Senior Manager, IT Business Systems

Who We Are:

At Brooks, we believe movement is the key to feeling more alive. That’s why we’re driven to create gear and experiences that take people to the place that makes them feel more alive — whether it’s a headspace, a feeling, or a finish line.

Everyone who works at Brooks is propelled by a company culture that sparks excitement, fuels collaboration, inspires creativity, and ignites innovation.

Our brand values help bond us together and drive our success:

·  Runner First  

We act in the best interest of the runner

· Word is Bond

We do what we say we’ll do

· Champion Heart  

We give our all in everything we do

·  There is no “I” in Run

We stay generous with our humanity

· Keep Moving

We find ways to move every day, because joy is kinetic!

We welcome everyone from every walk of life looking to inspire others through the power of movement — because we’re all moving towards something. Let’s run there.

Your Job:

You will lead the team responsible for the overall strategic technology roadmap for major applications used in the planning, design, development and marketing of Brooks’ products including Product Information Management (PIM) , Product Lifecycle Management (FlexPLM), Digital Asset Management as well as other SaaS solutions that support the Brooks business. In this role you will lead your team to manage the overall technology relationship with our vendor partners, identify and ensure enhancements are delivered successfully as well as ensure production service levels are met. In addition, you will build and grow business partnerships to represent the overall technology relationship with our Apparel, Footwear and Marketing teams.

Your Responsibilities:

People Leadership

• Lead, mentor and coach a team who manage Brooks’ business applications.
• Hire, develop, and manage the performance of the team using Brooks’ HR processes.
• Architect the appropriate organization model to meet the business needs.
• Member of the Information Technology leadership team.
• Create a service-oriented, highly-collaborative culture

Technology Leadership

• Define the technology roadmap for business applications in your area.
• Own the lifecycle of the technology in your area including leading the planning, design, implementation, testing, support and enhancement of business applications in your area as well as selection of new ones as applicable.
• Collaborate with business leaders to understand systems requirements, specifications, costs and timelines. Manage the intake, acceptance criteria and prioritization of stakeholder requests with clear business communications and coordination with the technical delivery team.
• Manage team work assignments and timelines.
• Ensure system gaps or deficiencies are addressed and root causes of issues are resolved.
• Manage relationships with technology vendors. Work with Legal and Information Security teams during the procurement process for new products and technology vendors.
• Collaborate with the Information Security team to ensure applications are secured and compliance with security and privacy requirements such as PCI and GDPR are up-to-date.
• Manage relationships with technology providers and develop new relationships for changing business needs.
• Make recommendations for purchase of technology resources, review and negotiate contracts, and ensure vendor performance.
• Research current and potential resources and services to meet technology roadmap deliverables.
• Ensure that applications adhere to internal and external compliance standards.
• Ensure that documentation is developed and maintained including functional specifications, technical specifications, data interfaces, and standard operating procedures, as applicable.

Budget Management

• Manage the operational and capital budgets and reforecasts for your area and contribute to the overall IT budget.
• Operate to planned budget to ensure department and company goals are met.
• Learn Brooks requirements around budget planning and capex documentation to garner resources necessary to evolve the company’s solutions.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, Engineering or relevant major. Additional higher education and/or technical certifications a plus!
• 10+ years of relevant experience implementing, configuring/customizing and maintaining IT applications.
• 5+ years of proven success leading and mentoring a team of individuals in a fast-paced, demanding environment.
• Strategic-thinking and planning capability.
• A high degree of analytic capability and inductive thinking required to devise new, non-standard approaches to highly intricate, technically complex problems.
• Experience helping to define business requirements and to evaluate proposed technical and process solutions to meet those requirements.
• Experience working in a global environment with colleagues from different cultures and backgrounds.
• Comfortable and having experience in working within Agile, Waterfall and Hybrid development methodologies delivering systems development enhancements.
• Strong organizational, problem-solving, analytical, and decision-making skills.
• Excellent communication, facilitation and negotiation skills, and the ability to persuade others through calm fact-based reasoning.
• Excellent interpersonal skills that inspire and build trust resulting in effective working relationships across all levels of the company.
• Ability to rapidly adapt and respond to changes in your environment with shifting priorities.
• Certifications in Project Management, Agile, and ITIL a plus
• Passionate participation in Brooks’ sports activities a plus, overridden by the ability to understand and empathize with the runner in order to develop loyal, engaging relationships with our customers and the Brooks community.
• Embraces and lives the Brooks values!

Compensation: The pay range for this position, based out of the Brooks Seattle HQ, is $142,253 - $227,605 per year. Base pay offered will vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.

Other:

Brooks is proud to offer a robust benefits package to our employees and their families!

At Brooks, we celebrate diversity & equity. We are committed to creating an inclusive environment, and encourage people of all backgrounds, perspectives, experiences, and skills to apply. Brooks is proud to be an equal employment opportunity employer. All employment decisions are made without regard to race, religion, creed, color, national origin, age, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, two-spirit identity, sexual orientation, genetic information, sensory, physical, or mental disability, marital status, pregnancy (including childbirth and related conditions), honorable discharge or military status, protected citizen status, actual or perceived victims of domestic violence, sexual assault or stalking, HIV or Hepatitis C infection, political ideology, use of a trained guide dog by a person with a disability, or on any other basis protected by federal, state or local law, or any other non-merit based factors.