Manager, IT Front-End Engineering

This is an opportunity to influence the digital shopping experience of an established retail brand while leading a team responsible for modernizing and enhancing its e-commerce technology. You’ll have the opportunity to combine hands-on technical leadership with strategic planning, cross-functional collaboration, and people development.

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Systems. \n

• 10+ years of experience in software development and delivering technology solutions. \n

• Demonstrated experience leading and managing IT or software engineering teams. \n

• Strong technical expertise in React, Next.js, JavaScript (ES6+), HTML5, and CSS3. \n

• Experience managing Agile/Scrum development projects and applying established software development lifecycle (SDLC) methodologies. \n

• Experience managing project budgets, resources, timelines, and technical deliverables. \n

• Professional experience within the retail industry. \n

• Strong communication, stakeholder management, and cross-functional collaboration skills.

We’re seeking a leader who brings both hands-on technical expertise and a people-first leadership approach-someone who enjoys solving complex challenges, developing engineering talent, and turning ideas into impactful digital solutions.

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What You’ll Do:

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• Lead & Inspire: Coach, mentor, and develop a high-performing team of front-end engineers. \n

• Drive Innovation: Guide front-end architecture and development using React, Next.js, and modern JavaScript technologies. \n

• Own Delivery: Lead Agile development initiatives, manage project priorities, budgets, and timelines, and ensure quality execution. \n

• Elevate the Experience: Optimize e-commerce performance, scalability, and customer-facing functionality. \n

• Collaborate & Influence: Partner with Product, UX/UI, and IT leadership to bring digital initiatives to life. \n

• Champion Excellence: Establish engineering best practices, oversee code reviews, and support continuous improvement. \n

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• PMP and CAPM certifications, as identified in the position requirements. \n

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Additional Relevant Experience

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• Front-end deployment platforms such as Vercel. \n

• Development and collaboration tools including VSCode, Bitbucket, JIRA, Confluence, and Harness. \n

• Tealium Tag Management or similar tag management solutions. \n

• Content management systems and customer-facing analytics integrations. \n

• E-commerce architecture, performance optimization, and scalable web applications. \n

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Work Arrangement & Employment Eligibility

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Hybrid Work Schedule: This position requires working onsite three days per week, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. Candidates must be able to consistently meet this onsite requirement.

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Belk is looking for a Manager, IT Front-End Engineering to lead a talented team of developers shaping the future of our e-commerce experience. This is an exciting opportunity to influence digital strategy, drive technical innovation, and build scalable, high-performing applications that connect customers with the brands they love.