Vice President of Technology, Threads Styling
4-5 days a week in office
Personalised luxury shopping
Job no longer available
Personalised luxury shopping
201-500 employees
Job no longer available
4-5 days a week in office
201-500 employees
Company mission
To make sure people are always one step ahead of the curve with trend updates and access to even the hardest-to-find designer collections.
Role
Who you are
- Substantial experience in team management, particularly remote teams, nurturing a cooperative and productive work environment
- A rich background in product management methodologies and a proven ability to align product and engineering objectives seamlessly with business goals
- Deep understanding of agile and lean methodologies, backed with knowledge of the latest engineering practices, tools, and trends
- Analytical mindset and a track record of making data-driven decisions, steering strategies effectively with sound resource and budget management
- Experience in a startup/scaleup environment or a demonstrated ability in managing transitions from a 1.0 to a 2.0 tech scenario, understanding the intricacies involved
- A builder’s mentality, ready to get hands-on rather than assume a consultative role, with a focus on steering Threads to greater achievements through integrated technology solutions that serve both business and user needs
What the job involves
- As our VP of Technology, you will be a leader with a substantial background in team management and product management methodologies
- You should have a knack for aligning product and engineering visions with overarching business objectives, grounded in a comprehensive understanding of agile and lean methodologies, and current engineering practices, tools, and trends
- Your analytical, data-driven decision-making style, paired with adept resource and budget management skills, will be central to this role
- Your responsibilities include nurturing and developing our engineering and product talent, working in cross-functional teams
- As a vital liaison between the technical and business divisions, you will foster close partnerships with the commercial and exec teams, endorsing growth through a tech-enabled approach
- Collaborate closely with the CEO and senior leaders to translate business objectives into innovative, scalable technology solutions
- Lead and nurture the Product, Tech and data team, fostering talent and overseeing cross-functional teams in a remote work environment
- Harmonise product and engineering visions with the company's overarching business strategies, grounded in agile and lean methodologies
- Serve as a vital liaison between technical and business divisions, building close partnerships with commercial and executive teams to facilitate growth through a tech-enabled approach
- Utilise your analytical skills to make data-driven decisions, leveraging adept resource and budget management skills to steer the department effectively
- Oversee complex tech transitions hands-on, guiding the evolution from 1.0 tech environments to more advanced 2.0 scenarios, and managing the complexities inherent in such transitions
- Drive Threads to new heights, playing a pivotal role in ensuring technology not only meets functional requirements but harmoniously serves business and user needs
Salary benchmarks
Otta's take
Sam Franklin
CEO of Otta
Threads Styling is a unique company in the fashion space. It's not your typical eCommerce website and has no warehouses or suppliers. Instead, it combines a strong editorial strategy with a novel distribution method, with users getting recommendations through their favourite chat app on their phone.
Threads Styling works on services like WeChat, WhatsApp, Snapchat, Instagram, and iMessage. On the other end of the conversation, users interact with human shopping assistants to makes the experience unique and completely personalised. There's no newsletter and no app to download, as it integrates directly with the apps people are already using.
With the launch of its B2B model, Thread Connect, the company has placed itself well to expand its community and make its mark on the global market. As a pioneer for the new era of chat-based commerce, it has excited numerous fashion fans, and is certainly one to watch in the future.
Insights
Company
Funding (2 rounds)
Mar 2022
$12m
LATE VC
Aug 2018
$20m
SERIES A
Total funding: $32m
Company benefits
- Flexible working
- Staff discounts
- Enhanced parental leave
- Parental Leave
- Compassionate Leave
- In-house coach and career coaching
- In-house training and workshops
- Mentorship program
- Leadership development program
- The Inclusive Thread DE&I program
- Bupa Dental Insurance
- Employee Assistance programme (Lifeworks)
- Private medical insurance
- Moments that matter celebrations
- Charity events
- Eyecare vouchers
- Pension
- Long service awards
- 25 days holiday
- Paid sick leave
Company HQ
London, UK
Founders
Sophie Hill
(CEO)They started their career as a Buyer for Arcadia Group. They worked as a Product Manager for Wolverine Worldwide before founding Threads Styling.
People progressing
They joined as an Intern. They were promoted to Brands Team Assistant after 7 months. They were promoted again to Brand Partnership Executive in July 2021.
They joined as Fashion Assistant. Promoted to Junior Fashion Editor after 1 year 2 months, then again to Fashion Editor.
Diversity & Inclusion at Threads Styling
- Encouraging equality and diversity in the workplace as best practice
- Providing equality, fairness and respect for all our employees, whether temporary, part-time or full-time
- Creating a working environment free of bullying, harassment, victimisation and unlawful discrimination, promoting dignity and respect for all
- Ensuring all employees are treated fairly in all aspects of work, including pay, benefits, terms and conditions of employment, dealing of grievances, disciplinaries, dismissals, redundancy, parental leave, flexible working or selection for employment, promotion, training or other development opportunities
- Ensure managers and all employees are aware of their rights and responsibilities
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