IT Manager, Solution Architect - Salesforce Commerce Technical Lead

Brand Overview:

At maurices, we’re all about feel-good fashion for real life. We’re committed to our service with style promise and to offering affordable fashion that takes women from workday to weekend—and all of life’s adventures in between. With inclusive sizing from 0–24, maurices is known for versatile styles across key categories like denim, dresses, tops, and more. We’ve been doing this since 1931, and today you’ll find us in over 800 communities across North America and online at maurices.com. At maurices, it’s more than clothes - it’s where fun, friendship and fashion come together! We believe in putting People First — and that starts with you. We’re a collaborative team that leads with kindness, values authenticity, stays curious, and moves with agility. We work smart, have fun, and support one another in a generously flexible environment that empowers you to thrive both personally and professionally. We’re headquartered in the heart of Duluth, Minnesota overlooking the beautiful shores of Lake Superior. Our original hometown offers the perfect blend of natural beauty, four-season adventure, and a vibrant college town atmosphere.

Ready to apply? We currently have an opportunity for a IT Manager, Solution Architect - Salesforce Commerce Technical Lead to join our team located at our Corporate Office-maurices-Duluth, MN 55802.

Position Overview:

As the Technical Lead – Salesforce Commerce, you will have the opportunity to build and support innovative, integrated, scalable, and balanced system solutions aligned with our Business and IT strategies. Using design & critical thinking, deep business knowledge, situational awareness and multi-disciplinary experience, this position will deliver insight, trusted advice and the technical support and leadership needed to make efficient use of technology and information assets.  You will work with the team to provide high quality code solutions to meet business needs in the implementation, enhancement, and support of the ecommerce platform and related marketing technology integrations. You should have knowledge of Commerce development as well as using the platform to perform configuration, data and integration changes.  

Typically works on multiple projects that require increased skill in multiple technical environments, while leading related production support teams.

Performance requirements

• Design, architect and support applications within the domain including eCommerce, Payment Solutions, third-party integrations (including Marketing Technology integrations) for digital channel as well as related processes, enhancements, system upgrades, and projects.
• Ownership of complete software lifecycle delivery including software and system architecture, technical design and development, documentation, testing and data migration solutions and deployments of business applications in your domain.
• You will be responsible for understanding requirements, reading tasks, following estimates, and assist in developing the code / configuration for projects you are assigned to.  
• You will provide guidance and oversight to development teams to ensure that both the process is followed and the solution that is delivered is consistent with architecture development policies and standards. 
• Works closely with customers, business analysts, and team members to understand business requirements that drive the analysis and design of quality technical solutions.  These solutions must be aligned with business and IT strategies and comply with the organization’s architectural standards.
• Acts as a strategic thought partner, propose alternatives/solutions in alignment with requirements/objectives/timelines and address issues facing the business.
• Acts as liaison between the business and IT technical and development teams to assist in documenting and converting business requirements into technology requirements.
• Provides functional/technical application support for troubleshooting and resolving issues where required.
• Provide technical leadership, guidance, and directions to team members.
• Manage internal or 3rd party vendor technical resources in support of project or operational goals for your domain.
• Independently drive design decisions to insure the necessary health of the overall solution.  Monitor applications in your domain and proactively identify performance or operational improvements.

Work Experience and education requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or closely-related discipline, required
• 5-7+ years of experience on designing and implementing technology solutions
• 3+ years of experience on Salesforce commerce platform
• Experience of integrating payment systems and marketing technology with eComm
• Experience in hands-on technical leadership position
• Experience on system cutover and deployments
• Experience on various types of integration tools and integration methods
• Experience on implementing and integrating cloud and on-prem applications
• Experience leading production support teams
• Detail oriented and ability to communicate to different levels in organization
• Ability to provide technical guidance in your domain including architecture decision, technical design and service introduction
• Experience in leading production support teams including 3rd party vendors
• Customer-focused mindset
• Ability to stay self motiviated and run on your own
• Proven ability to lead and manage a diverse team, including offshore, with strong decision-making and problem-solving skills.
• Knowledge of managed service provider oversight
• One or more current Commerce Cloud B2C certifications (B2C Commerce Developer, B2C Technical Architect) is preferred
• Preferred experience in the retail industry

Location:

Corporate Office-maurices-Duluth, MN 55802

Position Type:

Regular/Full time

Pay Range:

Annual Salary: $130,000.00 - $150,000.00

This position is eligible for an annual incentive compensation based on company performance.

How We Work: Our Smart Work program pairs the best of in‑person collaboration with the flexibility to work remotely, guided by business needs and the nature of each role. Corporate associates work at least three days a week in our offices, with teams setting core days to brainstorm, build relationships, and move work forward. The goal is simple: help you do your best work, stay connected to your team, and maintain healthy work‑life balance.

What We Offer: We offer a comprehensive and competitive benefits package designed to support your health, financial security, and work-life balance. Full-time associates are eligible for a suite of benefits. Choice of three medical plans, including a PPO plan or High-Deductible plans. High-Deductible plans offer the option of a Health Savings Account, with employer contribution.

Additional benefits include Dental, and Vision coverage, Flexible Spending Accounts (Healthcare and Dependent Care), Accident, Critical Illness, and Hospital Indemnity coverage, Voluntary Life, Spouse, and Child Life Insurance, and Long-Term Disability coverage. maurices provides, at no cost to our associates, Basic Life Insurance and Short-Term Disability coverage, access to our Wellbeing platform with Personify Health, and an Employee Assistance Program available for associates and their families. After 6 months of employment, you may be eligible for our 401(k), which offers an immediately vested Safe Harbor matching contribution. maurices supports continued education with our Tuition Assistance program, available after 1 year of employment.

Associates also have access to PTO benefits, including vacation (with accrual or flexible options based on role), annual sick time awards, holiday pay, and two weeks of New Parent Leave for birth, adoption, or foster placement. We offer continuous opportunities for learning, connection building through Associate Resource Groups and for our Duluth based associates, free access to a state-of-the-art onsite Fitness Facility.

Equal Employment Opportunity

The Company is committed to hiring and developing the most qualified people at all levels. It is our policy in all personnel actions to ensure that all associates and potential associates are evaluated on the basis of qualifications and ability without regard to sex (including pregnancy), race, color, national origin, religion, age, disability that can reasonably be accommodated without undue hardship, genetic information, military status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other protected classification under federal, state, or local law. We do not discriminate in any of our employment policies and practices. All associates are expected to follow these principles in all relationships with other associates, applicants, or others with whom we do business.