GROUP DELIVERY DIRECTOR-DIGITAL COMMERCE 

(Plano Texas, In Office) 

 

The Group Delivery Director is a strategic software engineering leader overseeing the Digital Commerce Journey Platform. You are responsible for driving the technology strategy for the Digital Commerce business with the ability to dive deep into technology with engineers. This role is responsible for staying on top of industry trends and emerging technology, specifically pertaining to eCommerce technology. 

 

ABOUT UPBOUND 

Upbound Group, Inc. (effective February 27, 2023: NASDAQ: UPBD) is an omni-channel platform company committed to elevating financial opportunity for all through innovative, inclusive, and technology-driven financial solutions that address the evolving needs and aspirations of consumers. The Company’s customer-facing operating units include industry-leading brands such as Rent-A-Center and Acima that facilitate consumer transactions across a wide range of store-based and digital retail channels, including over 2,400 company branded retail units across the United States, Mexico and Puerto Rico. Upbound Group, Inc. is headquartered in Plano, Texas. Acima is headquartered in Draper Utah. 

 

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES 

Partners closely with business stakeholders to include marketing, product management, engineering and other cross functional leaders. You will build innovative products, services and platforms to grow the Upbound Digital Commerce business  Leads all engineering efforts related to Digital Commerce journey platform, teams and deliverables  Collaborates closely with product management to determine requirements and roadmaps for Digital Commerce and designs strategic technical direction for the way engineering will deliver on that roadmap  Manages employee performance and administrative leadership requirements  Collaborates with enterprise architecture, value streams and platform teams  Partners closely with the Technical PMO Director to ensure successful delivery of initiatives and coverage across key initiatives  Establishes KPI’s for software development as well as delivers on OKR’s  Defines and ensures adherence to engineering standards and drives best practices across the Digital Commerce organization  Partners with QA to ensure high quality software delivery and ensures that teams are effectively responding to issues in a timely manner  Manages and allocates resources effectively to meet delivery expectations and delivers high quality software solutions to drive business value  Stays updated with the latest industry trends, emerging technologies and software engineering practices and incorporates them into the development process where appropriate  Provides regular reports and updates to executive management on the progress, achievements and challenges of the software engineering function including financial performance and budget utilization  Fosters a culture of innovation, collaboration and continuous improvement within the engineering team  Accountable for adoption of our agile operating model and delivery standards for all teams 

 

QUALIFICATIONS 

15+ years of experience in software engineering or technology  10+ years of industry experience in retail technology and Digital Commerce  Understanding of quality assurance   Strong experience working in an agile environment  Proven track record of balancing multiple complex cross functional projects and processes with multiple stakeholders  Ability to understand and articulate big picture technology and architecture  Understanding of platform and service development  Experience building, leading and delivering in complex Digital Commerce technology environments  Highly competent with eCommerce technology, trends and delivery  Demonstrated experience delivering quality enterprise software development projects  Excellent oral and written communications skills to include presentation and negotiation skills with senior executives  Ability to travel up to 15% as needed 

BENEFITS/COMPENSATION 

DTO (discretionary time off).  Medical insurance with Blue Cross Blue Shield  Health Savings Account (HSA) with company contribution.  Dental insurance (Cigna) and Vision insurance (United Healthcare)  Paid holidays  401K match 6%/3%  College tuition reimbursement program (STEAM) Science, Technology, Engineering, Accounting, Math 

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