Senior Director - IT Finance
Gap Inc.

About Gap Inc.

Our brands bridge the gaps we see in the world. Old Navy democratizes style to ensure everyone has access to quality fashion at every price point. Athleta unleashes the potential of every woman, regardless of body size, age or ethnicity. Banana Republic believes in sustainable luxury for all. And Gap inspires the world to bring individuality to modern, responsibly made essentials.    

This simple idea—that we all deserve to belong, and on our own terms—is core to who we are as a company and how we make decisions. Our team is made up of thousands of people across the globe who take risks, think big, and do good for our customers, communities, and the planet. Ready to  learn fast, create with audacity and lead boldly? Join our team.

About the Role

At Gap Inc., we are using technology as a competitive advantage to become the world's #1 specialty apparel retailer. As part of GapTech, you will deliver globally scalable, cloud-based solutions, using agile software development, DevOps practices, and advanced technologies.

Our Tech and Digital team pushes boundaries and challenges the status quo. We are made up of thousands of people across the globe who try fast, learn fast, and think big for our customers, communities, and the planet. On our team, you will be part of the technology engine that is driving innovative retail, e-commerce, and global enterprise technology for Gap Inc. and our brands. Our engineers and developers work together to create a seamless omni-channel experience powered through cloud-based platforms, services architecture, and open-source technologies. We help the company grow - whether it's increasing our global footprint, operating a flawless holiday shopping season, or helping a customer get the product they need, when they need it. Our passion is what sets us apart - we're not just here to execute, but also learn and grow and innovate on what's next.

The Sr. Director of Finance, Real Estate, Loss Prevention & Corporate Administration is a critical role accountable for the oversight and active management of portfolio projects and ensuring high quality, consistent support for all information technology systems in the Enterprise Engineering technology footprint. This includes responsibility for cloud configuration and cloud console engineering and leading database organizational teams.

The role is responsible to the development and maintenance of a Technology Roadmap that reflects directional investments required to support business and technology strategies including desired capabilities for both the short and long terms. This role will be responsible for managing business demand for projects and services and will serve as an advocate for the business areas assigned, escalating issues as appropriate and ensuring business priorities are understood through day to day support activities and in more strategic forums where business strategy influences technology investments and decision making.

This individual is accountable for ensuring overall project delivery, schedule and budget attainment, and effective management of business user expectations in achieving overall desired outcomes, results and deliverables including overseeing all enterprise-wide and global project initiatives. End-to-end project lifecycle oversight and management which includes all phases; discovery, requirements gathering in partnership with Business function teams, project planning, design, build, testing, deployment and effective transition to production support.

What You'll Do

• Provides leadership and budget oversight, direction and monitoring of the performance of dedicated technical project and support teams in the US and India within each of the corporate place mats assigned. Teams are comprised of on-shore and off-shore application development, project and support resources that ensure optimal delivery/support of IT solutions across multiple corporate functions.
• Leads database organizational teams in improving performance and database configurations for the SaaS, on premise and Cassandra based applications.
• Learns and quickly understands new technology platforms. Finds innovation and optimization opportunities from current systems and platforms.
• Facilitate delivery partnership through the right level of planning, coordination, alignment and leadership visibility occurs to ensure on-time, on budget delivery of initiatives
• Participate in continuous technical delivery improvement efforts by providing input into an enterprise framework for program management aligned with modern agile, lean and design thinking practices
• Maintains overall financial and milestone status of business capability across the technical teams and provide visibility across investment portfolio ensuring planned scope, priority, risk, milestone and financial changes are surfaced in a timely manner, ensures strategies and recommendations for addressing each are provided and result in aligned decisions
• Provide timely visibility of critical business-impacting technology issues to business and technology leaders to ensure business-impacting issues are communicated in business language and provide coordination to ensure ongoing status is communicated and contingency option.

Who You Are

• 15+ years of progressive management experience in an IT specialty retail environment with proven project management experience of complex IT projects, including implementation within short timeframes
• Possess strong technical knowledge of complex cloud configurations including Golden Gate and cloud console engineering as well as deep end to end technical knowledge in Oracle Retail Revenue and Financial platforms.
• Current industry knowledge of relevant technology including Salesforce as well as Real Estate, Corporate Administration and Human Capital Management applications
• Experience managing large programs or a portfolio of projects and global organization such as in India.
• Proven experience delivering both package and custom-developed software
• Demonstrated understanding of modern software development and infrastructure tools, processes and practices, including Agile Development, Cloud, DevOps
• Creative and flexible mindset to planning and problem-solving, ability to lean into the details while maintaining the "big picture"
• Strength in building partnerships; working collaboratively in a matrix, proven influencing skills
• High degree of financial acumen - proven track record of planning and executing on the financial aspect of deliverables
• Demonstrated track record of aligning IT objectives and programs to business objectives and strategies
• A highly service-orientated approach with a track record of delivery and client satisfaction
• Ability to manage large global teams and demonstrated ability to develop and grow leaders
• Proven ability to provide executive level communication and risk assessments
• Strong executive presence and experience advising and interfacing with senior executives and business leadership on technology related issues, excellent executive-level verbal and written communication

Benefits at Gap Inc.

• Merchandise discount for our brands: 50% off regular-priced merchandise at Old Navy, Gap, Banana Republic and Athleta, and 30% off at Outlet for all employees.
• One of the most competitive Paid Time Off plans in the industry.*
• Employees can take up to five “on the clock” hours each month to volunteer at a charity of their choice.*
• Extensive 401(k) plan with company matching for contributions up to four percent of an employee’s base pay.*
• Employee stock purchase plan.*
• Medical, dental, vision and life insurance.*
• See more of the benefits we offer.

*For eligible employees

Gap Inc. is an equal-opportunity employer and is committed to providing a workplace free from harassment and discrimination. We are committed to recruiting, hiring, training and promoting qualified people of all backgrounds, and make all employment decisions without regard to any protected status. We have received numerous awards for our long-held commitment to equality and will continue to foster a diverse and inclusive environment of belonging. This year, we've been named as one of the Best Places to Work by the Humans Rights Campaign for the fourteenth consecutive year and have been included in the 2019 Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index for the second year in a row.

Salary Range: $213,500 - $293,600 USD
Employee pay will vary based on factors such as qualifications, experience, skill level, competencies and work location. We will meet minimum wage or minimum of the pay range (whichever is higher) based on city, county and state requirements.

US CandidatesPlease note that effective, June 30, 2022, Gap Inc. will no longer require any of its employees to wear face masks or require proof of COVID vaccination, unless required by local or state/provincial mandates or as part of Gap Inc's quarantine guidelines after being exposed to or testing positive for COVID. Therefore, please disregard any language in any job posting that refers to Gap Inc.'s face mask and proof of vaccination policy as said policy is no longer effective.

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