Company Overview:
Centric Software provides a Digital Transformation Platform for the most prestigious names in fashion, retail, footwear, luxury, outdoor and consumer goods. Centric’s flagship Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) platform, Centric 8, delivers enterprise-class merchandise planning, product development, sourcing, quality, and collection management functionality tailored for fast-moving consumer industries. Centric SMB provides innovative PLM technology and key industry learnings for emerging brands. Centric Visual Innovation Platform (VIP) offers a fully visual, transformative experience via large touchscreens and mobile devices, revolutionizing group decision making and creative collaboration while dramatically condensing time to market and product innovation.
Summary:
The Cloud Service Optimisation and Projects Manager will lead efforts to explore, develop, and implement innovative cloud solutions across Amazon Web Services (AWS), Google Cloud Platform (GCP), and Microsoft Azure. This role requires a forward-thinking technical leader with a passion for innovation, extensive technical expertise, and the ability to work with cross-functional teams. The ideal candidate will have a deep understanding of cloud technologies, emerging trends, strong technical skills to drive cloud optimization, automation, and innovative solutions. This is a hands on technical manager role reporting to the Senior Director of Cloud Services
Responsibilities:
- Lead initiatives to optimize and automate cloud resources across AWS, GCP, and Azure.
- Execute a strategic roadmap for cloud innovation, aligning with business goals and objectives.
- Lead small distributed team based across regions to deliver on our key objectives.
- Work closely with Cloud Services operations team, monitoring team, business units, product teams, and IT to identify opportunities for cloud innovation and develop solutions that meet business needs.
- Lead the design, development, and deployment of innovative cloud solutions that drive efficiency, scalability, and cost-effectiveness.
- Stay updated on the latest cloud technologies and trends, driving continuous improvement and innovation within the team
- Develop and oversee proof-of-concept initiatives to evaluate the feasibility and potential impact of new cloud technologies.
- Define and track key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure the impact of cloud innovation initiatives.
- Ensure all cloud innovations adhere to security best practices and regulatory requirements.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field. A Master’s degree or MBA is a plus.
- Experience working with AWS, GCP, and Azure.
- Strong ability to think creatively and develop innovative solutions to complex challenges.
- Exceptional communication skills, with the ability to convey complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a keen eye for detail.
- Ability to work both independently and in a team-oriented, fast-paced environment.
- Strong project management skills with the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
Location:
This position is based in Europe. Remote work options may be available depending on the candidate's location and the nature of the projects.
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What We Do
Centric Software® is the innovator behind the #1 Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) platform, Centric PLM™, that is blazing the trail for brands, manufacturers and retailers across all segments of the consumer goods industry. Headquartered in Silicon Valley, Centric Software has shattered the mold to create state-of-the-art digital solutions to satisfy the needs of every player in the market, large and small, and supports their mission to develop high-quality, sustainable products that are on time and on trend.
- Centric PLM delivers enterprise-class merchandise planning, product development, sourcing, quality and product portfolio optimization innovations specifically for fast-moving consumer industries. Centric PLM streamlines the product development process from concept to retail.
- Centric Planning provides best-in-class data and visually driven financial, merchandise and assortment planning as well as store and vendor forecasting to maximize margins and for seamless and fast, pre and in-season execution.
- Centric Visual Boards improves collaboration and decision-making of merchandising and buying teams through intuitive digital boards, driving innovation and decreasing time to market.
All Centric solutions are market-driven, ensuring they meet the needs of customers. These innovations include the first ever PLM mobile apps, 3D CAD connectors, sustainability integrations, and more. Centric Software has the highest user adoption rates in the industry and proudly maintains a 99% customer retention rate due to its seamless implementation methodology which ensures that 100% of its customers go live. Centric Software is proud to provide the best solution, backed by the best team to service the best customers.
Centric Software is a subsidiary of Dassault Systèmes (Euronext Paris: #13065, DSY.PA). For more information, please visit www.centricsoftware.com.
