Delivery Lead

Founded in 1913 in Italy, the Prada Group was built on a tradition of excellence and with a vision of innovation. The Group, a world leader in the luxury sector, operates in more than 45 countries with the PRADA, Miu Miu, Church’s and Car Shoe brands, and has employees of over 100 nationalities._

**JOB PURPOSE**
- We are seeking a seasoned Application Integration Delivery Lead to join our Information Technology team and drive the delivery of strategic integration programs across a global post-merger transformation in the Retail & Fashion industry.
This role focuses on the coordination and execution of complex integration and middleware migration projects, particularly involving webMethods, MS Azure Integration Services, and other enterprise-grade tools.

**RESPONSIBILITIES**

**Program & Project Delivery**
- Lead the end-to-end delivery of integration programs, including the migration of legacy middleware and enablement of modern cloud-native integration platforms.
- Define and manage integration roadmaps, ensuring consistent delivery of scalable, resilient, and secure APIs and data pipelines.
- Collaborate with business stakeholders, enterprise architects, IT functions, and vendors to ensure alignment with transformation objectives.
- Oversee the cutover and stabilization of new integration layers across cloud and on-premises environments

**Team & Vendor Coordination**
- Act as the technical delivery owner, understanding and exploiting the architectural principles of the integration platforms, webMethods and Microsoft Azure Integration Services (Logic Apps, API Management, Service Bus, etc.).
- Manage internal and external development teams (onshore/offshore) ensuring code quality, performance, and compliance with integration standards.
- Drive the definition of interface specifications, data mappings, and error-handling procedures for end-to-end integrations.

**Stakeholder Management**
- Engage with Tech Domain Leads to capture requirements, define integration patterns, and ensure operational readiness.
- Translate technical execution into meaningful progress reporting for senior stakeholders.
- Support and guide change management related to the adoption of new integration practices and platforms.

**Quality & Continuous Improvement**
- Ensure full documentation of integration assets, protocols, and error-handling workflows.
- Implement monitoring, logging, and alerting strategies for proactive incident prevention.
- Promote continuous improvement and reuse of integration components across domains.

**KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS**

**Education**: Master’s degree in information systems, Engineering, or equivalent.

**Experience**
- 8+ years of experience in complex integration projects, ideally within large-scale global organizations or consulting environments.
- Experience in integration architecture modernization, including migrating legacy ESB environments to modern cloud-native platforms.
- Background in retail or fashion industry processes and technology ecosystems is strongly preferred.
- Proven expertise in webMethods (Software AG) and/or Microsoft Azure Integration Services (Logic Apps, Service Bus, Event Grid, etc.) is a plus.

**Delivery Skills**
- Deep understanding of integration delivery lifecycle, including design, build, test, deployment, and HyperCare.
- Ability to manage cross-functional teams, vendors, and concurrent projects in matrixed organizations.
- Strong hands-on problem-solving ability and a proactive approach to integration bottlenecks.

**Business Acumen**
- Solid understanding of retail and fashion business workflows, particularly in relation to ERP (SAP), eCommerce, CRM, and supply chain systems.
- Knowledge of data governance, API lifecycle management, and secure integration design.
- Experience with multi-brand, multi-country deployments and localization considerations.

**Languages**: Fluent in Italian and English, both written and spoken
- Joining our Company means working in a creative and international environment, with teams of people motivated by curiosity and the quest for excellence. The engine of our success is the importance and value that we place on the talent and passion of our people leading to their own professional growth._