Head of Store Technology

3 weeks ago


Wakefield, United Kingdom Card Factory Full time

Job Introduction
Hot off the press Cardfactory has been voted one of the top five best big companies to work for. We are excited to announce a new opportunity for a Head of Store Technology to join our team. You will be responsible for the digital transformation of stores globally, aligned with our business strategy.

In this role, you will oversee the selection, deployment, and ongoing maintenance of store technology, including POS, SCO, handheld devices, and footfall counters. Ensuring appropriate support is in place and maintained for physical stores, track performance against SLAs, and provide ongoing feedback to support teams on ticket resolution.

The position is based at Junction 41 in Wakefield, just off the M1, with free parking and offer a flexible, hybrid way of working. However, all colleagues are required to work in the office for a minimum of 1 day every 2 weeks, with the expectation of added attendance when needed.

Main Responsibilities
- Responsibility for selection and ongoing management of technology partners that will support cardfactory’s stores
- Responsibility for annual budget related to store technology, including licensing, maintenance and hosting costs
- Develop, drive and maintain roadmap to address technical debt and compliance for store technology
- Partner closely with Leader of Service & Infrastructure and Leader of Core & Data Platforms to ensure roadmaps align to store business needs
- Partner closely with Leader of Security & Compliance to minimise vulnerabilities in store
- Proven track record in deploying and supporting POS globally
- Experience in payment platforms and delivering omnichannel experiences
- Ability to make strategic, change and operational decisions, based on strategic insight, financial acumen, sound logic and rationale, as well as the ability to simplify complexity and focus on outcomes
- A passion for what they do: a convincing, and highly engaging technology and change professional, who is motivated by a desire to deliver outstanding and sustainable results for a business - and in the right way
- Strategic and creative thinker, with strong leadership and people skills, evidenced by strong IQ and EQ
- Strong communication skills and an ability to challenge, always build credibility with a wide range of audiences and work with integrity
- Capable of working with ambiguity and sourcing innovative and creative solutions, with limited resources and budget
- Strong problem-solving skills
- Commercial mind-set and business acumen

About The Company
Card Factory is the UK’s leading specialist retailer of greeting cards, dressings, and gifts with over one thousand stores across the UK and Ireland. In 2020 we launched our exciting 5-year business strategy including our vision of becoming a true Omni-channel retailer. This strategy sees significant investment into our colleagues across the business creating multiple opportunities to join a fast-paced environment and be part of our exciting journey.

In return, we offer a wide range of benefits to support your physical, mental, and financial well-being.

**Benefits**
- 15% Card Factory colleague discount in-store and online
- Save As You Earn scheme
- Financial Wellbeing Support
- Financial Education Tools
- Salary Advance
- Seasonal incentive schemes
- Retail Management Apprenticeship Programmes with local providers with access to a virtual internal network for learning together
- Discounted gym membership and mobile phone contracts
- Discounts across 100’s of UK retailers
- Employee Assistance Programme - access to tools to support mental, physical, and financial wellbeing
- Enhanced Family leave

No agencies, please.



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