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84.51° Overview:
84.51° is a retail data science, insights and media company. We help The Kroger Co., consumer packaged goods companies, agencies, publishers and affiliates create more personalized and valuable experiences for shoppers across the path to purchase.
Powered by cutting-edge science, we utilize first-party retail data from more than 62 million U.S. households sourced through the Kroger Plus loyalty card program to fuel a more customer-centric journey using 84.51° Insights, 84.51° Loyalty Marketing and our retail media advertising solution, Kroger Precision Marketing.
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VP, SOFTWARE ENGINEERING (G5)
LOCATION: Cincinnati, Chicago
COMPANY OVERVIEW:
At 84.51°, we build software products that make customers’ lives easier and move the retail industry forward with our bleeding-edge data science. We believe high-performing teams deliver exceptional results time and time again.
SUMMARY:
The Vice President of Software Development will lead teams of data and software engineers in our Commercial Organization, developing the foundational data assets, sciences, and capabilities that fuel our flagship commercial products: 84.51° Stratum and Kroger Ad Platform. This role will play a strategic role on the Technology Leadership Team. This role will be responsible for partnering with 84.51° Product Management and Data Science to lead all strategic, tactical, and operational aspects of building software applications to support the overall 84.51° strategy. The role will also be responsible for leading the development of a world class application development organization. The successful candidate will be an innovative, forward thinking technology leader with a relentless focus on customers and inspiring people.
- Overseeing the design, development, and implementation of software solutions that meet customer needs and adhere to industry standards.
- Driving innovation, development and strategic initiatives within Engineering.
- Providing leadership to create clarity between Engineering priorities/projects and the strategic objectives of the 8451.
- Collaborating with Data Science and Product Management teams to implement data science and AI capabilities into externally facing products
- Building relationships with key partners within the Kroger Technology organization to share best practices, help accelerate the growth of both organizations and deliver joint initiatives as appropriate.
- Actively championing 84.51° agile mindset by demonstrating lean-agile leadership, helping manage boundaries and remove impediments for development teams.
- Effectively communicating within Engineering, across 84.51° and global talent partners, and with the 84.51° Executive team on the vision, strategy and plans for the Adtech, Insights, and Incentives teams.
- Recruiting, motivating, mentoring and growing a world-class Engineering team that are experts in modern cloud technology
- Leading global high performing teams across multiple time zones to deliver business value on time and with high quality.
- Driving for continuous improvement in operational effectiveness within Engineering and across 84.51°.
- Leading and coaching direct reports in the performance of responsibilities; providing ongoing feedback to direct reports and completing performance reviews.
- Identify and implement tools and technologies that enhance productivity and efficiency within the engineering team.
- Stay abreast of industry trends, emerging technologies, and competitive landscape to drive innovation within the engineering team.
QUALIFICATIONS, SKILLS, AND EXPERIENCE
The right person will thrive in a fast paced, innovative environment that is unorthodox at times by possessing the following skills and experiences:
- Proven ability to think and contribute at the strategic level.
- Proven ability to translate strategic vision into successful execution and lead teams through change
- Minimum 10 years software development experience
- Experience leading the development of cloud native products
- Experience partnering with Data Science and Product Management teams to deploy Machine Learning, Analytics, and AI into externally facing products
- Experience leading global development teams spanning multiple time zones
- Demonstrated capability to build, mentor and maintain an inclusive team-based environment.
- Delivered innovative results in previous roles and have strong knowledge of industry trends (Advertising, Insights, and Loyalty) and industry competition.
- Demonstrated written, verbal and presentation/ public speaking communication skills.
- Demonstrated interpersonal skills with an ability to communicate and work effectively with diverse groups of people.
- Proven commitment to continuous improvement within the workplace.
- Strong performance management experience of large work groups.
- Strong problem-solving and decision-making skills.
- Strong experience leading and operating in a lean, agile environment.
- Strong experience building solutions in the big data, advanced analytics, data science space.
- Strong experience leading distributed agile teams.
IMPORTANT INFO
Candidates must be able to come into the office on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday of each week. We have locations in Cincinnati, OH, and Chicago, IL. There are no remote options for this position.
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Pay Transparency and Benefits
- The stated salary range represents the entire span applicable across all geographic markets from lowest to highest. Actual salary offers will be determined by multiple factors including but not limited to geographic location, relevant experience, knowledge, skills, other job-related qualifications, and alignment with market data and cost of labor. In addition to salary, this position is also eligible for variable compensation.
- Below is a list of some of the benefits we offer our associates:
- Health: Medical: with competitive plan designs and support for self-care, wellness and mental health. Dental: with in-network and out-of-network benefit. Vision: with in-network and out-of-network benefit.
- Wealth: 401(k) with Roth option and matching contribution. Health Savings Account with matching contribution (requires participation in qualifying medical plan). AD&D and supplemental insurance options to help ensure additional protection for you.
- Happiness: Hybrid work environment. Paid time off with flexibility to meet your life needs, including 5 weeks of vacation time, 7 health and wellness days, 3 floating holidays, as well as 6 company-paid holidays per year. Paid leave for maternity, paternity and family care instances.
84.51° Chicago, Illinois, USA Office
433 W Van Buren St, Suite 610, Chicago, IL, United States, 60606
84.51° Deerfield, Illinois, USA Office
540 Lake Cook Road, Suite 100, Deerfield, IL, United States, 60015
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