Ralph Lauren Senior Digital Technology Manager, Commerce Platform
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Job summary
Ralph Lauren is looking for a Commerce Senior Technical Manager based in Bangalore, India. This role requires overseeing teams and driving digital commerce initiatives while managing a transition to composable commerce architecture.
The ideal candidate should have over 10 years of experience in e-commerce platform development, a strong technical background, and expertise in leading distributed teams across different regions, ensuring scalable and optimized solutions.
Qualifications
- 10+ years of software development experience focused on digital commerce platforms.
- 5+ years of experience managing engineering teams in distributed environments.
- Strong technical leadership with expertise in full-stack development.
Responsibilities
- Lead technical teams focusing on SFCC platform development.
- Guide the adoption of Composable Commerce architecture.
- Champion performance optimization and scalability best practices.
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Job description
This role will be based in Bangalore, India. We are seeking an exceptional Commerce Senior Technical Manager with 10+ years of experience to lead our transformational journey from monolithic commerce architecture to modern, headless composable commerce solutions. This strategic role combines deep technical expertise with strong people management capabilities, overseeing global development teams while driving enterprise-scale digital commerce initiatives. The successful candidate will manage distributed teams across multiple regions, champion performance optimization, and establish scalable architecture patterns that support our evolving digital commerce platform across Next.js, React, composable frontends, SFCC backend, microservices/APIs, and analytics. This role will play a key part in building the next generation of commerce capabilities, supporting our transition toward Composable Commerce architecture, and strengthening our global commerce engineering capabilities.
- Provide hands‑on technical guidance to development teams on SFCC platform development.
- Act as a solution architect and technical advisor for commerce platform initiatives.
- Guide the team on modern engineering practices, design patterns, and scalable architecture.
- Lead adoption of Composable Commerce architecture, integrating APIs, microservices, and headless frameworks.
- Ensure best practices around performance optimization, scalability, and security within the commerce ecosystem.
- Define and evolve scalable, secure, high‑performance commerce architecture using composable principles.
- Act as solution architect and technical advisor for commerce platform initiatives.
- Champion Composable Performance optimization and Service‑Oriented Architecture (SOA) patterns.
- Drive migration strategy from monolithic SFCC to headless composable architecture.
- Lead adoption of Composable Commerce architecture, integrating APIs, microservices, and headless frameworks.
- Establish technical standards and best practices for the composable commerce stack.
- Oversee development of Next.js (React) front‑end applications with focus on performance and user experience.
- Guide implementation of DXP (Digital Experience Platform) design patterns and Storybook component libraries.
- Manage integration strategies between Contentful CMS, Harper Cloud, and SFCC SCAPI APIs.
- Ensure proper implementation of cloud‑native database solutions on edge computing infrastructure.
- Drive adoption of CI/CD practices, release governance, and quality assurance frameworks.
- Lead and mentor a global, multidisciplinary development organization spanning multiple time zones (North America, India, and other regions).
- Manage 6+ developers in India while coordinating with international development teams.
- Oversee cross‑functional engineering teams including frontend, backend, performance, analytics, and release management.
- Represent Composable Commerce Engineering at leadership and executive levels, providing technical vision and strategic direction.
- Foster a culture of innovation, continuous learning, and technical excellence across the organization.
- Ability to work in the globally distributed delivery model efficiently.
- Partner closely with Product and Program leadership on enterprise‑scale digital commerce initiatives.
- Ensure predictable delivery of product features, enhancements, and platform improvements.
- Provide regular delivery updates, risk assessments, and progress reports to stakeholders.
- Continuously improve development velocity, code quality, and engineering productivity.
- SFCC Development- Proven experience with Salesforce Commerce Cloud (SFCC/Demandware) development and ISML front‑end
- Next.js (React) Expertise- Deep understanding of server‑side rendering, static generation, and performance optimization
- DXP Design & Storybook- Experience with design system implementation and component library management
- Harper Cloud Data Access- Understanding of cloud data access patterns and edge computing
- CMS Integration- Experience with headless CMS architecture, content modeling, and data pipelines
- Frontend Integrations- Subject matter expertise in API integrations and microservices architecture
- Akamai Routing Configuration as Code- Experience with CDN configuration and infrastructure as code practices
- Cloud Data Pipelines- Knowledge of cloud data pipeline architecture and implementation
- CMS Pipelines/Webhooks- Understanding of content delivery automation and event‑driven architecture
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related technical field
- 12+ yearsof software development experience with strong focus on digital commerce platforms
- 5+ yearsof experience managing engineering teams and leading technology delivery in distributed environments
- 3+ yearsin technical leadership roles with proven experience managing global development teams
- Strong background in e‑commerce platform development and digital transformation initiatives
- Deep expertise in full‑stack development across frontend and backend technologies
- Experience with microservices architecture and API‑first development approaches
- Demonstrated ability to communicate complex technical concepts to executive stakeholders
- Experience working with global stakeholders across product, engineering, and business teams
- Bachelors or Master's degree in relevant technical field
- Experience with Salesforce Commerce Cloud B2C implementation and migration projects
- Previous experience in retail or fashion industry
- Certification in cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud)
- Experience with Agile/Scrum methodologies in distributed team environments
- Background in performance optimization for high‑traffic e‑commerce applications
- Analytics platform integration experience
- Experience working with global stakeholders across product, engineering, and business teams
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