Manager, Corporate Systems Delivery

JD Sports Fashion • Indianapolis, IN

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About The Position

The Manager, Corporate Delivery - CFS manages and develops engineering teams responsible for workstreams supporting finance and other corporate functions. The role combines managerial responsibilities with hands-on technical expertise. Working with product management, business, and engineering partners, the manager helps teams plan, build, and release products and features used through the company’s website and agent-assisted service applications. The leader is expected to demonstrate JD Finish Line’s core values of Customer, People, Winning, Community, and Financial Responsibility.

The position oversees staffing, management, training, and performance of internal and contracted development resources; supports team performance through Agile, continuous delivery, and test-driven development practices; and provides solution-oriented guidance on engineering approaches. It also involves collaborating with product, Scrum, functional, business, and engineering partners to plan and build technical solutions, enforce software design and code-quality standards, and drive process improvement.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
• 3–5+ years of experience managing software development teams.
• Intermediate experience with Microsoft Office 365, SharePoint, PowerPoint, and needed development tools.
• In-depth understanding of Agile values, principles, and the Scrum framework.
• Understanding of the fundamentals of iterative and incremental development.
• Strong leadership, teambuilding, and mentoring skills.
• Strong organizational, communication, interpersonal, and conflict-resolution skills.
• Ability to tailor written and verbal communications to different audiences, from project teams to executive-level stakeholders.
• Ability to sit for more than 6 hours per shift; use hands to finger, handle, and feel; reach with hands and arms; talk and/or hear; and walk or move between locations.
• Occasionally climb, balance, stoop, kneel, or crouch.
• Lift and/or move up to 10 pounds regularly and up to 50 pounds occasionally.
• Punctuality and regular attendance consistent with company policies.

Nice To Haves

• Prior technical or engineering experience.
• Workday Finance and HCM integration experience.
• Atlassian suite and Jira software experience.
• Experience in a retail environment.

Responsibilities

• Manage appropriate staffing, staff management, training, and performance management for internal resources and contracted development resources.
• Lead, build, and mentor teams.
• Help teams achieve high performance through best practices in Agile, continuous delivery, and test-driven development.
• Collaborate with Product Managers and Scrum Masters to support team performance and collaboration and address opportunities for improvement.
• Provide solution-driven guidance and support to teams on engineering approaches and best practices.
• Collaborate with functional analysts, business partners, business analysts, product managers, and developers to organize, plan, and build technical solutions.
• Enforce standards for code reusability, code quality, and other software design and engineering best practices.
• Drive process improvement and best practices across teams.
• Perform additional projects and duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager