[Hiring] Manager, Technical Lead - Blacksmith/CRM @Ocean Spray Cranberries

Role Description

The Manager, Technical Lead is a critical member of the enterprise solution design and delivery team, partnering with business stakeholders and product teams to prioritize and deliver enhancements, projects, and programs that support business strategy and drive enterprise value. This role brings a strong product mindset to architecture and engineering, enabling a continuous flow of value through process and design improvements that support future growth.

This role is responsible for the design, development, and deployment of optimized, integrated, and automated technology solutions across enterprise platforms. Working closely with cross-functional business partners, IT leads, system integrators, and enabling teams—including application development, integrations, data, security, testing, and organizational change management—the role delivers best‑in‑class, end‑to‑end solutions.

A Day in the Life...

• Drive process optimization and solution standardization by leveraging platform best practices, architectural standards, and industry frameworks
• Own system integrations across enterprise platforms, including interfaces with ERP, third‑party applications, and external partners (e.g., APIs, EDI, and middleware solutions)
• Coordinate and execute use case testing, end‑user validation activities, and post‑implementation hyper care support
• Oversee production support activities and act as a point of escalation for critical incidents and high‑impact system issues
• Collaborate post‑implementation with business stakeholders, product owners, development teams, data governance, and subject matter experts to prioritize and deliver system enhancements
• Partner with cross‑functional teams to support end‑to‑end enterprise business processes and identify opportunities for productivity, efficiency, automation, and scalability enabled by technology
• Build and maintain strong relationships with key business stakeholders and end users through deep functional understanding and trusted partnership
• Identify cost‑saving opportunities and drive innovation through process improvement, automation, and modernization initiatives
• Define solution architecture requirements and ensure alignment with enterprise architecture principles and standards
• Ensure solutions comply with security, risk, and regulatory requirements in alignment with Information Security and governance policies
• Participate in the planning and execution of digital transformation initiatives, with a focus on core enterprise platforms and integrated business processes
• Lead and support the resolution of critical system issues, ensuring timely and effective outcomes
• Contribute to cost‑benefit analysis and business case development for proposed initiatives and enhancements
• Provide leadership, coaching, and guidance to Business System Analysts and technical team members to ensure effective collaboration and delivery

Qualifications

• Proven experience in technical delivery and IT leadership roles, with a strong focus on solution design, systems implementation, and release management
• Demonstrated ability to lead, mentor, and oversee Business System Analysts or similar roles
• Strong communication, collaboration, and stakeholder management skills
• Strategic and analytical mindset with the ability to align technology solutions to business objectives
• Experience driving process improvements and implementing application or platform best practices within complex enterprise environments

Requirements

• At least 7 Years of Experience

Benefits

• Complete insurance package on Day-1 that includes a plethora of health and wellness programs
• Health, Dental and Vision insurance
• Health savings account
• Flexible spending account
• Life and accident insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Telehealth services
• 1:1 health coaching
• Supportive benefits for all the stages of your life
• 401(k) with up to 6% Company matching; additional potential discretionary match at year-end
• Short-Term Incentive/Performance bonuses
• Flexible scheduling options
• Vacation pay, up to three weeks of time (pro-rated for your first year of employment)
• Holiday pay for 12 holidays
• Career development and growth opportunities
• Tuition/Education assistance programs
• Access to LinkedIn Learning
• Scholarship programs for children of employees
• Parental leave
• Bright Horizons Family Solutions – Back-up care, tutoring, etc.
• Adoption assistance
• Bereavement leave
• Up to $300 fitness reimbursement
• Up to $300 massage reimbursement
• Employee appreciation events
• Employee discounts
• Charitable giving