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Store Technology Deployment & Lifecycle Management

• Own end-to-end field readiness and execution for store openings, relocations, remodels, refreshes, closures, downsizes, and rollout programs.

• Oversee planning, coordination, execution, validation, issue resolution, closeout, and transition of store technology deployments.

• Partner with Store Operations, Store Development, Construction, PMO, Infrastructure, Store Systems, Service Desk, IT Operations, and external providers to manage dependencies and execution quality.

• Ensure stores open andoperatewith stable, supportable technology and minimal post-launch disruption.

• Define readiness standards, validation criteria, and go/no-go inputs for major store technology initiatives.

• Leadhypercareand stabilization for new stores and major deployments, ensuring rapid issue resolution and smooth transition to steady-state support.

• Reduce post-opening incidents, recurring field issues, and deployment defects through structured root cause analysis and corrective action.

Field Services Strategy & Execution

• Lead field services strategy forstoretechnology deployment, store readiness, and execution across a multi-site retail environment.

• Establish scalable operating practices, standards, governance, and performance measures to improve consistency, quality, speed, and cost efficiency.

• Drive continuous improvement across deployment readiness, field execution, vendor performance, depot readiness,hypercare, and support transition.

• Mature the function toward more proactive, standardized, data-driven, and repeatable field operations.

Vendor, MSP & Depot Operations Management

• Lead performance management across field services vendors, MSPs, offshore teams, deployment partners, and depot/logisticsproviders.

• Establish governance frameworks including scorecards, operating reviews, service levels, and corrective action processes.

• Manage hybrid delivery models across onshore/offshore teams, ensuring effective coordination, escalation management, and accountability.

• Oversee end-to-end asset lifecycle management including staging, kitting, deployment, repair, return, refurbishment, and tracking of store technology assets.

Operational Governance, Metrics & Leadership

• Lead, coach, and develop managers, analysts, coordinators, and field/managed service teams.

• Define KPIs and operating metrics for field execution, deployment quality, readiness, vendor performance, depot operations, asset compliance, and cost efficiency.

• Use dashboards, reporting, and operational reviews toidentifytrends, issues, and improvement opportunities.

• Align field practices with ITSM disciplines including incident, problem, change, knowledge, asset, and service transition management.

• Manage budgets, resource forecasts, vendor capacity, travel, depot costs, and cost-per-deployment optimization.

• Communicate performance, risks, decisions, and trade-offs to IT, business, store, vendor, and executive stakeholders.

Required Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, Business, or related field, or equivalent practical experience.

10+ years of progressive IT leadership experience in field services, store technology, infrastructure delivery, distributed operations, retail technology, or large-scale site deployment environments.

5+ years of experience leading managers, coordinators, analysts, field support teams, deployment teams, junior technical resources, or hybrid delivery teams.

Demonstratedsuccess supporting store openings, remodels, relocations, refreshes, closures, rollout programs, or large-scale technology deploymentactivityin a multi-site environment.

Experience leading third-party field service vendors, deployment partners, managed services providers, depot/logisticspartners, or other technology service providers.

Experienceoperatingwithin hybrid delivery models, including internal teams, vendors, MSPs, offshore resources, and cross-functional technology teams.

Strong understanding of store or site technology environments, including POS, peripherals, end-user devices, voice, network/site dependencies, payment dependencies, and related operational technologies.

Experience with service delivery reporting, operational metrics, issue management, root-cause analysis, service transition, and continuous improvement.

Strong budget, forecasting, resource planning, vendor governance, and cost-management experience.

Excellent written, verbal, executive-level, and cross-functional communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications

Retail or other highly distributed enterprise experience.

Experience with store technology modernization, standardized deployment models, reduced-footprint store technology, or Store-in-a-Box style approaches.

Familiarity with ServiceNow or ITSM-based processes, including incident, problem, change, knowledge, asset tracking, and service transition.

Experience managing offshore technical delivery teams and cross-time-zone operations.

Experience with depot operations, device lifecycle management, hardwarelogistics, asset recovery, or store technology kitting.

ITIL, PMP, Lean Six Sigma, or equivalent operational/project management certification.

Key Skills and Competencies

Strong field execution, operational leadership, project/program management, and deployment management discipline.

Excellent vendor, MSP, offshore delivery, and partner accountability skills.

Ability to balance speed, quality, risk, cost, store experience, and service stability in a fast-paced environment.

Strong analytical, reporting, dashboarding, problem-solving, documentation, and follow-through capability.

Ability to lead through ambiguity, manage escalations, influence without direct authority, andmaintaincomposure under pressure.

Hands-on, pragmatic leadership style with strong customer and store orientation.

Physical Requirements

Standard office environment with extended periods at a computer workstation.

Ability toparticipatein escalations, critical incidents, deployment windows, and occasional evening/weekend support as business needs require.

Travel for the first 12-months about 30-35% to stores, corporate sites, vendor locations, or project locations as needed.After year one travel should tapper off to about 10-15%.

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You will enjoy competitive wages, flexible hours, and an associate discount. Burlington's benefits package includes medical, dental and vision coverage including life and disability insurance. Full-time associates are also eligible for paid time off, paid holidays and a 401(k) plan.

We are a rapidly growing brand and provide a variety of training and development opportunities so our associates can grow with us. Our teams work hard and have fun together! Burlington associates make a difference in the lives of customers, colleagues, and the communities where we live and work every day. Burlington Stores, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer committed to workplace diversity

Individual pay decisions will be based on a variety of factors, such as but not limited to, qualifications, education, job-related skills, relevant experience, and geographic location.