Manager, Technology Operations

Your Impact
The primary purpose of this role is to manage technology support resources responsible for delivering system and/or process support services to end users across the company. This includes responsibility for developing, training, executing, and measuring operational support processes within scope of responsibility. This role also partners with senior management as well as key cross-functional stakeholders to report out on performance against established success criteria and to identify opportunities for continuous process improvement. This role manages relationships with third-party hardware and/or software vendors and provides leadership to a team within a 24 X 7 X 365 on-call support environment.
Shape the future of Retail Tech
Our CEO is forward-thinking when it comes to tech, and with one of Forbes' Top 50 CIOs leading the charge, you can come to work knowing you'll have the enterprise-scale infrastructure, tools, and support that few other companies can offer. And if the solution doesn't exist, we empower our teams to build it. You have the autonomy to create, and we trust your vision and leadership abilities.
We've been around for over 100 years, so we're not going anywhere. You'll have the stability you need to focus on looking to the future and bringing your team there with you. We also know what it takes to build a winning culture - from collaborating with diverse and curious minds to approaching challenges with new perspectives. You'll be surrounded by peers who are visionaries in their areas - people who can collaborate with you to challenge you, help you grow, and inspire you to drive technological excellence across the organization.
Key Responsibilities • Provides direction to technical support team(s), ensuring team members meet customer service standards and service level targets.• Clearly articulates team objectives and ties them to the overall technology strategy.• Provides input for departmental budget and forecasting and manages expenses associated with initiatives within scope of responsibility.• Provides input into vendor selection decisions; manages relationships with key vendor partners; reviews vendor performance levels and ensures service level agreements (SLAs) are met. Leads debrief sessions to understand how to avoid SLA breach issues in the future.• Oversees the team's activities, develops resource estimates, and holds teams accountable to meeting established performance indicators.• Conducts root cause analysis and develops solutions within technical area of responsibility.• Delivers consistent and accurate system and/or process status reporting.• Serves as an escalation point for complex or unresolved IT support issues.• Leads a team in support of achieving the company's mission. Manages performance and fosters an inclusive environment to help associates achieve their potential.
Minimum Qualifications • Bachelor's degree in business administration, computer science, computer information systems, or related field (or equivalent work experience in lieu of degree)• 6 years of IT experience with at least 2 years of experience in specific area of focus• 1 year of experience leading project or technical teams with or without formal direct report responsibility; this includes experience providing technical direction, thought leadership, coaching, and mentoring to team members• 1 year of experience in IT support/deployment, hardware implementation, and maintenance
Preferred Skills/Experience
*We encourage you to apply even if you do not have all the preferred skills or experience. *• Experience working with third-party vendors and software-solution providers• Experience in the retail industry in a leadership role with direct reports in a large matrixed organization requiring interaction with senior leadership• Experience using IT Infrastructure Library (ITIL) frameworks• Experience working with defect or incident tracking software
Benefits • 401k with up to 4.25% match• Discounted Employee Stock Purchase Plan (15% discount of strike price)• Tuition-Free Education• 10-week Maternity/Parental Leave• 10% Associate Discount
For information about our benefit programs and eligibility, please visit https://talent.lowes.com/us/en/benefits
About Lowe's
Lowe's Companies, Inc. (NYSE: LOW) is a FORTUNE® 50 home improvement company serving approximately 16 million customer transactions a week in the United States. With total fiscal year 2024 sales of more than $83 billion, Lowe's operates over 1,700 home improvement stores and employs approximately 300,000 associates. Based in Mooresville, N.C., Lowe's supports the communities it serves through programs focused on creating safe, affordable housing, improving community spaces, helping to develop the next generation of skilled trade experts and providing disaster relief to communities in need. For more information, visit Lowes.com.
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