Join the thousands of innovators, advocates and forces who are making an impact every day at one of the biggest footwear brands in the world. Whether you love to connect with consumers on the retail floor or want to drive our award-winning powerhouse in new directions, the SKECHERS team is the place to be. Learn more about our brand at skx.com. 

JOB PURPOSE

The Skechers Digital Innovation Group (DIG) is seeking a key member to lead software implementation and architecture for our consumer facing ecommerce platform (skechers.com) and various web marketing efforts. You will lead a team of highly skilled engineers while working with product and creative to build best-in-class technology solutions. You will be a dynamic leader that can take ownership over this area helping to take our internal development efforts to the next level.

 
ESSENTIAL JOB RESULTS

Responsibilities

    Lead all aspects of web development, DevOps, and QA for our internal ecommerce platform and other B2C web development efforts (e.g. marketing, tools, etc).
    Drive overall technology roadmaps and strategy related to web development efforts.
    Reinforce and Optimize current Agile SCRUM practices. 
    Mentor high-performing SCRUM development teams.
    Work with IT organization to ensure infrastructure is properly sized and monitored, and required system integrations are performed and optimized.
    Perform technology evaluations in Buy vs. Build scenarios.
    Produce architecture diagrams and documentation to help communicate ideas and solutions.
    Represent the DIG’s technology team to both internal stakeholder and external partners. 
    Provide cost and time estimates as necessary to help inform business decisions.
    Work with Skechers management in ongoing digital transformational efforts.
    Work with and oversee 3rd party partners to integrate our internal systems.
    Serve as the escalation point for engineering issues and on frontend, backend, application architecture, and DevOps.

Key Areas:
    Manage and maintain global eCommerce platform(s)
    Work with retail to ensure site is properly merchandised
    Oversee user experience of eCommerce website and mobile application
    Develop and execute eCommerce feature roadmap against business objectives
    Provide direction to define and optimize site features including information architecture, navigation, site search & browse, product detail pages, marketing integrations, and content. 
    Work closley with marketing to optimize tags, SEM, SEO, and overall site engagement features. 
    Lead team to optimize agile SCRUM process (SDLC)
    Work with multiple 3rd parties vendors to ensure our platform integrations are up to date and optimized. 
    Work with IT on integrations with OMS and web services
    Ensure new features are properly tagged and measured
    Develop international platform strategy
    Collaborate with cross-functional leaders in IT, Retail, Merchandising, and Marketing to drive success.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES
•    Yes
 

JOB REQUIREMENTS 

    5+ Years experience building and designing Salesforce platform solutions - preferrably around Einstein or Marketing and Commerce Clouds. 
    5+ years experience managing engineering teams
    10+ years end-user application development
    Experience with Sales Force Commerce Cloud (DemandWare) required
    Expert knowledge in modern web technologies (React, Angular, JQuery, Node, Java, Ruby, etc.)
    Passion for entrepreneurship and building great consumer facing software solutions for global audiences
    Strong background in creating premium digital product experiences spanning the entire customer lifecycle including media, marketing and commerce
    Strong background in agile SCRUM management practices and associated tools (Jira, Confluence, Slack, etc.)
    Fundamental understanding of database technologies (MySQL, MongoDB, MariaDB, etc.)
 

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; use hands to finger, handle, or feel, and talk or hear.  The employee frequently is required to walk, sit, reach with hands and arms, stoop, and kneel. The employee is occasionally required to sit for long period of times.  

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.