Senior Director - Digital Engineering
Apex Systems Inc
- Senior Director - Digital EngineeringApply**Job#: 3052384****Job Description:****Overview**Catalyst Brands is seeking a future-forward, execution-strong Sr. Director- Digital Engineering to lead the Transact & Retain value stream across Catalyst Brands’ digital portfolio. This role owns the engineering strategy and delivery for revenue-critical digital experiences including Cart, Checkout, Account Management, Order History, Returns, and core commerce platforms. This leader will drive modernization of our commerce stack, strengthen transaction reliability and performance, and enable scalable multi-brand capabilities directly influencing revenue growth and customer retention.As a critical member of the Digital Engineering leadership team, the Sr. Director will shape our engineering strategy, scale high-performance global teams, and embed a modern engineering culture grounded in velocity, quality, and customer value. This is a rare opportunity to drive meaningful impact at scale—building the platforms that enable how our brands win in a digital-first world.**Responsibilities**Key Responsibilities1. Lead Digital Application Modernization Across the Lower Funnel• Define & execute the roadmap cart, checkout, account, and post-purchase digital experiences across brands.• Modernize legacy commerce components into composable, API-first architecture.• Enable scalable experimentation, personalization, and content orchestration.• Establish the foundation for composable commerce, event-driven architecture, and modern data platforms.2. Deliver Customer-Centric Digital Experiences• Optimize checkout conversion and reduce abandonment.• Improve shipping, loyalty and payment orchestration, speed, and transaction success rates.• Enable seamless account and post-purchase experiences across brands.• Partner with Product and UX to improve engagement, search relevance, and conversion metrics.• Integrate seamlessly with Discover & Engage and Omni-Channel value streams.• Champion accessibility as a core design principle, ensuring inclusive experiences for every customer.3. Build and Scale High-Performance Engineering Teams• Attract, develop, and retain top-tier engineering talent with a strong focus on inclusion and global capability building.• Lead cross-functional product engineering squads with clear ownership and accountability.• Embed AI, DevSecOps, CI/CD, test automation, and SRE best practices.• Coach directors, engineering managers and senior engineers to deliver with speed and quality.4. Champion Engineering Excellence and Culture• Embed a product-engineering mindset that prioritizes business outcomes, customer experience, and rapid learning cycles.• Drive responsible AI adoption to enhance engineering productivity, quality, and innovation.• Improve DORA metrics and engineering performance benchmarks.• Reduce technical debt and modernize legacy components.• Strengthen platform reliability, security, and observability.• Foster a culture of innovation, psychological safety, and continuous improvement across distributed teams.5. Be a Hands-On Technical Leader and Architecture Coach• Stay deeply engaged in architecture and design decisions—able to whiteboard, code-review, and challenge assumptions.• Mentor senior engineers and architects to ensure alignment between business strategy and technical delivery.• Create frameworks that balance enterprise standardization with purposeful innovation.5. Partner Across the Business to Deliver Scalable Digital Solutions• Collaborate with product, data, infrastructure, and business leaders to convert strategic goals into scalable tech capabilities.• Enable differentiated experiences through personalization engines, modular front ends, real-time APIs, and fulfillment innovation.• Support brand differentiation while leveraging shared enterprise platforms.• Act as a strategic advisor on digital discovery and experience capabilities.Decision Rights & Impact• Technology Architecture– Owns modernization roadmap, platform design, and engineering standards for Cart, Checkout, Account Management, Order History, Returns, and core commerce platforms.• Influences cross-brand digital growth and customer engagement.• Organizational Design – Leads engineering structure, workforce strategy, and leadership development within the value stream.• Cross-Functional Leadership – Shares accountability with product, data, and experience teams for business outcomes.**Qualifications**• 12+ years of progressive engineering leadership, including 5+ years leading enterprise-scale modernization in retail, digital commerce, or consumer tech environments.• Deep expertise in commerce architectures, including Cart, Checkout, Payments, Account Management, and Order Management systems.• Strong experience with high-volume, revenue-critical systems, ensuring performance, reliability, and scalability.• Proven success modernizing digital platforms in retail or eCommerce environments.• Demonstrated ability to lead distributed, high-performing engineering team delivering mission-critical customer journeys.• Deep experience managing and optimizing transaction flows, payment orchestration, and checkout conversion.• Familiarity with core retail systems (eCommerce, ERP, POS, OMS, loyalty) and their integration with customer-facing experiences.• Demonstrated success leading global, distributed engineering teams and driving measurable business impact on revenue, conversion, and customer retention.• Ability to translate business goals into technical strategy in fast-paced, agile environments.Leadership Attributes• Customer-Obsessed – Understands transaction systems as growth engines.• Retail Technologist – Understands how technology drives value across the full retail value chain.• Strategic & Hands-On – Equally comfortable in boardroom strategy and architectural deep dives.• Change Agent – Inspires confidence, energizes teams, and leads transformation with clarity and courage.• Outcome-Obsessed – Focuses relentlessly on delivering customer and business impact—not just tech output.• Disciplined Innovator – Encourages experimentation while building for scale, reliability, and performance.• Platform-Oriented – Balances brand differentiation with enterprise scale.• Inclusive Leader – Builds diverse, empowered teams and strong culture.Direct Reports Directors, Senior Engineering Managers. Engineering Managers and Principal/Sr. Engineers across upper-funnelKey relationships Product, Data, Infrastructure, Security, Business Unit Leaders, Digital Engineering & Platform LeadersWho We Are – Catalyst Brands LLCCatalyst Brands LLC is a $9 billion global retail company powering a portfolio of iconic consumer brands, including JCPenney, Aéropostale, Brooks Brothers, Eddie Bauer, Lucky Brand, and Nautica. We reach millions of customers across stores and digital channels, blending heritage with innovation to drive relevance and growth. With bold investments in modern technology, data, and digital platforms, we are building the capabilities to lead in a faster, more connected retail future. *Everforth Apex is a world-class IT services company that serves thousands of clients across the globe. When you join Everforth Apex, you become part of a team that values innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning. We offer quality career resources, training, certifications, development opportunities, and a comprehensive benefits package. Our commitment to excellence is reflected in many awards, including ClearlyRateds Best of Staffing in Talent Satisfaction in the United States and Great Place to Work in the United Kingdom and Mexico.**Everforth Apex uses a virtual recruiter as part of the application process. Click here for more details. By applying for this job, you agree to receive calls, AI-generated calls, text messages, or emails from Everforth Apex and its affiliates, and contracted partners. Frequency varies for text messages. Message and data rates may apply. Carriers are not liable for delayed or undelivered messages. You can reply STOP to cancel and HELP for help. You can access our privacy policy at Apex Benefits Overview: Everforth Apex offers a range of supplemental benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and other insurance plans that offer an optional layer of financial protection. We offer an ESPP (employee stock purchase program) and a 401K program which allows you to contribute typically within 30 days of starting, with a company match after 12 months of tenure. Everforth Apex also offers a HSA (Health Savings Account on the HDHP plan), a SupportLinc Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with up to 8 free counseling sessions, a corporate discount savings program and other discounts. In terms of professional development, Everforth Apex hosts an on-demand training program, provides access to certification prep and a library of technical and leadership courses/books/seminars once you have 6+ months of tenure, and certification discounts and other perks to associations that include CompTIA and IIBA. Everforth Apex has a dedicated customer service team for our Consultants that can address questions around benefits and other resources, as well as a certified Career Coach. You can access a full list of our benefits, programs, support teams and resources within our ‘Welcome Packet’ as well, which an Everforth Apex team member can provide.**Everforth Apex Systems is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate or allow discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, genetic information, registered domestic partner status, marital status, disability, status as a crime victim, protected veteran status, political affiliation, union membership, or any other characteristic protected by law. Everforth Apex will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable law.**If you require an accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act to participate in an interview with a virtual recruiter or to use our website for a search or application, please contact our Benefits Department at View email address on click.appcast.io or View phone number on click.appcast.io. Please note that this contact information is strictly to be used for medical ADA accommodations and that no other inquiries will be answered.**UnitedHealthcare creates and publishes the Transparency in Coverage Machine-Readable Files on behalf of Everforth Apex Systems.***Employee Type:** FullTime**Location:** Plano, TX, US**Job Type:****Date Posted:** September 17, 2026**Pay Range:** $150,000 - $265,000
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