IT Manager, Store Systems – Hardware Location Hybrid Dublin, CA

IT Manager Store Systems Hardware

Location: Hybrid; 3 days/week in Dublin CA

Duration: 6 months contract-to-hire

Roles & Responsibilities:

Define and manage the store hardware lifecycle roadmap including OS strategy and standards in partnership with architecture teams.

Track EOS/EOES/support milestones and develop multi year refresh strategies to remediate legacy devices and mitigate risk.

LZad annual device certification validation and lab testing to ensure compliance and readiness.

Govern hardware deployments across locations including approval of deployment models schedules and execution plans.

Lead large scale hardware refresh and rollout projects using multiple delivery methodologies.

Manage end to end hardware procurement including BOMs vendor coordination logistics and delivery.

Act as primary owner for hardware vendor management including contract/SOW reviews and performance management in collaboration with Legal and IT Contracts.

Develop and manage detailed project and workstream plans to ensure on time well resourced delivery.

Define project scope objectives and deliverables through analysis and stakeholder engagement.

Identify and manage risks issues dependencies and constraints escalating as needed.

Prepare and present executive level status reports highlighting progress risks and decisions required.

Partner with business store operations internal teams and third party providers to ensure alignment and successful delivery.

Provide leadership and oversight to internal teams and external deployment partners.

Drive continuous improvement through process optimization and capture lessons learned to enhance future initiatives.

Qualifications & Special Skills:

Bachelors degree in business Information Systems Computer Science or equivalent experience

7 years of experience leading project planning and execution in medium to large organizations

Strong verbal written and presentation communication skills

Proven ability to collaborate influence and build relationships across organizational levels

Solid organizational skills with the ability to prioritize and manage multiple competing initiatives

Experience negotiating and managing vendor contracts

Strong knowledge of POS systems retail hardware/software and retail store technologies

Proficiency with Microsoft Office and collaboration tools (Project Teams SharePoint OneDrive Visio); quick to learn new tools and processes

Familiarity with PMO tools (e.g. OnePlan Primavera Planview)

Experience across project delivery methodologies (Waterfall Agile Hybrid)

Prefer Project Management certification (e.g. PMP PBA CSM)