Vice President, Technology
About The Position
Stüssy's Global Technology team operates the systems supporting stores, ecommerce, wholesale, and logistics, including ERP, ecommerce, merchandise planning, third-party logistics integrations, store and end-user IT, and the data platform connecting these systems. The organization is rebuilding its technology foundation while continuing to support daily business operations. Current initiatives include replacing the ERP with NetSuite and the planning system with RELEX, transitioning to a new third-party logistics provider, rebuilding the data layer on BigQuery, and rearchitecting Shopify. The Vice President of Technology leads the Global Technology organization and oversees enterprise architecture, business systems strategy, Business Applications, Data & Engineering, and IT Infrastructure. The role is responsible for delivering the new technology foundation while developing the internal capabilities required to support and continuously improve it. It owns the multi-year roadmap, major platform implementations, enterprise architecture, technology budget, resource plan, vendor relationships, and dependable application, infrastructure, and end-user support.
Requirements
- 10+ years of progressively responsible technology leadership experience in retail, apparel, footwear, consumer products, or a similarly complex omnichannel business; experience at a company with revenue of several hundred million dollars or more is ideal.
- Experience leading a major ERP implementation from design through stabilization while maintaining business operations; comparable ERP implementation leadership experience is required.
- Deep experience with Shopify ecommerce and retail ecosystems, including Shopify Plus, POS, and related applications supporting orders, inventory, fulfillment, payments, and customer experience.
- Experience implementing or operating merchandise planning, allocation, and replenishment platforms such as RELEX, Toolio, Blue Yonder, or comparable solutions.
- Strong enterprise architecture capabilities across applications, integrations, and data ownership, with an understanding of product lifecycle, merchandising, inventory, store operations, fulfillment, and financial processes.
- Experience delivering business analytics and reporting in partnership with business leaders, including data quality, metric definitions, and modern data platforms.
- Experience building and developing internal technology teams, managing managers, and establishing platform support and knowledge transfer from implementation partners.
- Experience owning multi-project roadmaps, budgets, and governance, including disciplined intake, prioritization, capacity planning, and change control.
- Strong business-facing leadership skills, including listening, translating requirements, communicating trade-offs clearly, and building alignment across executives and functional teams.
Nice To Haves
- Direct NetSuite experience is strongly preferred.
- Background in apparel, fashion, footwear, or streetwear, with experience in global, multi-region retail, ecommerce, and wholesale environments.
- Direct RELEX implementation experience, BigQuery experience, and exposure to PLM and third-party logistics integrations.
- Experience building a platform ownership or internal product management model for business systems.
- Experience leading a hybrid organization of in-house leads and outsourced or offshore specialists.
- Experience leading technology in a founder-led or brand-led business.
Responsibilities
- Own the sequenced, costed multi-year technology roadmap across NetSuite, Shopify ecommerce and POS, RELEX, BigQuery, and future PLM, aligned with company goals.
- Lead NetSuite and RELEX delivery as the executive technology owner, overseeing architecture, integrations, data migration, testing, cutover, and post-go-live stabilization while protecting approved scope, budget, and timelines.
- Own enterprise architecture across ERP, ecommerce, POS, planning, PLM, order and warehouse systems, data, and analytics; establish system-of-record ownership and clear platform boundaries.
- Partner with Finance, Planning, Operations, Retail, Ecommerce, and Logistics leaders to translate business needs into a prioritized roadmap with clear trade-offs.
- Lead and develop the Business Applications, Data & Engineering, and IT Infrastructure teams, strengthening internal platform ownership and reducing unnecessary dependence on external partners.
- Develop the BigQuery-based data and analytics roadmap in partnership with the Data & Engineering Leader, enabling reliable, self-service reporting across the business.
- Own the technology budget, resource plan, and vendor relationships while ensuring dependable application, infrastructure, and end-user support.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Executive
Education Level
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