Principal Innovation Engineering

We inspire purpose-filled living that brings beauty and quality to the modern home. Together, we achieve. Associates across our business drive results, innovate, and inspire. Drawn together by our shared values and passion for our customers and our brands, we deliver home furnishings that are expertly designed, responsibly sourced, and bring timeless style and function to people’s homes. From the day we opened our first store in Chicago in 1962 to the digital innovations that engage millions of customers today, our iconic brand is over 60 years in the making—and our story is still unfolding.

We’re here for it. We think you should be too . We’re looking for a driven professional with an inclusive mindset to join our team as a Sr Manager, Development - Payments

We are seeking an experienced Senior Manager to lead the design and evolution of our enterprise payments team and systems. This role is critical to driving our payment technology strategy, ensuring scalability, security, and compliance while delivering exceptional customer experiences. The successful candidate will design and manage solutions that handle payment processing, support multiple payment methods, and integrate with various financial institutions and payment networks.

This position is fully remote

This role is a People leader position

A day in the life as a Sr Manager, Development - Payments…

Design, manage team and execute enterprise-level digital and retail payment system supporting card payments, digital wallets, remote payments, buy now pay later and emerging payment methods

Lead design decisions for payment processing platforms, including real-time transaction processing, settlement systems, and reconciliation frameworks

Establish technical standards and best practices for payment system development

Evaluate and recommend payment technology vendors, platforms, and third-party integrations

Develop fraud detection and prevention systems integrated with payment flows and multi-channel payment acceptance (online, mobile, in-store, call center, API)

Create technical specifications for payment routing, switching, and optimization systems

Develop real-time payment monitoring, alerting, and reporting capabilities

Ensure payment systems meet PCI DSS and other relevant regulatory requirements

Develop tokenization, encryption, and secure key management solutions

Implement security-by-design principles across all payment touchpoints and collaborate with security teams on vulnerability assessments and penetration testing

Develop APIs and integration patterns for payment service providers, acquiring banks, and card networks

Develop solutions for payment orchestration and intelligent routing

Define standards for payment data formats, messaging protocols, and communication interfaces

Develop integration patterns for enterprise financial systems, accounting platforms, and business applications

Mentor development teams on payment domain knowledge and career goals

Lead technical design reviews and governance processes

Collaborate with product managers, business analysts, and stakeholders on payment features

Work with DevOps teams on CI / CD pipelines and deployment strategies for payment systems

What you’ll bring to the table…

Understanding of payment ecosystem : acquirers, processors, schemes, and regulatory bodies and knowledge of fraud detection algorithms and risk management systems

Experience with payment tokenization, 3DS authentication, Authorization strategy, capture strategy, refund strategy and security protocols

Understanding of settlement, reconciliation, disputes, chargebacks and financial reporting requirements

Excellent communication skills with ability to explain complex technical concepts

Leadership experience in building and managing payment team to support cross-functional teams

Experience working in agile development environments

We’d love to hear from you if you have…

~ Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field

~8+ years of software development, payment systems and people management

~ Expertise in payment networks (Visa, Mastercard, AMEX, Discover etc.,) and processing flows

~ Expertise in payment platforms (Adyen, Synchrony, TNS, ACI, Cybersource, Imprint, Braintree, Paypal, Affirm, Klarna, Venmo )

~ Strong knowledge of payment methods : cards, remote payments, real-time payments, digital wallets, buy now pay later

~ Deep understanding of payment industry standards (ISO 8583, ISO 20022, EMV, PCI DSS)

~ Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) and payment-specific services

~ Proficiency in microservices architecture, event-driven systems, and API design

~ Knowledge of programming languages : .NET, python or similar enterprise languages

~ Experience with databases : SQL, NoSQL, and distributed data systems

~ Understanding of DevOps practices, containerization (Docker, Kubernetes), and CI / CD

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Minimum Starting Rate : $132,000.00 Annually Up to : $165,000.00 AnnuallyPay ranges will be adjusted upward as needed to comply with applicable state and local law. In addition to your salary, based on your role, associates may be eligible for other compensation including bonuses, sales incentives, and long term incentives.