Manager, IT Front End (Hybrid)

Socket.dev; North Carolina; On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Belk is seeking a Manager, IT Front-End Engineering to lead a talented team focused on building scalable, high-quality user interfaces for the e-commerce platform. You will guide architecture, mentor engineers, and drive end-to-end delivery from concept to deployment.

You will collaborate with PMs, UX/UI, and other leaders to define the front-end roadmap, manage budgets and timelines, and ensure best practices across Next.js and React implementations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Information Systems is required.
• 10+ years of experience delivering IT solutions.
• Retail industry experience is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide hands-on technical guidance on front-end architecture for Next.js and React.
• Lead agile ceremonies, plan sprints, and remove impediments for predictable delivery.
• Collaborate with PMs, UX/UI designers, and other leaders to define front-end roadmap.
• Oversee analytics tagging using Tealium Tag Management.
• Conduct design and code reviews to ensure high-quality outcomes.
• Plan and document enhancements and defect remediation; manage small projects.
• Coordinate with PMO on budgets, timelines, risks, and stakeholder communication.
• Mentor and grow a team of front-end engineers and monitor workload.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Front-end architecture

Mentorship

Agile ceremonies

Team leadership

UI/UX collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Information Systems

Tools

VSCode

Bitbucket

JIRA

Confluence

Harness

Vercel

Job description

The Manager, ITFront-End Engineering will lead a talented team of engineers responsible for building and enhancing the user interface of our e-commerce platform. You will provide technical leadership, mentorship, and strategic direction to drive the development of highly performant, scalable, and engaging user experiences. This role requires a deep understanding of modern front-end architecture and a passion for fostering a collaborative and innovative team culture. You will be responsible for the end-to-end delivery of front-end projects, from initial concept to deployment, ensuring the team delivers high-quality code and meets business objectives. Generates estimates for work and collaborates on priorities. Collaborating closely with the Project Manager is accountable for creating and maintaining the budget and overseeing the timeline. Removes impediments for the team. Ensures team has the correct skill sets to execute against priorities.

Essential Function

Technical Strategy & Delivery:

• Provide hands-on technical guidance on architecture and design for the front-end codebase, emphasizing best practices in Next.js and React.
• Lead the team in agile/scrum ceremonies, facilitate sprint planning, and remove impediments to ensure smooth and predictable delivery cycles.
• Collaborate with Product Managers, UX/UI Designers, and other engineering leaders to define the front-end roadmap and translate business requirements into technical solutions.
• Oversee the implementation and management of customer-facing analytics and marketing tags using Tealium Tag Management.
• Conducts design and code reviews and acts as gatekeeper of high quality
• Take responsibility for the definition, documentation, and successful completion of enhancements and defect remediation
• Executes and coordinates quality assurance testing and acts as gatekeeper of high quality. Coordinates and manages small projects, enhancements, and defect remediation

Portfolio Planning and Project Initiation:

• Ensures the defining, prioritizing, and initiating technology projects for assigned area(s)
• Collaborates with the PM to effectively schedule available resource capacity against project demand and to provide meaningful project start and milestone dates
• Collaborates with the business team to develop relevant business cases
• Provide definition and planning level estimates for approved projects
• Provides ongoing communication to IT executives and stakeholders
• Coordinates required cross-functional teams

Program & Project Delivery: Provides thought leadership on IT solutions to deliver new capabilities for business benefits

• Collaborates with the PMO for the definition, documentation and successful completion of complex projects
• Collaborates with the PMO to ensure scope, budget, timeline, risks and issues are monitored and controlled throughout the project
• Monitor and control resource, revenue, expenses and capital costs against the project budget and manage expectations of all project stakeholders
• Completes administrative tasks such as time, invoice and user access approval

Relationship Management:

• Builds effective relationships between IT, business users, and internal/external service providers
• Acts as a point of contact and facilitate access to subject matter experts
• Communicates to senior levels on technical, Shared Services and 3rd-party issues Responsible for the assignment of internal project resources

People Management:

• Lead, coach, and manage a team of front-end engineers, fostering their professional and technical growth.
• Provides support and guidance as required, in line with individuals’ abilities
• Advises individuals on career paths, and encourage pro‑active development of skills and capabilities
• Sets performance targets, and monitors progress against agreed quality and performance criteria
• Reviews and monitors resource work load

Other duties as assigned

Required for All Jobs

• Performs other duties as assigned
• Complies with all policies and standards

QUALIFICATIONS

EDUCATION

Bachelor's Degree

in Information Systems

Required

WORK EXPERIENCE

Experience

Experience Details

Required/Preferred

• Experience managing projects utilizing Agile methodology

Required

• 10+ years experience with development and delivery of solutions

Required

• Experience in managing and leading an IT team, developing and managing operational and project related budgets

Required

• Experience managing IT projects and project teams utilizing industry standard SDLC methodologies

Required

• Retail industry experience

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES

Technologies:

• Modern JavaScript frameworks, particularly React and Next.js
• Tools such as VSCode, Bitbucket, JIRA, Confluence, and Harness.
• Vercel or similar platforms for deployment of frontend applications.
• Familiarity with tag management solutions, content management systems.

Languages:

• HTML5, CSS3, and JavaScript (ES6+)
• React and Next.js
• Tools - VSCode, Bitbucket, JIRA, Confluence, and Harness.

LICENSES & CERTIFICATIONS

Licenses/Certifications

Licenses/Certification Details

Time Frame

Required/Preferred

Portfolio Management Professional (PMP)

Upon Hire

Required

CAPM - Certified Associate In Project Mgmt.

Upon Hire

Required

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We are an Equal Opportunity Employer:

Belk is an equal-opportunity employer committed to providing a workplace free from harassment or discrimination. All employment decisions are to be made without regard to race, color, age, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, hair style, hair texture, religion, marital status, pregnancy, national origin/ancestry, citizenship, physical/mental disability, genetic information, military/veteran status, or any other basis prohibited by law.

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