Director Commerce Cloud Engineering

Henry Schein•New York, NY

4d•$174,164 - $261,246

About The Position

Henry Schein is seeking a Director of SAP Commerce Cloud Engineering to lead the architecture, development, and continuous improvement of its SAP Commerce Cloud (Hybris) platform. The role drives end-to-end engineering initiatives to support high performance, scalability, and seamless customer experiences across digital commerce channels. It combines deep technical expertise with leadership of engineering teams and influence on cross-functional strategy. The Director owns the platform’s architectural vision and technical roadmap, oversees engineering planning and delivery, and partners with Product Management, UX, DevOps, Infrastructure, and other teams. The role also leads and develops engineering staff, supports quality and security practices, and manages external development partners and SAP technical consultants as needed. The position involves working with internationally distributed teams in an office environment, with travel typically below 15%.

Requirements

Bachelor’s or master’s degree in computer science, engineering, or a related field; the posting also describes a bachelor’s degree as typical and a master’s degree as a plus.
10+ years of software engineering experience, including 5+ years in SAP Commerce Cloud (Hybris) development and architecture.
Typically 12 or more years of increasing responsibility and complexity in applicable professional experience.
5 or more years of management experience.
Strong expertise in Java, Spring Framework, REST APIs, and microservices architecture.
Experience with cloud-native development and deployment, such as SAP Commerce Cloud in public cloud environments.
Track record of leading large-scale, customer-facing commerce platforms.
Deep knowledge of integration patterns with SAP backend systems, such as S/4HANA, SAP ERP, and SAP CPI.
Experience with Agile/Scrum development methodologies.
Excellent problem-solving, communication, and team-building skills.
Outstanding management, leadership, planning, organization, negotiation, presentation, and public-speaking skills.
Ability to make independent decisions; analyze and solve problems; interpret financial information and external trends; and plan and manage complex projects.
Ability to communicate effectively with senior management and stakeholders, influence others, build relationships, manage conflict, and navigate organizational complexities.
Broad professional and managerial skills and understanding of industry practices and company policies and procedures.
Travel typically less than 15%.
No special physical demands required.

Nice To Haves

SAP Certified Development Specialist – SAP Commerce Cloud.
Experience with headless commerce, composable architecture, and MACH principles.
Familiarity with frontend frameworks such as Angular, React, or Spartacus.
Background in performance tuning, load testing, and site reliability engineering.
Master’s degree or global equivalent in a related discipline.

Responsibilities

Lead and mentor engineers and technical leads specializing in SAP Commerce Cloud.
Define engineering best practices, coding standards, and agile methodologies across the platform team.
Foster a culture of innovation, quality, and accountability.
Own the SAP Commerce Cloud architectural vision and technical roadmap for B2B and/or B2C commerce.
Drive technical decisions, including integrations with SAP S/4HANA, ERP, CRM, and third-party systems.
Ensure scalable, modular, and future-proof architecture aligned with enterprise strategy.
Oversee planning, estimation, and execution of engineering deliverables and product releases.
Work with Product Management and UX teams to translate business requirements into technical solutions.
Track performance metrics, engineering velocity, and delivery quality.
Partner with DevOps and Infrastructure teams to optimize CI/CD pipelines and cloud deployment strategies.
Support shift-left testing, security, and performance validation.
Collaborate with product, QA, operations, and business teams.
Manage external development partners and SAP technical consultants as needed.
Lead, attract, retain, motivate, develop, mentor, and coach team members and virtual teams.
Plan and manage complex projects, including resources, timelines, budgets, and responsibilities.
Communicate with senior management and key stakeholders, manage relationships and disputes, and influence across organizational boundaries.
Lead teams to achieve company goals and solve complex business issues.