Sr Director Front- End Engineering

What You Need To Know

Open the door to a groundbreaking tech career with an industry leader. Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits is North America’s preeminent wine and spirits distributor, as well as a family-owned, privately held company with a 50+ year legacy of success. To create a new era in alcohol beverage sales and service, we’re heavily invested in the most transformative new technologies – and the most brilliant tech professionals. Southern Glazer’s was named by Newsweek as a Most Loved Workplace and is included on the Forbes lists for Largest Private Companies and Best Employers for Diversity.

As a full-time employee, you can choose from a full menu of our Top Shelf Benefits, including comprehensive medical and prescription drug coverage, dental and vision plans, tax-saving Flexible Spending Accounts, disability coverage, life insurance plans, and a 401(k) plan. We also offer tuition reimbursement, a wellness program, parental leave, vacation accrual, paid sick leave, and more.

We offer continuous learning and career growth in a fast-paced environment where you are respected, your voice is heard, and technology is part of our strategy for success. If you’re looking to fill your glass with opportunity, come join our FAMILY.

Overview

Seeking an experienced and motivated Front-End Engineering Leader with a strong background in user experience design, construction, test, delivery and implementation. The successful candidate will play a pivotal role in shaping and driving high velocity engineering, and has competencies in technical, strategic, and interpersonal skills. As a Front-End Engineering Leader, you will lead a team of skilled professionals, collaborate with cross-functional teams, and ensure the delivery of high-quality, secure, and performant engineering solutions.

Primary Responsibilities

• Collaboratively work with UX designers to understand the philosophy of user experience as it pertains to Southern Glazer’s functional needs
• Translate UX functional needs into technical blueprints that form the basis of front-end engineering
• Oversee the team’s design, construction, and delivery of front-end components & services, ensuring alignment with user and business needs
• Supervise front-end projects to ensure they meet stakeholder expectations and are delivered on schedule
• Keep abreast of, and implement, best practices and shepherd new technologies in front-end development; incorporate into the team the practice and adopt human-centered design principles in technical implementations
• Mentor, guide, and evaluate the performance of front-end engineers within the chapter to ensure their growth and alignment with project and company goals
• Allocate and manage front-end engineers according to product requirements and business priorities
• Establish best practices across department for collaborating with UX/UI designers and POs to ensure a cohesive and user-friendly end-product
• Provide inputs for product team stakeholder updates on progress, risks, and delivery timelines
• Provide guidance on front-end aspects of digital product strategy

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and formal education in relevant disciplines (Business, Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, Mathematics or relevant degreed) 
• 10+ years related experience in technology management, customer relationship management and staff management 
• Expertise in major front-end tech (e.g., React/React Native, Angular, Vue, Adobe Experience Manager, SFDC Front-end (Lightning etc.)).
• Proficiency in responsive design, mobile-first approaches, and web standards
• Knowledge of CI/CD tools and practices
• Ability to align technical efforts with business goals and priorities
• Experience in tech stack decision-making and strategy development
• Strong leadership and team management skills, especially leading front-end engineering teams
• Effective communication and negotiation capabilities
• Conflict resolution and problem-solving acumen
• Understanding of team growth and retention opportunities

Physical Demands

• Physical demands include a considerable amount of time sitting and typing/keyboarding, using a computer (e.g., keyboard, mouse, and monitor), or adding machine
• Physical demands with activity or condition may include walking, bending, reaching, standing, squatting, and stooping
• May require occasional lifting/lowering, pushing, carrying, or pulling up to 20lbs

EEO Statement

Southern Glazer's Wine and Spirits, an Affirmative Action/EEO employer, prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type and provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, rel