Senior Director - Office of Technology

March 19

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DICK'S Sporting Goods

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DICK'S Sporting Goods is the largest sporting goods retailer in the United States, offering a wide range of sporting equipment, apparel, and footwear. Committed to enriching communities through sports, DICK'S Sporting Goods also partners with major sports brands like UnderArmour, Patagonia, and Nike to provide high-quality products. The company is dedicated to inclusivity and sustainability, providing resources and support to help athletes and children participate in sports. Headquartered in Pittsburgh, DICK'S is at the forefront of innovative retail and fosters a people-first culture. The company also runs the DICK'S Sporting Goods Foundation, emphasizing the transformative power of sports.

Retail • Merchandising • Technology • Product Development • Athletics

10,000+ employees

Founded 1948

🛒 Retail

⚽ Sports

🛍️ eCommerce

📋 Description

• The Senior Director - Office of Technology partners with the Technology Senior Leadership Team (SLT) to define & evolve the technology strategy. • Lead technology business operations and partner closely with enterprise HR and Finance functions. • Enable the extended Technology Leadership to focus on the highest priorities while working in an effective, collaborative, and efficient manner. • Reports directly to the CTO and serves as a "trusted advisor" to the technology leadership team. • Develop and manage an inventory of critical leadership initiatives that are led by technology SLT. • Provide leadership in developing technology communication framework. • Help develop a technology story that is communicated internally and externally. • Set clear performance standards for teammates and coach them accordingly.

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree, MBA Preferred • 10-15 years experience, including experience leading large scale Agile transformations • 7 – 10 years of work experience required • Experience in leading technology functions • Strong understanding of different technology functions that support Software Development Lifecycle • Experience working in Product Management based organization • Expertise, and demonstrated working knowledge of, Agile, Scrum, Kanban, DevOps, Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe), Lean Product, and Human Centered Design (HCD) • Experience integrating Lean Product and Agile methodologies • Experience with organizational change management frameworks and practices • 5+ years of coaching and facilitation experience preferred • Proven ability to develop strong collaborative partnerships with senior Tech and Business leaders • Knowledge of organization change management models and practices • Demonstrated experience and ability to work effectively with remote / distributed team • Experience working with an internal product organization • Results/action-orientation; project management skills • Organizational and political agility; developed negotiation skills • Unquestionable personal code of ethics, integrity, diversity and trust • Experience building Agile transformation roadmaps and corresponding action plans • Strong written & verbal communication skills • Technology experience within a retail organization preferred • Ability to create and deliver executive level presentations • Strong active listening skills • Demonstrated learning agility and experience leading through ambiguity • Organized and self-starter • Experience working with engineering teams • Able to successfully navigate within varying degrees of ambiguity in a fast-paced environment • Strong strategic/financial analysis skills

🏖️ Benefits

• generous suite of benefits • incentive • equity