Sr Director, Engineering - Digital
Core
Lead the engineering organization for Five Below's customer-facing digital experiences across e-commerce websites and native mobile apps, including product discovery, cart & checkout, loyalty, personalization, and omni-channel flows.
Role type
Senior Director, Engineering - Digital
Builds
Mission-critical digital platforms powering omni-channel growth (e-commerce sites, mobile apps, headless commerce, search, recommendations)
Domain
Retail / E-commerce / Digital Platforms
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | infrastructure
Required skills
Strategic technology roadmap definition, high-traffic digital platform architecture (microservices, API-first, cloud-native), headless/composable commerce (MACH-aligned), DevSecOps & CI/CD, team building & scaling (12+ years exp), business acumen & P&L impact analysis, omni-channel integration (BOPIS, ship-from-store), vendor management, data-driven decision making
Preferred skills
High-volume retail/consumer brand experience, digital analytics & experimentation platforms (Adobe, GA, Optimizely), SEO & performance optimization, matrixed environment collaboration, GRC practices (SOX, audit)
Technologies
AWS, Azure, GCP, Oracle Cloud, CommerceTools, Microservices, API-first, Headless Commerce, CI/CD pipelines
Responsibilities
Define multi-year technology strategy aligned to business vision; translate business objectives into engineering goals and KPIs; oversee execution of strategic digital technology portfolio; partner with Digital/Marketing/Product to shape backlogs and prioritize growth; own end-to-end delivery and operations for e-commerce sites and mobile apps; provide technical leadership for modern digital platforms and architecture evolution; build and lead high-performing engineering teams including managers and contractors; manage departmental budgets and vendor relationships; drive culture of experimentation and data-driven decision making
Seniority
Senior Director, hands-on IC with people leadership