Manager of Engineering - Inventory Visibility Transactions - Hybrid - Seattle

Nordstrom - Seattle, WA

Full-time - Mid Level

Seattle, WA

Clothing, Clothing Accessories, Shoe, and Jewelry Retailers

About the position

The Engineering Manager role at Nordstrom focuses on leading the Inventory Visibility Transactions organization, which is responsible for developing the Inventory Ledger and Stock-On-Hand systems for enterprise use. This position involves creating a technical strategy that enhances the tech stack supporting these systems, collaborating with various stakeholders, and driving significant changes that can impact Nordstrom's core business operations.

Responsibilities

• Manage multiple related teams within the Inventory Visibility Transactions organization.
• Define KPIs, roadmaps, and priorities for the unit.
• Drive changes across teams to align technical strategy and manage dependencies.
• Enhance organizational vision and strategy to support company goals with guidance from senior leaders.
• Ensure teams have the necessary tools, resources, and information for success.
• Hire and develop capable talent and teams to deliver solutions aligned with business needs.
• Contribute to architecture, coding, test plans, project plans, deployment planning, and operations.
• Employ continuous improvement methodologies to enhance productivity and customer focus.

Requirements

• 7+ years of relevant work experience.
• 2+ years of experience managing teams; experience managing other managers is a plus.
• BA/BS in Computer Science or a closely related degree, or equivalent practical experience.
• Proven track record of shipping well-designed systems built for scale and tested for performance.
• Experience with Cloud technologies, such as AWS, is a plus.
• Good understanding of dev-ops best practices, CI/CD, alerting, monitoring, A/B testing, and production support.
• Experience with agile software development methodologies, such as SCRUM or Kanban.