Vice President of Infrastructure
THE ROLE: We’re looking for…
The VP of Infrastructure is responsible for creating the vision, establishing our Infrastructure roadmap and cultivating a world-class operational culture. The role reports into our Chief Technology Officer and provides the right candidate with a career-defining opportunity to shape the future of e-commerce. You will inspire our people, build upon our state of the art technology, and craft the processes needed to operate our network, innovate and grow.
What you’ll accomplish…You will
- Run the business of Infrastructure, investing in new technology to meet business needs
- Define and drive the technical operations strategy for the company, aligning business partners with a compelling vision
- Drive our DevOps culture to deploy code quickly and reliably from laptops to production
- Partner with senior Engineering and Product leadership to drive rapid and efficient innovation in cross-functional teams
- Define and realize operational standards for production software and systems
- Shape business direction and strategic company initiatives as a member of the Rue Management Team
- Develop and grow a world-class team of Infrastructure Engineers
THE RIGHT FIT: You have
- A strategic approach to challenges both big and small
- Extensive experience with Cloud-based networks, architecture, and industry trends
- A drive to make the new possible and the not-as-new ever more efficient
- A scrappy attitude with a relentless passion to move forward quickly and to continuously improve
- A process mindset to driving quality and creating an environment where people can be most effective
- Embodied the fire marshal, effective in preventing fires and not just stomping existing fires out
- Experience leveraging operational expertise in cross-functional teams, instilling an operational culture
There’s More…
In return for these accomplishments the following will be provided:
- The opportunity to work in a highly visible role as a member of the senior leadership team at Rue
- The chance to have a significant impact on Rue’s new business technologies, initiatives and successes
- A collaborative and empowering team environment that focuses on professional growth and development
- A company with an entrepreneurial culture that continues to break new ground
ABOUT US:
Rue La La has created an indisputable new and huge white space for online commerce.
Based on a flash sale concept highlighting 2,000+ premium brands, Rue has successfully brought together three formerly disparate elements––merchandising, marketing and technology––in a completely novel way, catapulting growth to 15+ million members. Coupled with extraordinary leadership, a values-based culture, and a drive to be the innovator in all respects, from marketing techniques to online boutique themes to using our platform as a means for change in addition to commerce, Rue has emerged as the leading force in the premium/luxury component of the market.
And we are still just beginning.
This Company is an equal opportunity employer, and selects individuals best matched for the job based upon job-related qualifications regardless of race, religion, color, creed, sex, sexual orientation, age, ancestry, national origin, gender identity, genetic information, disability, pregnancy, veteran or military status or any other status or characteristic protected by law.