adidas group - mobile application it job opportunities june / july 2011

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adidas Group – Mobile application IT job opportunities – MAY 2011 Please find an overview of current openings in the mobile applications area. In case you wish to apply please contact adidas Group Global Talent Acquisition: [email protected]

1. Senior Technical Architect Mobile Solutions (p. 2)

2. Head of Mobile Applications Development (p. 5)

3. Mobile Applications Product Owner (p. 7)

4. Senior Mobile Applications Developer (p. 9)

5. Mobile Applications Developer (p. 11)

6. Mobile Application Developer miCoach (p. 13)

7. Lead Mobile Application Developer miCoach (p. 15)

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The adidas Group strives to be the global leader in the sporting goods industry.

Our brands - adidas, Reebok, TaylorMade and Rockport are built on a passion for sports and a sporting lifestyle.

As part of the adidas-Group, Global IT has about 900 employees world wide. Global IT is a key enabler for the adidas-Group strategy.

For our adidas Group Global IT - Competence Center Marketing we are currently looking for a

Senior Technical Architect Mobile Solutions (m/f)

Purpose:

The Competence Center Marketing

• enhance service • ensure application quality • deliver high quality, cost efficient solutions to the business

Key Responsibilities:

In the context of the Competence Center (CC) Marketing the key responsibilities of the Senior Technical Architect Mobile Solutions are:

• To ensure the solution design quality within the Competence Center Marketing for all miadidas, micoach and mobile SW solutions, ie mobile applications, custom training programs, online custom products.

• to design a solution landscape for the CC Marketing which is integrated into other areas like eCommerce, sales, retail, planning, operations, infrastructure)

• to define standards for development and projects and to ensure that they are applied within the CC Marketing

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Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

• Understand the Competence Center Marketing related business processes and system landscape very well in order to design the future solution landscape and a roadmap how to get there

• Develop technical standards and guidelines for projects within CC Marketing. Ensure that this is aligned with GIT strategy towards architecture and solution design and other CCs.

• Develop, define and review development standards for CC Marketing in close co-operation with the development group

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• Support projects in defining the right architecture and design • Support new initiatives to find the right architecture and design • Consult other areas outside the CC Marketing along the process chain to ensure the integration of CC Marketing solutions with other areas (sales, retail, planning, infrastructure, etc)

• Ensure - together with Enterprise Architecture - that the methodology for Business Process Modelling and Datamodelling is used within the CC Marketing and that this know how is available

• Do Business Process Modelling and Datamodelling for the CC Marketing • Do research on new technology trends and analyze how these can be used to support the Marketing Business processes

• Drive and organize review processes of CC Marketing applications regarding their architecture and compliance with development standards.

• Execute assigned tasks independently, with a high degree of self-organisation and goal orientation. Understand the interdependence in working with others and act accordingly

Required Skills:

• Deep knowledge of Marketing processes • Proven experience in design and development of mobile solutions or online custom product configuration

• Deep understanding of IT technologies and software architecture • Data Modeling • Business Process Modeling • Business Analysis • Proven experience in software design and development - .NET or Java • Analytical mind, working efficiently in a very structured way • Strong personality, dedicated to deliver high quality solutions to the business • Excellent communication skills • Fluent English both spoken and written • Sound understanding of business processes in the apparel and footwear industry would be a bonus

• High commitment to deliver

Requisite Education:

• Educated to at least degree level in Computer Technologies (IT) or comparable qualification acquired through at least 6 years working experience in the business solutions applications area.

• Proven working experience in application design and development (Java and/or .NET) for at least 5 years

• Minimum of 3 years Marketing application experience ideally with extremely good functional expertise and focus on mobile solutions

• Best Practice of Industry Solutions (Apparel/Footwear - advantageous)

What we offer:

You will work in an international environment within a high performance team. We take care of your personal career planning and provide regular Development and Training activities to keep you always up to date.

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Location:

Your home base will be adidas Group Headquarters in Herzogenaurach in the Nuremberg Metropolitan Region - Germany

Interested?

Please send your online application in English version including your earliest possible starting date and your salary expectations to our website.

(Ref No. HQ-7064NK)

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Head of Mobile Applications Development (m/f)




For our Global IT - Competence Center Mobile Apps Development Service we are currently looking for a

Head of Mobile Applications Development (m/f)

Purpose:

• Establish and run the Global IT Mobile Competence Centre at adidas Group, delivering solutions for any mobile platforms,

• Manage Mobile Solutions Delivery in accordance to Business demands.


• Leadership for the Mobile Application Development Team, • Direct responsibility for delivery of Mobile Applications for adidas Group, • Be a competent Partner to the other IT CCs and Business, • Manage budget, perform capacity planning, manage all resources necessary to fulfil the Service including external Service Providers,

• Maintain and enhance Solutions using adidas Group Standards.


• Ownership of all delivered products, with the objective to continuously enhance the solution for more value and quality,

• Support definition of Business and Technical Blueprints in alignment with Business & IT stakeholders,

• Ensure the expertise levels are maintained and further developed for key technologies relevant to the mobile applications and following user/market trends for our industry,

• Maintain vision and strategy for the Mobile CC, • Regularly monitor and report business value of solutions.

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• University Degree or similar in IT or Business Management • Business process and operational knowledge, preferably in retail and/or marketing, or wholesales industry,

• Strong general IT background: 10+ years of working experience in key domains: o Team management, o Vision & Strategy, Communication o Project and Service management, o Technologies, o Architecture and Integration, o Demand management,

• Software development methods, with p ractise of agile methods, • Coaching experience, • Fluency in English

What we offer:

• You will work in an international environment within a high performance team. We take care of your personal career planning and provide regular Development and Training activities to keep you always up to date.

Location:

• Your home base will be adidas Group Headquarters in Herzogenaurach in the Nuremberg Metropolitan Region - Germany

Interested?

Please send your online application in English version including your earliest possible starting date and your salary expectations.

(Ref No. HQ - MoApp3)

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Mobile Applications Product Owner (m/f)




For our Global IT - Competence Center Mobile Apps Development Service

we are currently looking for a

Mobile Applications Product Owner (m/f)

Purpose:

• Deliver Mobile Applications for adidas Group Customers and Consumers, • Contribute in establishing the Foundations for the Global IT Mobile Competence Centre at adidas,


• Support definition of Business and Technical Blueprints in alignment with Business & IT stakeholders,

• Manage external partners as required, • Maximize both solution delivery speed and solution quality by using agile methods, • Define the appropriate solution architecture together with the Team, and ensure use of the appropriate data sources,

• Continuously communicate with the other members of the development team, and align solution design across other IT departments as required.


Product Ownership with objective to continuously enhance the solution for more value and quality,

• Own program management activities, with focus on demand mgt and overall business blueprint development, as well as Back End integration dependencies,

• Be an individual contributor (hands on) in addition to the project management and/or coaching activities,

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• Perform solution design, development and User Acceptance testing (Hands On), • Support other Team members to ensure best overall Development Performance, • Follow consistent methods from Blueprinting to rollout, • Develop and own the program implementation plans, • Deliver product features as per release schedule and quality expectations.


• University Degree or similar in IT or Business Management • Strong general IT background: 8+ years of working experience in key IT domains: o Project management: proven key contributions to full IT project life cycles o Demand management and communication, o Software development, with proven hands-on experience, o Strong experience in Agile methods, o Datamodelling skills,

• Practise of agile methods eg Scrum, • Ideally business process and operational knowledge, preferably in retail and/or marketing, or wholesales industry,

• Project Management skills, Coaching experience, • Networking experience, • Fluency in English

What we offer:


Location:


Interested?



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Senior Mobile Applications Developer (m/f)




For our Global IT - Competence Center Mobile Apps Development Service we are currently looking for a

Senior Mobile Applications Developer (m/f)

Purpose:

• Design, develop and Implement Mobile Applications for adidas Group Customers and Consumers,

• Contribute in establishing the Foundations for the Global IT Mobile Competence Centre at adidas,


• Support definition of Business Blueprints in alignment with Business & IT stakeholders, • Maximize both solution delivery speed and solution quality by using agile methods, • Define the appropriate solution architecture together with the Team, and ensure architectural design quality, and use of the appropriate data sources,

• Continuously communicate with the other members of the development team, and align solution design across other IT departments as required.


• Work with Product Owner and other stakeholders to develop the High Level design, • Develop the technical implementation plans, • Perform development and testing (Hands-On), and deliver solution according to plans and quality expectations,

• Perform lead- or -project management activities as required by project complexity • Support other Team members to ensure best overall Development Performance.


• University Degree or similar in Marketing/Communications or IT, Engineering degree preferred, any specialization in Electronics, Physics, Engineering an advantage

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• Strong programming skills, Datamodelling and debugging skills, with hands-on experience in Web Development (min 5 years), typically using Javascript, LUA, PHP, HTML/XHTML,DHTML, XML, CSS, or similar technologies,

• Experience with SQL • Experience in different types of mobile apps software architectures eg thin or thick client,

• Experience with implementation of diverse Back End integration scenarios and technologies eg Scraping, Web Services, SAP specific,

• Additional specific development skills an advantage, eg gaming, navigation, instrumentation,

• Strong project track record, • Practise of agile methods eg Scrum, • Ideally business process and operational knowledge, preferably in retail and/or marketing, or wholesales industry,

• Project Management skills, Coaching experience, • Networking experience, • Fluency in English

What we offer:


Location:


Interested?



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Mobile Applications Developer (m/f)




For our Global IT - Competence Center Mobile Apps Development Service

we are currently looking for a

Mobile Applications Developer (m/f)

Purpose:

Design, develop and Implement Mobile Applications with specialization on graphical design for adidas Group Customers and Consumers, Contribute in establishing the Foundations for the Global IT Mobile Competence Centre at adidas


Support definition of Business and Technical Blueprints in alignment with Business & IT stakeholders, with emphasis on specific User Interface and Experience, Maximize both solution delivery speed and solution quality by using agile methods, Define the appropriate solution architecture together with the Team, and ensure use of the appropriate data sources, Continuously communicate with the other members of the development team, and align solution design across other IT departments as required.


Work with Product Owner and other stakeholders to develop the High-Level design, with focus on the graphical design and IU navigation and behaviour, Perform development and testing (Hands-On), and deliver solution according to plans and quality expectations, Support other Team members to ensure best overall Development Performance. Requisite Education:

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University Degree or similar in Marketing/Communications or IT, specialization in Graphical design with IT background preferred, Graphical design skills and experience, with strong project track record, Experience in specific types of software development an advantage, eg gaming, navigation, instrumentation, Programming skills with hands-on experience in Graphical design using Photoshop or similar, Web Development (min 3 years), typically using Javascript, LUA, PHP, HTML/XHTML,DHTML, XML, CSS, or similar technologies, Knowledge of agile methods eg Scrum, Ideally business process and operational knowledge, preferably in retail and/or marketing, or wholesales industry, Project Management skills, Fluency in English

What we offer:


Location:


Interested?



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Mobile Application Developer miCoach (m/f)



Mobile Application Developer miCoach (m/f)

Purpose:

Mobile Application Developer supports the successful execution of the business mission through the technical definition and development of industry leading and innovative mobile applications for the defined mobile platforms.

Job profile:

• Analyze technical requirements, understand business goals, define use-cases, design and implement miCoach Specific Mobile Applications for the defined mobile platforms

• Work directly with program managers and designers to help shape features and then generate design documentation to implement, facilitate partner development and test applications and mobile content delivery

• Provide ongoing product engineering support and knowledge base contribution to debug, improve stability and increase performance

• Comprehend available web services and integrate with Server Side APIs, etc • Work with vendors on implementing and/or porting applications for mobile devices, perform code reviews, and provide technical guidelines/assistance

• Assist QA team in understanding the requirements and development/review of test protocols

• Fix problems reported by the QA team as well as Troubleshoot production problems and work on their resolution

• Provide required deployment documentation • Work in partnership with Customer Support Team in customer service issue resolution

Your profile:

• University degree in the field of computer science or another rigorous discipline • An advanced degree in one these fields is a plus • In-depth knowledge and experience in web service design and deployment (3+ years) • In-depth knowledge and experience in multi-platform mobile phone application development and publication (3+ years)

• In-depth knowledge of social networking tools, platforms, and mechanics including facebook, twitter, check-in applications, achievements/badging and community practices

• Experience managing third party software development, delivery, and operational engagements (including off shore)

• Advanced MS Office skills, Intermediate MS-Project skills • Fluent in English, another European language is beneficial

What we offer:

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Location: Your home base will be adidas Group Headquarters in Herzogenaurach in the Nuremberg Metropolitan Region - Germany. Interested? Please send your online application in English version including your earliest possible starting date and your salary expectations

(Ref No. HQ - 8061DP).

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Lead Mobile Application Developer miCoach (m/f)



Lead Mobile Application Developer miCoach (m/f)

Purpose:

The Mobile Development Lead supports the successful execution of the business mission through providing technology planning, assessment, and architectural leadership across the organization for the development, acquisition, and upgrade of mobile applications and their connected content services.

Job profile:

• Evaluate, assess, and provide leadership for mobile application development, deployment and life cycle maintenance process on mobile platforms

• Provide vision and technical leadership in the area of social, game, and community mechanics toward the deep integration of adidas products with external services that will comprise the next generation of inter-connected mobile user experiences

• In partnership with business units, identify technical feasibility and risks for delivering interactive applications and services, including analysis of competitive offerings, opportunities for innovation, and assessment of marketplace obstacles and technical hurdles to the business success

• Evaluate and identify appropriate technology platforms and external development for delivering the company's services

• Support strategic planning to achieve business goals by identifying and prioritizing development initiatives and negotiating timetables for the evaluation, development, management of third party development resources and deployment of interactive applications and services

• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of mobile platforms, technology standards, industry trends, emerging technologies, and best practices by representation as a technical representative to platform partner developer programs

• Promote achievement of the company's business goals within a context of internal collaboration by designing scalable system architectures, developing policies for managing project source code, innovative approaches, technology transfer, business processes, and building an intellectual property portfolio

Your profile:

• University degree in the field of computer science, business administration, or another rigorous discipline; An advanced degree in one these fields is a plus

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• Demonstrated experience and leadership in a similar previous role (3-5 years) • In-depth knowledge and experience in web service design and deployment (5+ years) • In-depth knowledge and experience in multi-platform smart phone and/or Embedded device product development and successful application deployment (5+ years)

• In-depth knowledge of social networking tools, platforms, and mechanics including facebook, twitter, check-in applications, achievements/badging and community practices

• Experience managing third party software development, delivery, and operational engagements (including off shore)

• Advanced MS Office skills, Intermediate MS-Project skills • Fluent in English, Another European language is beneficial

What we offer:


Location: Your home base will be adidas Group Headquarters in Herzogenaurach in the Nuremberg Metropolitan Region - Germany.

Interested?

Please send your online application in English version including your earliest possible starting date and your salary expectations

(Ref No. HQ - 8060DP).

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