Engineering Manager - Merchandising Technology (REMOTE)

DICK'S Sporting Goods

1d•$95,200 - $158,800•Remote

About The Position

At DICK’S Sporting Goods, we believe in how positively sports can change lives. On our team, everyone plays a critical role in creating confidence and excitement by personally equipping all athletes to achieve their dreams. We are committed to creating an inclusive and diverse workforce, reflecting the communities we serve. If you are ready to make a difference as part of the world’s greatest sports team, apply to join our team today! OVERVIEW: At DICK’S Sporting Goods, we take a people-centric approach to everything we do. Our Athletes, how we refer to customers, and our Teammates, how we refer to our employees, are at the center of every decision we make so that we can provide transformational experiences online, in store, and in sport. When you join Technology at DICK’S Sporting Goods, you’re joining a true team that wins together. We help our Athletes and fellow Teammates better their best by innovating solutions to interesting business problems and empowering every Technology Teammate to be an innovator. And, while we work remotely from all over the United States, we provide virtual and in-person events for the team to hangout, from virtual escape rooms to cheering on the Pittsburgh Pirates at beautiful PNC Park. JOB PURPOSE Leads the development and maintenance of best-in-class solutions for assigned product group. Includes systems analysis and development. Primarily responsible for ensuring delivery, team talent management and roadmapping. As a Software Engineering Manager for Merchandising Technology, you will lead a dynamic team of software engineers, focused on delivering impactful solutions for Merchandise Planning at DICK’S Sporting Goods. Your role is central to the “Invetory 360” initiative, where you will guide the discovery, design, build, deployment, and ongoing support of both custom software and packaged/SaaS solutions. Working closely with product management, the i360 activation squad, and the architecture team, you will help transform inventory planning and purchasing processes. The team works in an agile, collaborative environment. In this role, you'll work closely with Product Management and Design to ensure cross-functional alignment and deliver innovative software. You’ll oversee team development, talent management, and implement best practices to drive impactful results for Athletes and Teammates. Expanded Job Responsibilities: Provide mentorship and coaching for 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 initial exploration and requirements gathering to design, development, testing, deployment, and support. Collaborate extensively with cross-functional partners including product managers, activation squads, architects, and stakeholders to define roadmaps and deliver exceptional results. Champion agile methodologies, facilitating ceremonies and promoting best practices for iterative development and rapid feedback. 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, adapting to new challenges and evolving business needs. Stay current with emerging technologies and industry trends, recommending strategic improvements to keep DICK’S at the forefront of retail innovation. Advocate for and facilitate a diverse, inclusive, and collaborative working environment that empowers every teammate.

Requirements

6 to 10+ years experience
1 to 3 years experience supervising and directing people and other resources to achieve specific end results within limited timeframes
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 Haves

Experience with Merchandising Planning (Financial Planning, In Season Planning, Open To Buy, Inventory Planning) software
Blue Yonder and SAS retail planning solutions

Responsibilities

Data-driven Product and Service Improvement Develop data-driven analyses to surface new opportunities to differentiate and improve products and user experiences, ensuring consistency across digital products, services, and channels.
Digital Strategy/Transformational Projects Execution Manage and deliver end-to-end digital programs and initiatives, leveraging agile and design-thinking principles to drive sustainable implementation.
Digital Talent Development Develop digital training and development programs to meet identified needs; run leadership development programs to enable personal transformations on digital.
Digital Vision and Strategy Conceptualize elements of digital strategy/digital-enabled business change projects. Develop approaches to programmatically deliver successful digital innovation engagements.
Project Management Manage a portfolio of projects while reporting to senior colleagues.
Quality Develop new methods, tools and programs for quality assurance. Lead developmental initiatives or programs within an area of expertise.
Budgeting Contribute to the development of budget plans and/or deliver budget plans with guidance from senior teammates.
Information Security Lead in detecting and analyzing cybersecurity incidents including attacks, breaches, and identified vulnerabilities and remediate any security gaps in line with the security incident management procedure.
Leadership and Direction Communicate the actions needed to implement the function's strategy and business plan within the team; explain the relationship to the broader organization's mission, vision and values; motivate people to commit to these and to doing extraordinary things to achieve local business goals.
Organizational Capability Building Use the organization's formal development framework to identify the team's individual development needs. Plan and implement actions, including continuing professional development specified by professional or regulatory institutions, to build their professional capabilities. Provide informal training or coaching to others throughout the organization in own area of expertise to enable others to improve performance and fulfill personal potential.
Performance Management Manage and report on the performance of a substantial, diverse team; set appropriate performance objectives for direct reports or project / account team members and hold them accountable for achieving these; take appropriate corrective action where necessary to ensure the achievement of team/ personal objectives.
Program/Portfolio Management Support Manage a program of work while reporting to senior teammates leveraging assigned product management team processes and protocols.