Company Description
Vuori is re-defining what athletic apparel looks like: built to move and sweat in but designed with a casual aesthetic to transition into everyday life. We draw inspiration from an active coastal California lifestyle; an integration of fitness, creative expression, and life. We aim to inspire others to take on all aspects of their lives with clarity, enthusiasm, and purpose…while having a lot of fun along the way. Working at Vuori, our goal is to create something special together. Our foundation and success are made possible thanks to incredible people, thriving culture, and an inspirational community.
Job Description
As the Sr. Director of Engineering on the Commerce team you will build and lead a talented team of engineers and technical staff responsible for developing, maintaining, and enhancing our Commerce technology solutions. Utilize your in-depth knowledge of software, applications, technical processes, and product management to drive multiple complex projects and initiatives, while serving as a primary decision maker for your teams and be a driver of innovation and solution delivery.
Qualifications
What you'll get to do:
- Leadership: Provide strategic direction and leadership to the Commerce engineering team, fostering a culture of collaboration, innovation, and accountability.
- Team Development: Recruit, onboard, mentor, and develop a high-performing team of engineers and technical professionals.
- Product Development: Drive the end-to-end product development lifecycle, from ideation and requirements gathering to implementation, testing, and deployment.
- Architecture and Design: Define and implement robust, scalable, and maintainable architecture and design patterns for our Commerce platform, ensuring high performance, reliability, and security.
- Technology and Innovation: Evaluate and select appropriate technologies, frameworks, and tools to support our Commerce platform's development and evolution.
- Cross-functional Collaboration: Collaborate closely with marketing, product, creative, design, quality assurance, and other stakeholders to align engineering efforts with business goals and customer needs.
- Agile Processes: Implement and optimize agile development methodologies and processes to facilitate rapid, iterative delivery of high-quality software solutions.
- Performance Monitoring and Optimization: Establish metrics, KPIs, and monitoring tools to track system performance, identify bottlenecks, and drive continuous optimization and improvement.
- Risk Management: Identify potential risks and challenges, develop mitigation strategies, and ensure compliance with relevant industry standards and regulations.
- Vendor and Budget Management: Manage relationships with external vendors, contractors, and partners involved in Commerce platform development and support.
Who you are:
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field; Master's/advanced degree preferred.
- Proven track record of 8+ years of leadership experience and 8+ years of application engineering experience preferably in eCommerce domain.
- Experience in commerce platforms such as Shopify, Commerce tools, BigCommerce, Salesforce Commerce Cloud preferred.
- Strong technical proficiency in web development languages and familiarity with platforms such as CMS, DAM, Search/Merch, AB testing frameworks and other Marketing platforms preferred.
- Knowledge of ReactJS, Typescript, NodeJS based applications is a plus.
- Experience in integrations with backend systems including Identity, ERP, Data warehouse, CDP preferred.
- Deep understanding of e-commerce trends, UX/UI principles, product performance and digital marketing.
- Deep understanding of Consumer Insights & Analytics including but not limited to site instrumentation, tagging, personalization, segmentation and customer engagement tools & processes.
- Experience in platform selections, when to build vs buy with an eye towards scalability, maintenance and extensibility.
- Proven track record of success in leading technology-driven initiatives and driving transformative change.
- Demonstrated ability to think strategically, prioritize effectively, and make data-driven decisions to drive product success.
- Excellent leadership and communication skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively across departments and influence stakeholders at all levels of the organization.
- Demonstrated experience in vendor management, contract negotiation, and budget management.
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment and adapt to evolving business needs and technological advancements.
- Experience with agile development methodologies, including Scrum or Kanban, and familiarity with product management tools such as Jira.
- Passion for innovation and continuous learning, with a proactive attitude and willingness to take on new challenges.
Additional Information
At Vuori, we’re proud to offer the following to our employees:
- Health Insurance
- Savings and Retirement Plan
- Employee Assistance Program
- Generous Vuori Discount & Industry Perks
- Paid Time Off
- Wellness & Fitness benefits
The salary range for this role is $220,000 per year - $240,000 per year.
This role is bonus eligible.
Vuori is proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
