Sr. Engineering Manager, HR Technology (Hybrid - Seattle, WA)

Nordstrom • Seattle, WA

102d • $191,000 - $297,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

Nordstrom's HR Technology Team is seeking an experienced HR Systems Engineering Sr. Manager to join our People Technology organization. In this role, you will manage a team of Engineers specializing in building and maintaining HR systems, ensuring all digital assets operate in a highly reliable, responsive, and efficient way. In this role, you will define strategy and manage the roadmap for the technology stack supporting HR, including various tool sets, automation, cloud access and integration, and enablement tools. You will provide technical direction and organizational leadership for a team of Software Engineers who design, test, deploy, and maintain HR systems built to support Nordstrom's needs and strategy. In partnership with technical program management, you will define processes and measurements to ensure strength in performance and delivery. You will own technical solutions—in accordance with Nordstrom's engineering standards—and you will be accountable for recruiting and hiring talent as well as coaching and mentoring your team members in their career.

Requirements

• BA/BS in Computer Science or closely related degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 10+ years professional experience of software development.
• 5+ years leading and developing teams.
• 5+ years of experience of building solutions in an agile environment.
• Experience with containerization including Docker and Kubernetes a plus.
• Experience with streaming technologies such as Kafka.
• Experience with AWS or other cloud-based environments and tools.
• Experience working with cloud technologies, manage scalable solutions that are truly full stack: frontend, backend, data engineering, DB, dev-ops, true CI/CD, support.
• Exposure to tech stacks like .Net Core or Java for services, Python for streams/batches, Javascript/React for frontends.
• Proven track record of leading large cross-functional software projects.
• Exceptional customer relationship skills including the ability to discover the true requirements underlying feature requests.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in Workday HCM or similar preferred.

Responsibilities

• Influences, coaches and mentors beyond the scope of own team.
• Aligns and develops department and organization strategy to support company objectives and goals.
• Contributes to architecture, coding, test plans, project plans, deployment planning and operations to drive excellence and lead organization towards its goals.
• Drives capability roadmap and defines operational excellence.
• Understands, aligns, and communicates organization goals/strategy in addition to setting direction at the department level.
• Guide and motivate a highly talented team to deliver quickly and predictably, adjusting in an agile fashion to deliver efficient technical solutions aligned with business needs.
• Manage complex scope of work with multiple tracks in progress at a given time including operational excellence operating in true DevOps model.
• Employ continuous improvement methodologies across own team.
• Partner with Program, Product, and Business teams to establish short-term goals and long-term vision, including OKRs and other measurements of success.
• Connect with leadership and partners to bring back the broader business context to the engineering team.
• Develop growth plans with engineers based on opportunities, their interests, Nordstrom Competencies, and our Tech Talent Framework.
• Hire capable and motivated talent/teams that can deliver swiftly and predictably.
• Ensure team has the tools, resources, and information they need to be successful.
• End to end ownership of cross-functional projects, including product definition, roadmap planning, resource planning and project execution.
• Driving the roadmap and vision for the teams, collaborate with product groups and partner teams to deliver value to our customers.
• Lead the definition and execution of strategic projects aimed at reducing the total cost and time to market for launch.
• Own direct communication with leadership team.
• Drive the delivery of critical business initiatives, managing all aspects of the project such as project planning, budget tracking, requirements definition, risk management, communication, and implementation planning.

Benefits

• Medical/Vision, Dental, Retirement and Paid Time Away.
• Life Insurance and Disability.
• Merchandise Discount and EAP Resources.
• 401k, medical/vision/dental/life/disability insurance options, PTO accruals, Holidays, and more.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Industry: Clothing, Clothing Accessories, Shoe, and Jewelry Retailers
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree