Platform Owner (Melbourne)

Platform Owner (Melbourne)

15 Nov
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Country Road Group
|
Melbourne

15 Nov

Country Road Group

Melbourne

At Country Road Group, our Group Functions sit at the heart of our business, driving the success of our portfolio of distinctive brands and enabling them to do what they do best. Working across the business, you will play a vital role in shaping how we operate, grow, and innovate, bringing our strategy to life.

As the Platform Owner for Omni Channel, you will lead the day-to-day ownership, reliability and continuous improvement of the technology platforms that power Country Road Group’s omnichannel customer and retail experience. Spanning digital commerce, store and POS, enterprise retail, customer engagement, customer service and loyalty, you will ensure our platforms are reliable, well governed and continually evolving to support our brands and customers.

Reporting to the Head of IT for Omni Channel, you will lead a small team of platform specialists, manage key technology vendors and partners, and act as a primary technical escalation point across the omnichannel platform ecosystem. You will translate strategic architecture and target-state direction into practical platform roadmaps, operational improvements and measurable service outcomes.

How You Will Contribute

Own the operational performance, reliability and roadmap of key omnichannel platforms, including Shopify and the broader partner and app ecosystem

Translate target-state architecture and technology strategy into clear platform plans, configuration standards and operational practices

Lead, coach and develop a team of platform specialists across platform support, enhancements and project delivery

Manage day-to-day relationships with technology vendors and partners, including support escalations, releases, roadmap reviews and SLA performance





Lead platform-level incident response and problem management, driving root cause analysis and permanent resolution of recurring issues

Support the delivery of major platform initiatives, including migrations, upgrades and new app or partner onboarding, coordinating build, testing, release and hypercare

Partner with Integration, Automation, Data and Architecture teams to manage platform dependencies and maintain clear system and data ownership

Monitor platform performance and KPI's, identifying risks, technical debt and opportunities to improve reliability and customer experience

Identify opportunities to simplify and consolidate the technology landscape, reducing unnecessary customisation and app or partner complexity

Contribute platform expertise to architecture reviews, technology decisions and operational planning

Identify and support AI and automation opportunities across owned platforms in line with CRG governance requirements.

Capabilities We Value

6 - 8+ years' experience in technology platform ownership, product/platform management or senior technical delivery roles, ideally within retail or omnichannel commerce

Experience leading and developing technical or platform teams

Strong experience managing technology vendors, implementation partners and managed service providers





Working knowledge of Shopify Plus and digital commerce platforms

Exposure to enterprise retail, POS/store transaction, customer engagement, customer service and/or loyalty platforms

Understanding of the broader app and partner ecosystem supporting omnichannel commerce

Familiarity with AWS and cloud-hosted services

Sound understanding of API and event-based integration concepts, with the ability to effectively partner with specialist integration teams

Understanding of SQL and data reconciliation practices

Strong incident, problem and service management capability with a focus on platform reliability and continuous improvement

Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to work across technical teams, brands, merchandising, customer service and store operations

Solid commercial judgement with the ability to balance day-to-day platform performance with longer-term transformation priorities

A relevant bachelor's degree or equivalent industry experience.

What We Offer

Bi-annual product allowance, access to sample sales and 40% discount for you and your immediate family across all CRG brands

Flex your leave your way, including birthday leave, volunteer leave, personal leave and more

Access to health and wellbeing support, including Health Insurance, 24/7 EAP counselling, discounted gym memberships and financial advice services

18 weeks paid parental leave program for eligible employees with return-to-work clothing allowance

Internal career opportunities across our brands

Annual learning calendar to support your ongoing development

Support impactful community and charity partnerships across

📌 Platform Owner (Melbourne)
🏢 Country Road Group
📍 Melbourne

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