VP, IT Applications

Dollar Tree • Chesapeake, VA

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The Vice President of IT Applications will lead the strategy, delivery, and operation of all enterprise and customer-facing applications across Family Dollar. This executive will lead the application portfolio supporting stores, merchandising, supply chain, and core corporate functions. This high visibility role partners closely with executive business leaders and supports the majority of business applications to drive revenue growth, improve margins, and enhance customer experience through modern, scalable, and reliable technology platforms. The VP will lead large, distributed teams and manage a significant application budget, vendor ecosystem, and transformation roadmap. This role combines deep technical expertise and a strong track record of leading enterprise-wide application development in a fast-paced retail or consumer environment.

Requirements

• 15+ years of progressive IT leadership experience, with at least 5+ years in a senior leadership role focused on growth and development.
• Experience leading enterprise and customer-facing applications in retail, consumer, or high-volume transaction environments.
• Proven ownership of large budgets and complex vendor ecosystems.
• Demonstrated success leading major platform implementations or transformations.
• Executive presence and strong business acumen
• Ability to influence C-suite and cross-functional stakeholders
• Experience leading large, distributed teams
• Strong financial and vendor management capabilities
• Strong leadership, change management, and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, or related field required.

Nice To Haves

• Retail, distribution, or high-transaction volume environment experience preferred.
• MBA or advanced degree preferred.

Responsibilities

• Define and execute the enterprise application strategy aligned to business goals.
• Lead modernization initiatives across merchandising, store, supply chain, and corporate systems.
• Establish target architecture and platform roadmaps.
• Own enterprise platforms including: ERP (finance, procurement), HRIS and workforce management, Vendor and master data systems.
• Lead a large, multi-layered organization of directors, managers, and engineers.
• Manage application budgets.
• Oversee vendor and system integrator relationships.
• Build and retain high-performing teams.
• Serve as a strategic partner to merchandising, supply chain, finance, and store operations leaders.
• Translate business priorities into technology initiatives with measurable ROI.
• Present application strategies and outcomes to executive leadership.

Benefits

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What This Job Offers

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