budgets, forecasts and monitors capital and expenses. Directs and/or performs cost benefit analysis and business feasibility studies and makes recommendations.
  • Advises MST senior management on strategic plans and improvements to systems and processes. Partners with customers to develop and execute business vision and strategic plan.5. Collaborates with appropriate stakeholders to identify, recommend, and implement improvements to systems and processes. Ensures compliance with existing processes and standards.
  • Designs, establishes, and maintains an unit structure and staffing to effectively accomplish the organization's goals and objectives; employs, trains, directs, and counsels unit staff. Develops, motivates, empowers, and evaluates team to expand professional, management, leadership, and technical skills. Responsible for ensuring continued success of the team members within their functional work area. Identifies strengths and abilities in associates, provides feedback, drives career planning discussions, empowers and motivates associates to achieve goals.
 
Skills Summary: 
 
  • Achieves planned results by decisions and actions based on professional methods, business principles, and practical experience.
  • Ability to garner trust among stakeholders.
  • Generally 5-8 years experience in related field and some managerial experience preferred.
  • Significant, successful and proven Information Technology and/or Retail industry experience.
  • Demonstrates an advanced functional understanding of the retail processes, their supporting applications and their inter-relationships with other FOB suites of systems.
  • Persists in the face of obstacles, negotiates persuasively and influences and shapes the decisions of others.
  • Ability to make difficult decisions based on solid business judgment and functional experience.
  • Excellent interpersonal skills; ability to build strong collaborative partnerships across functional lines and at many levels within MST.
  • Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing.
  • Professional demeanor and approach to job responsibilities.
  • Excellent organization skills, time management skills, and meeting facilitation skills.
  • Ability to manage change effectively and maintain a flexible management response to changing circumstances and customer needs.
  • Ability to effectively lead, motivate and develop associates. Should be able to model professional management skills and behaviors.
  • Comprehensive PC skills that include standard MST business tools appropriate to position.
  • Introductory understanding of the business.
  • Intermediate in Word, Excel, Power Point, and Lotus Notes.
  • Bachelor's Degree and equivalent work experience.
 
This job description is not all inclusive. Macy’s Inc. reserves the right to amend this job description at any time. Macy's Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to a diverse and inclusive work environment.
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Macy's, Inc., with corporate offices in Cincinnati and New York, is one of the nation's premier retailers, with fiscal 2015 sales of $27.079 billion. The company operates about 870 stores in 45 states, the District of Columbia, Guam and Puerto Rico unde... more

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