Director, GTS Strategic Initiatives

Foot Locker•,

2d•$175,000 - $200,000•Remote

About The Position

This role is 100% REMOTE. At this time, Foot Locker will not sponsor a new applicant for employment authorization, or offer any immigration related support for this position (i.e. H1B, F-1 OPT, F-1 STEM OPT, F-1 CPT, J-1, TN, or another type of work authorization). At Foot Locker, the Director, Strategic Initiatives – Global Agentic Competency Center will initially lead the buildout of a captive Global Agentic Competency Center (GCC/ACC) in Bangalore, India. This role owns the strategy, roadmap, governance, and delivery model for the GCC/ACC initiative while establishing scalable practices to support future enterprise-level strategic initiatives. This role sits within the Office of Technology team, which owns department-level organizational change management and communications. It leads a team of direct reports and partners across senior leadership, technology, HR, Finance, Legal, Engineering, India-based GCC/ACC leadership, and external partners to translate strategic priorities into structured plans, measurable outcomes, and scalable ways of working.

Requirements

15+ years of experience leading large-scale technology, transformation, or strategic initiatives in complex enterprise environments.
Demonstrated success leading global or cross-border programs across multiple functions, geographies, brands, or business units.
Experience building or scaling a GCC/ACC, captive delivery center, offshore delivery model, nearshore technology hub, or similar global capability model strongly preferred.
Proven people leadership experience, including managing direct reports, developing talent, and building accountable, high-performing teams.
Strong executive presence with the ability to influence senior stakeholders, facilitate decisions, and communicate complex topics clearly.
Experience partnering across HR, Finance, Legal, Technology, Engineering, and vendors to deliver complex outcomes.
Strong program management discipline, including roadmap development, planning, dependency management, risk mitigation, governance, reporting, and benefits tracking.
Experience with agile delivery practices, SDLC methodologies, technology operating models, and change leadership.
Ability to operate strategically while staying close enough to execution to identify issues, remove blockers, and drive measurable outcomes.
Excellent written, verbal, executive communication, and presentation skills.
Strong business and financial acumen with the ability to connect strategy to measurable outcomes.
Demonstrated leadership capability, including building teams, developing talent, and driving engagement.
Strong program execution skills, including planning, prioritization, dependency management, issue resolution, and governance.
Ability to manage complexity, make sound decisions, and solve problems in ambiguous, fast-moving environments.
Strong collaboration, organizational awareness, and ability to influence across functions and leadership levels.
High accountability, detail orientation, and commitment to delivering against goals, timelines, and stakeholder expectations.

Nice To Haves

Experience supporting global technology operations in India or familiarity with India labor market dynamics, entity formation, compliance, or employer brand strategy.
Experience leading cross-brand, post-merger, or multi-entity technology integration programs.
Master’s degree, PMP certification, change management certification, or related professional certification.
Exposure to modern technology architectures, CI/CD toolchains, microservices, agile product delivery, or enterprise engineering practices.
Agile or Scrum certification preferred.
PMP certification or equivalent program management knowledge preferred.
OCM, CCMP, or related change management certification or knowledge preferred.

Responsibilities

Lead the GCC/ACC initiative from strategy through execution. Define and drive the roadmap for entity readiness, talent ramp, technology enablement, operating model design, and governance.
Create a scalable model for future strategic initiatives. Establish repeatable program structures, governance routines, planning standards, and delivery practices that can be leveraged beyond GCC/ACC.
Shape the ACC operating model and technology workforce strategy. Define how the center operates, how work is governed, and how global technology teams collaborate in new ways, in partnership with Product, Agile Enablement, and DSG ways-of-working leaders.
Advance a unified Product and Engineering operating model. Partner with Product and Technology leadership to bring Product and Engineering teams closer together, evolving shared operating rhythms, governance, and ways of working in tandem with the global operating model established through Product and Agile Enablement.
Govern workforce strategy and IPT resourcing design. Manage governance for ideal product team headcount, roles, and resourcing structures in partnership with Product, Agile Enablement, Finance, HR, and Compensation, helping improve operating-model efficiency and strengthen alignment across technology leadership, product management, and enabling business capabilities.
Orchestrate future DSG/Foot Locker technology integration initiatives. Coordinate future integration efforts in tandem with the GCC/ACC buildout and operating model work, helping maintain high-performing teams, align ways of working, and sustain technology delivery effectiveness across the combined organization.
Lead and develop a team of direct reports. Set priorities, coach talent, manage performance, and build a high-performing team capable of driving strategic programs.
Orchestrate cross-functional execution. Partner across Foot Locker, HR, Finance, Legal, Engineering, India-based GCC/ACC leadership, and external vendors to align dependencies, remove blockers, and deliver outcomes.
Own governance, communications, and change coordination. Facilitate leadership reviews, prepare executive-ready updates, manage escalations, and support stakeholder readiness through the Office of Technology.
Drive planning, prioritization, and benefits realization. Translate strategic objectives into integrated plans, milestones, KPIs, resource needs, and measurable outcomes.
Manage risks, issues, and dependencies. Identify risks early, drive mitigation plans, escalate appropriately, and keep teams aligned to timeline, scope, budget, and quality expectations.
Enable global ways of working. Establish effective collaboration routines across geographies, time zones, cultures, and functions.
Champion continuous improvement. Evaluate program effectiveness and improve processes, delivery practices, and ways of working.