The career opportunity you've been searching for: Technical solution architect - ecommerce

Who we are?

Organization:

The global business:

- #1 Fortune 500 Company in Consumer Durable category

- Annual sales turnover of $18.4billion

- 67 manufacturing & Technology centers around the Globe

The Products:

- We are known for our Innovative products, reflected in the multiple awards we have received.
- Our major products include Refrigerators, Washing machines, Air conditioners, Microwaves, RO water purifier & Built-in appliances

Our promise to employees- The value propositions:

The real strength of our Culture lies in the intangibles. We attempt to empower, engage and excite each one of our employees by delivering on the intangibles that our people value the most.

- Freedom to make our Choices: We value the free spirit of our people, who drive their own careers as well as Whirlpool's success.

- Early Differentiated Roles: We offer roles that have a unique identity enabling our people to grow from strength to strength, very early in life.

- Open & Inclusive Culture: We take pride in our open and inclusive culture that enables collaboration in creating loyal customers for life.

- Spirit of Winning: We believe in setting ambitious goals, performing to the best of our abilities and celebrating & rewarding success.

Purpose of the Role:

To provide leadership and technical expertise on the Whirlpool global eCommerce Platform and associated integrated technologies

Key Responsibilities:

- Lead the overall technical design, implementation and execution of eCommerce and associated technologies on projects with our leading brands and teams.

- Determine and develop architectural approaches and solutions.

- Conduct business reviews, document current systems and develop recommendations based on your extensive experience and thought leadership.

- Drive success of ecommerce solutions globally, with an emphasis on North America through the External Partners, assuring quality of the solution and quality of delivery.

- Design solutions that meet business and functional requirements with the flexibility to scale and adapt as operating realities change.

- Oversee quality assurance reviews of assigned projects and the evaluation and documentation of best practices.

- Validate the integration in functional designs to ensure the overall business requirements are met and are consistent with Conceptual Design.

- Design and support the deployment of the eCommerce Global Template that drive standardization across the business units/regional markets.

- Streamline operations and establish a platform for business growth and flexibility.

- Work with Project Managers to outline the tasks and deliverables required to drive the full set of application requirements.

- Facilitate and troubleshoot problems associated with design and implementation of projects.

- Support the successful testing and quality assurance of solutions.

- Prepare and present clear and concise oral and written communications.

- Establish and maintain contacts with internal and external stakeholders, to provide information, garner acceptance and support of the project, and ensure that the project meets business needs.

People Management:

- Mentors and guides project and program teams through all project phases.

- Provide functional supervision over consultants and contractors, and supervise (dotted line) technical staff.

- Coordinate the selection of project staff; evaluate performance; and provide feedback to departmental managers regarding staff performance.

- Assess training needs of project team members; develop, coordinate, and conduct specialized training as required.

- Establish and maintain effective working relationships with internal and external customers, business providers, including many of the top creative agency, brands and technical delivery organizations.

What you need to succeed in the position:

Experience:

- Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Computer Science, Information Systems or related discipline and equivalent work experience and training.

- 10+ years of experience in end-to-end WebSphere Commerce solutions.

- WebSphere Commerce v7+ implementation experience with all the frameworks (WCS, Java, J2EE, Webservices, XML, etc.)

- Proficiency in WebSphere Commerce v7+ administration

- Proficiency in translating business requirements into system requirements.

- Proficiency in establishing security, eCommerce performance, and standards/procedures.

- Be a self-starter in identifying, solving and pre-empting problems.

- Expertise in design, analysis and development leadership of eCommerce solution with WCS 7+.

- Work experience managing geographically distributed and culturally diverse work-groups.

- Be detail-oriented, with strong analytical, organizational and decision-making skills.

- Resourcefulness in accomplishing objectives and completing tasks.

- Demonstrated strong verbal/written communication skills with the ability to communicate complex issues to multiple audiences.

- A positive, winning and abundance attitude.

- Ability to travel (approx. 5%).

Grade: Sr.Manager / General Manager

Reporting To: Director - Global Online Solution

Location: India (Whirlpool Head Office), Gurgaon.

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