At DICK'S Sporting Goods, we believe in the positive impact of sports and are committed to building an inclusive workforce that reflects our communities. We are hiring an Engineering Manager - Merchandising Technology to lead a team of software engineers focused on transforming our inventory planning and purchasing processes.

What You'll Do

Mentor and coach software engineers, fostering professional growth and a culture of innovation.
Set clear goals and objectives for your teams, ensuring alignment with business priorities and the i360 initiative.
Drive the end-to-end delivery of technology solutions, from requirements gathering through design, development, testing, deployment, and support.
Collaborate extensively with product managers, activation squads, architects, and stakeholders to define roadmaps and deliver results.
Champion agile methodologies, facilitating ceremonies and promoting best practices.
Balance development across custom software, packaged software, and SaaS tools, selecting the right approach for each challenge.
Ensure high quality, reliability, and scalability in all delivered systems supporting merchandising and inventory planning.
Monitor and improve team performance, workflow, and morale.
Stay current with emerging technologies and industry trends, recommending strategic improvements.
Advocate for and facilitate a diverse, inclusive, and collaborative working environment.
Manage and deliver end-to-end digital programs and initiatives leveraging agile principles.
Develop digital training and development programs.
Manage a portfolio of projects and report to senior colleagues.
Contribute to the development of budget plans.
Lead in detecting and analyzing cybersecurity incidents and remediate security gaps.
Communicate actions needed to implement strategy and motivate the team.
Use development frameworks to identify team development needs and provide informal training.
Manage and report on team performance, set objectives, and take corrective action.

What We're Looking For

6 to 10+ years of overall professional experience.
1 to 3 years of experience supervising and directing people and resources to achieve results.
Experience in retail technology.
Wide and deep experience providing direction and guidance in data engineering.
Experience with data engineering tools such as Google Big Query, Snowflake, and Databricks.
Experience with modeling complex data.
Experience leading data engineering teams as a manager.
Experience of planning and managing resources to deliver predetermined objectives.
Experience leading teams of contractors in an onshore/offshore engagement.
Experience managing, mentoring, and growing the careers of data engineers.

Nice to Have

Master's Degree or Equivalent Level preferred.
Experience with Merchandising Planning software (Financial Planning, In Season Planning, Open To Buy, Inventory Planning).
Experience with Blue Yonder and SAS retail planning solutions.

Technical Stack

Frontend: Angular
Backend: .NET Core APIs
Infrastructure: Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), Azure SQL Server
Messaging: RabbitMQ for async processing, MassTransit (messaging abstraction)
UI Components: AgGrid (licensed UI grid)