IT Application Development Manager - Retail Store Tech

Family Dollar; Chesapeake (VA); On-site; USD 123,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

20% annual bonus

Job summary

Family Dollar is seeking a Manager, IT Application Development to lead planning, delivery, and ongoing support of enterprise store technology solutions across its retail footprint. The role manages internal teams and external partners to deliver reliable, secure, and cost-effective applications supporting critical store operations.

The position serves as a central intake and delivery point for store systems initiatives, handling demand, priorities, estimates, vendor performance, and execution at

Qualifications

• Familiarity with retail store systems such as POS, store portals, workforce management, or store level mobile applications.
• Working knowledge of Web and mobile application development, backend services, APIs, and system integrations.
• Experience with data feeds and ETL processes and supporting business-critical, highly integrated systems.
• Exposure to Agile or hybrid delivery models and SDLC best practices.
• General understanding of cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP) and enterprise architecture considerations.

Responsibilities

• Own intake, prioritization, and delivery of application development initiatives from requirements through deployment.
• Lead and coordinate internal staff, consultants, systems integrators, and hardware/software vendors.
• Provide oversight and technical direction for application development, integrations, and deployments.
• Curate scalable enterprise level solutions that are reliable and optimized for future growth.
• Manage multiple concurrent initiatives while identifying risks, dependencies, and mitigation strategies.
• Oversee store technology deployments to ensure minimal operational impact.
• Manage budgets, forecasts, vendor contracts, and change orders.
• Hold vendors accountable to delivery commitments, SLAs, and financial controls.
• Drive process improvement, delivery quality, and operational stability.
• Develop team members through coaching, performance management, and resource planning.
• Travel: 10% or more for project-related events, conferences, and on-site meetings when required.

Skills

Retail store systems

Web/mobile development

APIs & system integrations

ETL processes

Agile / SDLC

Cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP)

Tools

AWS

Azure

GCP

Job description

Family Dollar is seeking a Manager, IT Application Development to lead planning, delivery, and ongoing support of enterprise store technology solutions across its retail footprint. The role manages internal teams and external partners to deliver reliable, secure, and cost-effective applications supporting critical store operations.

The position serves as a central intake and delivery point for store systems initiatives, handling demand, priorities, estimates, vendor performance, and execution at