Director, POS, Omnichannel, Marketplace Engineering

VF International seeks a Director of POS, Omnichannel, and Marketplace Engineering in Stabio, CH, to lead strategy, architecture, and delivery for its global retail commerce technology ecosystem.

This senior leadership role oversees the engineering organization responsible for Point of Sale (POS), Omnichannel Commerce, and Marketplace Integrations. The position focuses on defining the technology vision, building high-performing teams, and driving the modernization of retail commerce platforms to ensure operational excellence and strategic alignment.

Responsibilities

• Define and execute the technology strategy for retail commerce platforms across stores, eCommerce, and marketplace channels.
• Drive modernization through cloud-native architectures, event-driven integrations, automation, and platform engineering practices.
• Enable scalable omnichannel experiences through real-time inventory, order, and customer data synchronization.
• Accelerate marketplace growth by simplifying integrations and reducing time-to-market for new channels.
• Establish engineering standards, governance, and operational excellence across all commerce platforms.
• Champion AI-driven innovation to improve engineering productivity, operational efficiency, and customer experience.
• Lead and develop a globally distributed engineering organization responsible for POS, Omnichannel, Marketplace, and Integration platforms.
• Foster a culture of engineering excellence, innovation, accountability, and continuous learning.
• Build organizational capability through talent development, succession planning, and technical mentorship.
• Own the roadmap and architecture for retail commerce platforms, including POS, marketplace integrations, and omnichannel capabilities.
• Drive adoption of cloud-native, API-first, and event-driven architectures.
• Promote platform standardization, scalability, security, and operational resilience across brands and regions.
• Partner with Retail, Digital Commerce, Supply Chain, Marketplace Operations, and Data teams to align technology investments with business priorities.
• Influence senior stakeholders on strategic roadmaps, investment decisions, and technology transformation initiatives.
• Translate business objectives into scalable engineering solutions with measurable outcomes.
• Lead execution of strategic programs using agile delivery models.
• Ensure platform reliability, performance, security, and compliance.
• Oversee incident management, operational readiness, and continuous improvement across retail commerce systems.

Requirements

• 12+ years of experience in software engineering, retail technology, or digital commerce platforms.
• 5+ years leading globally distributed engineering teams.
• Proven experience defining and executing technology strategies in large-scale retail or commerce environments.
• Hands-on knowledge of cloud-native architectures (AWS, Azure), microservices, Kubernetes, APIs, event-driven systems, and modern integration frameworks.
• Experience delivering scalable omnichannel solutions supporting multiple brands, regions, and channels.
• Strong understanding of software engineering best practices, DevOps, platform reliability, and security.
• Excellent stakeholder management, communication, and leadership skills.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or related field.

Nice to have

• Experience in global retail, consumer products, or multi-brand organizations.
• Experience leading omnichannel and marketplace transformation initiatives.
• Knowledge of AI-enabled retail capabilities such as personalization, forecasting, intelligent order routing, or marketplace optimization.
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code and modern DevOps practices.
• Master's degree in a related discipline.

What the company offers

• Comprehensive benefits that encourage mental, physical and financial well-being.
• A supportive feedback-based culture where respect and integrity guide us in what we do.
• An inclusive international environment where people of diverse backgrounds, lifestyles and nationalities love working together.
• On site gym offering health and well-being initiatives.
• A discount card with 50% on all VF brands.
• Break out areas offering complimentary hot drinks.

About the company

VF International is a global apparel company connecting people to the lifestyles they cherish through its family of iconic brands. The company strives to foster a culture of belonging based on respect, connection, openness and authenticity, and is committed to building and maintaining a workplace that celebrates the diversity of its associates.

• VF is a global apparel company connecting people to the lifestyles they cherish through our family of iconic brands.
• Our purpose is to power movements of sustainable and active lifestyles for the betterment of people and our planet.
• We strive to foster a culture of belonging based on respect, connection, openness and authenticity.