- Company Name
- Macy's
- Job Title
- Director, Software Engineering - MarTech
- Job Description
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Job title: Director, Software Engineering – MarTech
Role Summary
Lead the strategy, design, and execution of MarTech and loyalty technology initiatives for a large retail enterprise, driving platform modernization, quality improvement, and talent development while ensuring alignment with business goals and budget constraints.
Expectations
* Deliver innovative, high‑impact technology solutions that enhance customer and associate experiences.
* Maintain a modern, secure, and scalable technology stack (cloud‑native, open‑source) across private and public clouds (GCP, Azure).
* Build and mentor a high‑performing engineering team, creating a sustainable pipeline of leaders and contributors.
* Partner with business, product, and operations stakeholders to prioritize initiatives, manage resources, and achieve predictable delivery.
Key Responsibilities
1. **Technology Strategy & Governance** – Define and evolve the MarTech technology roadmap, ensuring alignment with corporate objectives and industry best practices.
2. **Solution Design & Delivery** – Oversee end‑to‑end delivery of large‑scale loyalty and marketing technology projects, from requirements gathering through production launch.
3. **Platform Modernization** – Lead modernization efforts across the enterprise, integrating new platforms, APIs, and data pipelines.
4. **Quality & Process Improvement** – Implement best practices in code quality, testing, CI/CD, and release management to raise overall software quality.
5. **Talent Management** – Recruit, coach, and retain top engineering talent; develop career paths and skill development programs.
6. **Budget & Resource Planning** – Manage portfolio budgets, forecast resource needs, and optimize allocation across projects.
7. **Vendor & Offshore Oversight** – Evaluate and manage relationships with third‑party vendors and offshore teams.
8. **Stakeholder Communication** – Translate technical concepts to non‑technical audiences and influence decisions at senior leadership levels.
Required Skills
* Proven experience setting and executing technology strategy in a large, matrixed organization.
* Deep knowledge of modern tech stacks, cloud platforms (GCP, Azure), and microservices architecture.
* Demonstrated success delivering enterprise‑scale loyalty or marketing platforms (e.g., EagleEye, Salesforce, Kobie, Talon.One).
* Strong Agile delivery experience and ability to adapt to shifting priorities.
* Excellent communication, negotiation, and influencing abilities across all levels.
* Talent development mindset with a track record of building and mentoring high‑performing teams.
* Analytical problem‑solving and strategic decision‑making skills.
Required Education & Certifications
* Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or equivalent work experience.
* 15+ years in software engineering; 10+ years in engineering leadership with large‑scale transformation experience in retail.
* Certifications in cloud platforms (GCP, Azure) or Agile practices are a plus.
Johns creek, United states
Hybrid
Senior
03-02-2026