VP of IT
Job Description Started in 1989, Duluth Trading Company exists to enable hard-working individuals to take on life with their own two hands. Folks that revel in doing it the hard way and celebrate finding a better way. We seek talented individuals who share these beliefs and are excited to further the Duluth Trading legacy with a digital-first mindset, always moving forward and always innovating. From ingenious Duluth workwear, to comfortably capable Buck Naked Underwear, to outside-embracing AKHG, to meticulously built and sourced Best Made, it's all about the innovative gear and gadgets that equip customers for a more hands-on way of life. Top-notch quality, immersive storytelling, outstanding customer service, and the shared belief that the go-all-in-and-dig-deep spirit exists with everyone are what sets Duluth Trading Co. apart. We seek talented folks looking to be part of a can-do team that's hellbent on helping the world to gear up, get its hands dirty, and do. Work Environment:
At Duluth Trading Company, we fundamentally believe in strong in-person interactions as our culture thrives when we learn, create, and collaborate with each other. The position will be based in our corporate headquarters in Mt. Horeb, WI, just outside Madison. What You'll Do:
Lead/Participate in proactive team efforts to achieve departmental and company goals. Adopt the organization's values in personal work behaviors, decision making, contributions, and interpersonal interactions. Contribute to a positive work environment by demonstrating cultural expectations, influencing others to reward performance, and valuing can do people; accountability; diversity, equity, and inclusion; flexibility; continuous improvement; collaboration; creativity; and fun. Provide leadership in the development and the continuous evaluation of short and long-term strategic information technology objectives, roadmap, and success measures. Collaborate with the Senior Leadership team to ensure appropriate sequence and pathing of technology initiatives to achieve the company's Big Dam Blueprint Strategy, associated outcomes, and needed business capabilities to do so. Represent IT Roadmap investments in quarterly updates to the immediate and long-term capital plan highlighting any updates to the Technology spend. Ensure mature architecture practices are used to incrementally modernize the technology solutions providing a flexible, adaptable, and cost-effective set of business solutions. Manage and maintain computer systems, communication systems, and office systems (both hardware and software) to meet the needs of the corporation and to ensure security. Approve the purchase, rent, lease, license, or other acquisition from outside sources of computer systems, communications systems, hardware, software, or services to meet the needs of the company in accordance with established corporate policies. Approve changes in technology, communication, or office systems equipment to minimize expenses while ensuring reliable and timely services. Establish credibility throughout the organization and with the Board of Directors as a strategic leader. Update the Audit Committee quarterly on the progress of the IT Security Roadmap, security incidents, emerging cyber threats, and overall company security posture. Meets every other month with the Audit Committee Chairman to discuss progress and more specific security topics. Reviews formulation of project definitions showing project objectives, information system requirements, and proposed systems' analytical and programming personnel requirements. Review requests for additional information systems services and identify the impact on currently planned resources. Directs the continuous improvement of the information systems staff, equipment, and procedures to maintain pace with technological progress, economic change, and business needs. Prepares an annual information systems budget and establishes controls to stay within the specified limits of that budget. What We're Looking For:
Master's degree in computer science, business administration, or related fields is desirable. Equivalent work experience would be considered. 20 years of experience, including overseeing the development and maintenance of eCommerce applications, systems development, and technical operations. 8-10 years of progressive IT and architecture experience in a similar role. Experience in a retail environment fueled by several ERP systems and services. Experience in a high growth, retail e-commerce environment. Software application development experience with the ability to provide mobile app development input. Experience implementing governance, SLAs, and best practices in an enterprise systems environment. Hands-on experience architecting, designing, implementing, and delivering highly scalable solutions in a retail environment. Hands-on experiences in architecting serverless microservices in public cloud and building enterprise services platform in Azure and/or AWS components. Strong leadership and enterprise architecture skills. Strong business acumen to provide knowledge and counsel to internal IT and potential external collaboration partners. In-depth knowledge of specialized architecture in areas such as cloud computing, networks, cybersecurity and positioning of emerging technologies (e.g. SaaS, PaaS, IaaS). Extensive experience in delivering a services/API first strategy and implementing unified services/API platforms in the cloud. Familiarity with various integration patterns (e.g. Pub/Sub, Req/Resp, RPC, Asynch Broadcast etc.) Duluth Headquarters Benefits and Perks As we continue to grow Duluth Trading Company and its house of brands, the perks have perked up, too. We've boosted an already impressive benefits package to include:
unlimited paid time-off, 12-week full-pay parental leave, paid holiday time for the important observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Juneteenth, flexible schedules, and more! Why'd we go all out? Because our pursuit of a better way means that when it comes to great talent, better perks are a given. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Salary Range:
$250K -- $500K+
Minimum Qualification
Technology ManagementEstimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
At Duluth Trading Company, we fundamentally believe in strong in-person interactions as our culture thrives when we learn, create, and collaborate with each other. The position will be based in our corporate headquarters in Mt. Horeb, WI, just outside Madison. What You'll Do:
Lead/Participate in proactive team efforts to achieve departmental and company goals. Adopt the organization's values in personal work behaviors, decision making, contributions, and interpersonal interactions. Contribute to a positive work environment by demonstrating cultural expectations, influencing others to reward performance, and valuing can do people; accountability; diversity, equity, and inclusion; flexibility; continuous improvement; collaboration; creativity; and fun. Provide leadership in the development and the continuous evaluation of short and long-term strategic information technology objectives, roadmap, and success measures. Collaborate with the Senior Leadership team to ensure appropriate sequence and pathing of technology initiatives to achieve the company's Big Dam Blueprint Strategy, associated outcomes, and needed business capabilities to do so. Represent IT Roadmap investments in quarterly updates to the immediate and long-term capital plan highlighting any updates to the Technology spend. Ensure mature architecture practices are used to incrementally modernize the technology solutions providing a flexible, adaptable, and cost-effective set of business solutions. Manage and maintain computer systems, communication systems, and office systems (both hardware and software) to meet the needs of the corporation and to ensure security. Approve the purchase, rent, lease, license, or other acquisition from outside sources of computer systems, communications systems, hardware, software, or services to meet the needs of the company in accordance with established corporate policies. Approve changes in technology, communication, or office systems equipment to minimize expenses while ensuring reliable and timely services. Establish credibility throughout the organization and with the Board of Directors as a strategic leader. Update the Audit Committee quarterly on the progress of the IT Security Roadmap, security incidents, emerging cyber threats, and overall company security posture. Meets every other month with the Audit Committee Chairman to discuss progress and more specific security topics. Reviews formulation of project definitions showing project objectives, information system requirements, and proposed systems' analytical and programming personnel requirements. Review requests for additional information systems services and identify the impact on currently planned resources. Directs the continuous improvement of the information systems staff, equipment, and procedures to maintain pace with technological progress, economic change, and business needs. Prepares an annual information systems budget and establishes controls to stay within the specified limits of that budget. What We're Looking For:
Master's degree in computer science, business administration, or related fields is desirable. Equivalent work experience would be considered. 20 years of experience, including overseeing the development and maintenance of eCommerce applications, systems development, and technical operations. 8-10 years of progressive IT and architecture experience in a similar role. Experience in a retail environment fueled by several ERP systems and services. Experience in a high growth, retail e-commerce environment. Software application development experience with the ability to provide mobile app development input. Experience implementing governance, SLAs, and best practices in an enterprise systems environment. Hands-on experience architecting, designing, implementing, and delivering highly scalable solutions in a retail environment. Hands-on experiences in architecting serverless microservices in public cloud and building enterprise services platform in Azure and/or AWS components. Strong leadership and enterprise architecture skills. Strong business acumen to provide knowledge and counsel to internal IT and potential external collaboration partners. In-depth knowledge of specialized architecture in areas such as cloud computing, networks, cybersecurity and positioning of emerging technologies (e.g. SaaS, PaaS, IaaS). Extensive experience in delivering a services/API first strategy and implementing unified services/API platforms in the cloud. Familiarity with various integration patterns (e.g. Pub/Sub, Req/Resp, RPC, Asynch Broadcast etc.) Duluth Headquarters Benefits and Perks As we continue to grow Duluth Trading Company and its house of brands, the perks have perked up, too. We've boosted an already impressive benefits package to include:
unlimited paid time-off, 12-week full-pay parental leave, paid holiday time for the important observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Juneteenth, flexible schedules, and more! Why'd we go all out? Because our pursuit of a better way means that when it comes to great talent, better perks are a given. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Salary Range:
$250K -- $500K+
Minimum Qualification
Technology ManagementEstimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
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