Senior Manager, Engineering
Company: 7-Eleven
Location: Irving
Posted on: January 27, 2023
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Job Description:
Overview Who we are Imagine working in a place where continuous
improvement and innovation is celebrated and rewarded; where
fast-paced, high-impact teams come together to positively drive
results for one of the largest & most iconic brands in the world.
As the only rapidly growing retailer, you may know us as your
friendly neighborhood store. You probably know our familiar name,
have seen our pervasive logo, and have tried our highly
sought-after products, such as Slurpee and Big Bite. Brain Freeze
is a 7-Eleven registered trademark for our 53-year old Slurpee and
with over 77,000 stores globally (more than any other retailer or
food service provider), we sell over 14 million a month. But theres
a lot more to our story and much more left to be written. We are
transforming our business, ensuring we are customer obsessed and
digitally enabled to seamlessly link our brick and mortar stores
with digital products and services. At 7-Eleven the entrepreneurial
spirit is in our DNA and has been ever since our inception 90+
years ago. Its what drove us to invent the convenience industry in
1927 by envisioning how a simple ice dock could provide household
staples such as milk and eggs to better serve the needs of our
customers. Today we are redefining convenience and the customer
experience in big ways...we are fundamentally changing our culture
and we want talented, innovative, customer obsessed, and
entrepreneurial people like you to come make history with us. How
we lead At 7-Eleven we are guided by our Leadership Principles. Be
Customer Obsessed Be Courageous with Your Point of View Challenge
the Status Quo Act Like an Entrepreneur Have an It Can Be Done
Attitude Do the Right Thing Be Accountable Each principle has a
defined set of behaviors which help guide the 7-Eleven team to
Serve Customers and Support Stores. About This Opportunity
Responsibilities 7 Eleven is looking for an experienced Sr.
Engineering Manager to lead Digital software development teams. The
Sr. Engineering Manager will work closely with IT and business
leaders, understand short and long-term business goals, and
collaborate on plans to achieve those goals by delivering
leading-edge systems using best-in-class SDLC and a highly
motivated team. Deliver the organizational goals aligning with the
retail strategy. Responsibilities Leads teams in the development,
implementation, and support of the systems for a best-in-class
online purchase and delivery experience. Understands the
systems/applications that his/her team develops
technologically/functionally, aligns with a technical roadmap of
the department & Enterprise, works with the team to continuously
inspect the current state, and brings innovative ideas to improve.
makes sure the architecture/design decisions taken by the team are
aligning to 7 Eleven standards keeping in mind performance,
scalability, resiliency, etc. Develops technical talent and
leadership capabilities in team members and ensures a highly
motivated team through coaching and mentoring focusing on
accountability & ownership. Implements systems to maximize
usability, accessibility, and customer experience. Leverages
internal and external APIs, databases, and other data sources.
Oversees the scheduling, control, and progress of system design,
development, and installation activities. Develops trusted and open
relationships with key business partners at Manager and Director
levels and works closely with and manages vendor partner
relationships. Coordinates between internal and external resources,
ensuring effective communication between all groups and individuals
involved in projects. Leads all projects under the rules and
guidelines of the Project Management Office (PMO). Ensures all PMO
documentation is produced to high standards. Oversees project
financials and ensures adherence to 7 Elevens fiscal policies.
Qualifications Bachelors degree in Computer Science or related
field; Masters degree preferred. Minimum of 10 - 12 years total
experience in IT development with 5 years in the retail industry
with high volume customer-facing 24/7 online storefronts. Minimum
of 2 - 3 years of experience in a managerial position in a
technology group with a proven track record for business capability
delivery and talent development. Hands-on experience implementing
systems using eCommerce platform (having experience with package
solution like Commerce Tools, Salesforce is a plus). Experience in
leading the teams working on MACH (Microservices, APIs-first,
Cloud-native, and Headless) architecture using Java, Spring boot.
Experience with traditional RDBMS like Oracle and NOSQL like
Cassandra or MongoDB or Apache Ignite. Experience in Public Cloud
platform AWS or GCP or Azure. Experience with developing and
managing applications across multiple data centers is a plus.
Excellent written and verbal communication, presentation,
problem-solving and analytical skills, including the ability to
effectively communicate complex technical concepts and designs to a
broad range of people. Strong experience in using Agile (Scrum /
Kanban / SAFe) project development methodologies. Willingness to
learn and adapt to changing business and technology landscapes.
Must have a contagious work ethic; including high sense of urgency
to resolve issues quickly, creatively and efficiently. This
position may sit in either Irving, TX or San Antonio, TX. #DCE-THA
#DICE INDSJ711IT
Keywords: 7-Eleven, Irving , Senior Manager, Engineering, Executive , Irving, Texas
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