Job Description:

IT Manager - Digital Shelf

Job Description

The Consumer and Marketing Technologies Department is the IT Engine that delivers robust solutions to Kimberly-Clark’s marketing teams by working with the appropriate internal and external resources including vendor partners. Our goal is to deliver innovative, efficient and cost-effective solutions to meet business needs thereby driving business growth and profitability while adhering to the global platform vision. This critical role will have direct accountability for the engineering and delivery of the digital shelf platform that has Product Information Management (PIM) and Digital Asset Management (DAM) capabilities.

The IT Manager for Digital Shelf is a technology leader who will be responsible for delivering the platforms for PIM and DAM that seamlessly integrate with other marketing platforms in line with the global digital platform vision. He/she has the key responsibility for the technical stack built around STIBO and Media beacon with integrations using Mulesoft and Azure Event Hub. He/she is responsible for building a platform with minimum customization while offering the right level of flexibility through configuration. In this regard, this leader will drive cross-functional collaboration across K-C stakeholders (Brand, Security, Infrastructure, etc.) to deliver timely and high-quality digital solutions. The leader is expected to advance the agile, engineering and devOps maturity.

In addition to implementing digital projects, this individual is responsible for establishing day-to-day operational support for the systems that are part of the global platform and take care of change, incident, problem and configuration management.

The right person for this role is proactive with stakeholders, a self-starter who can work under broad direction, and passionate about delivering world-class digital products that enable the business to optimize operations to maximize the value of K-C investments.

Scope/Categories:

• Internal Interfaces: Marketing Leadership, Regional / Global Digital Marketers, Brand Managers, Marketing Directors, Product Managers, Business Partners and Other technology teams (infrastructure, Security).


• External Interfaces: Consultants, Partners, 3rd Party Integration Providers.


• Travel may include approximately 15% of work time.

Key Accountabilities: 

• Responsible for engineering of digital shelf platform that primarily has PIM (STIBO) and DAM (Mediabeacon). He/she is also responsible for its subsequent rollout to different markets.


• Ensure the engineering team complies with K-C software development standards including security standards. Advance devOps practices and promote good engineering culture thereby improving the engineering and agile maturity.


• Engage with delivery partners, negotiate proposals and facilitate delivery of high-quality solutions in alignment with the global platform vision.


• Understand and influence the global digital platform vision by representing the regional business needs. Strive to build solutions that can be globally leveraged across markets and regions.


• Enable staff with the needed functional and technical skills required to meet K-C’s growing application portfolio and changing technology needs. Help develop leaders through real time coaching and mentoring, driving with K-C’s global leader mindset.


• Consistently demonstrates the One K-C Behaviors. Maintains and evolves cultural awareness; acts with global fluency. Adopts a test and learn, fail fast mindset with calculated risk taking.


• Demonstrates deep learning agility and promotes a learning culture. Acts and influences as a people leader across the organization. Takes personal accountability for self-development, while building and developing talent around them.


• Acts as a disruptive change agent fluidly moving back and forth between transformation initiatives and day-to-day business as usual. Delivers right mix of operations, delivery, strategy and innovation. Listens for reflection; partners with business and functions to deliver outcomes.


• Provides Business Technology thought leadership, bringing knowledge and solutions to drive business outcomes. Thinks ‘digital’ and embraces next generation ways of doing work.


• Leads others to complete Continuous Improvements (CI) initiatives; consults and shares knowledge across organization.


• Ensure insight and understanding of “best practices” and keeping pace with competition and peer companies.

Required Qualifications and Experiences:

• B.S., B. A. degree. A master’s degree in a related field is preferred but not required.


• 7-10 years of experience in implementing product information management systems or digital asset management systems.


• Experience in in STEP (STIBO) and/or Mediabeacon is preferred.


• Digital marketing and CPG domain experience is preferred.


• Good exposure to product information management best practices, processes, standards like GTIN and industry-standard taxonomies is desirable. Knowledge of digital asset management processes and best practices is a plus.


• Experience leading IT projects and/or programs adopting Agile/Waterfall methodologies. 


• Minimum of 5 years of engineering management experience, building and grooming top-notch engineering talent and implementing good SDLC/devOps practices including CI/CD, TDD etc. Ability to lead senior architects and engineers is required. Strong programming skills in a major programming language like Java or Javascript is a plus.


• Good understanding of integration patterns, event-driven architectures, relational databases and cloud platforms will help.


• Good understanding data privacy and data protection regulations like GDPR, CCPA is desired. Experience implementing solutions adhering to PCI regulations is an advantage.


• Experience managing delivery partners and systems integrators in enterprise software delivery is a must.


• Portfolio and project management experience will be an advantage


• Strong facilitation skills required. Must display vision and resiliency


• Ability to work in a virtual team across cultures, time zones and external parties including customers.


• Demonstrated experience in absorbing complex digital information and communicating effectively at all levels to both technical and non-technical audiences.

Kimberly-Clark and its well-known global brands are an indispensable part of life for people in more than 175 countries. Every day, 1.3 billion people - nearly a quarter of the world's population - trust K-C brands and the solutions they provide to enhance their health, hygiene, and well-being. With brands such as Kleenex, Scott, Huggies, Pull-Ups, Kotex, and Depend, Kimberly-Clark holds No.1 or No. 2 share positions in more than 80 countries. With more than 140 years of history of innovation, we believe in recruiting the best people and empowering them do their best work.  If fresh thinking and a passion to win inspire you, come Unleash Your Power at Kimberly-Clark. 

For Kimberly-Clark to grow and prosper, we must be an inclusive organization that applies the diverse experiences and passions of its team members to brands that make life better for people all around the world.  We actively seek to build a workforce that reflects the experiences of our consumers.  When you bring your original thinking to Kimberly-Clark, you fuel the continued success of our enterprise. We are a committed equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, pregnancy, genetic information, citizenship status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

The statements above are intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by employees assigned to this classification. Statements are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities and skills required for this position.

This position may require a post-offer/pre-hire Physical Abilities Test (PAT) to confirm that individuals are able to perform the essential functions of the job.

K-C requires that an employee have authorization to work in the country in which the role is based.  In the event an applicant does not have current work authorization, K-C will determine, in its sole discretion, whether to sponsor an individual for work authorization.  However, based on immigration requirements, not all roles are suitable for sponsorship. This position is subject to drug and alcohol testing, including pre-employment testing.

Global VISA and Relocation Specifications:

K-C will support in-country relocation for the chosen candidate for the role. The benefits provided will be per the terms of K-C’s applicable mobility policies. The benefits/policy provided will be decided in K-C’s sole discretion.

Primary Location

USA-GA-Atlanta-Roswell

Additional Locations

USA-IL-Chicago, USA-TX-Dallas, USA-WI-Neenah

Worker Type

Employee

Worker Sub-Type

Regular

Time Type

Full time

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